Alcohol free
Contains flouride
There is a blue one that's a bit cheaper but doesn't contain flouride: Oral-B Pro Health Multi Protection Anti Plaque Mouthwash 1L $5.10 (make sure you select 1L…)
Amazon calculating the $/vol wrong for the blue one so not sure if it's an error on the listing or with price.
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Personally I found the alcohol in Listerine would burn my mouth, after switching to Oral B I found it much more comfortable. Though the oral b does have a slightly odd taste (worth it imo).
I don't mind the "burn" taste… Would alcohol in mouthwash make it more effective? Or it doesn't matter at all.
depends on what your goal is.
i've even used chlorhexidine mouthwash at one point. the burning is just a mentally feel good thing,
It comes down to preference but both are fine, just with alcohol mouthwash since it has alcohol it dries the mouth more/quicker than a mouthwash without alcohol.
The ingredients in this one are proven to kill corona in 30 seconds. You would think the alcohol versions would work as good, but apparently they don't.
How is this useful? The idea was proposed if you get corona in mouth or sinus's it may kill it before it gets to your lungs. Brazil was really interested in preventing Covid via mouthwashes a couple of years ago, but obviously we've come along way since
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-99013-5
flossing and brushing more often helps more… used so many different types and rinses just feels like those lynx sprays, it only 'covers' the smell for a while.
drinking scotch neat on the other hand works a bit longer.
Yep this is correct (besides the whiskey haha). Tbh mouthwash isn't as good as it may seem and if you're already brushing & flossing effectively then there's not much of a need for it. As a dental student we have learnt that mouthwash doesn't deeply penetrate the plaque (collection of bacteria on oral surfaces) so it's definitely not a substitute for brushing nor an effective way to remove it.
it's kind of a common sense. if you take a little bit the plaque out and try to 'dissolve' it with alcohol, there's no % of chemical that would be able to do that safely in your own mouth w/o causing you great pain.
That's why dentists have to mechanically remove them, it's so much time savings there if there's some magic liquid you swish around in a few seconds that would do the job.
@slowmo: You can use this mouth wash after cleaning your teeth instead of water. It contains fluoride . When you use water you wash away the fluoride and depending on the type of fluoride used it may not have been contact with teeth long enough to help
@bobvegas: You don't need to wash out your mouth with anything after brushing. Just spit out excess toothpaste once done brushing and you're good. Plus the PPM of fluoride in mouthwash is typically lower than toothpaste. I don't remember the PPM for this product but take a similar one - Colgate's NeutraFlor 220, it contains 220 PPM of fluoride compared to regular toothpaste which normally range from 1000-1500 PPM.
@NoiceMemes: I think I remember you!, the dental student from another product. I mentioned that products like Neutraflor contain neutral fluoride, the type you use at a Dentists, but the fluoride in supermarket toothpastes can be mildly acidic or the formulation of the toothpaste is slightly acidic to promote the fast absorption of fluoride. If this is true is it safe to keep slightly acidic toothpaste in mouth?
I think you would have replied last time, but never got a notification and forgot about the message thread.
Thanks
@bobvegas: Yeah I remember you too haha and these were my comments from before…
I mean if there's more fluoride in the toothpaste then it can help to further prevent dental caries from forming. Though in saying that this toothpaste isn't quite necessary for most people. Typically this would be ideal for patients with high risk of dental caries… and also technically speaking but too much fluoride can be bad for children as it may lead to fluorosis (hence not advisable for all patients).
It's just that for the average person, I don't believe this product is necessary and especially for pH reasons - plus it's more costly. Would like to know if other dental professionals think the same.
Here's some links where high fluoride content may be beneficial for patients:
- https://www.drjenkinsdentist.com/blog/advantages-to-using-a-…
- https://www.nps.org.au/medicine-finder/neutra-fluor-5000-plu…Also one last thing but taking care of one's diet is substantially more important than whether a toothpaste's fluoride content is causing greater acidity in the mouth. Regardless the fluoride content, it is still going to help with the following even if it has a slight increase in acidic properties.
Its benefits
- Rebuild (remineralize) weakened tooth enamel
- Slow down the loss of minerals from tooth enamel
- Reverse early signs of tooth decay
- Prevent the growth of harmful oral bacteria
Tbh the more concerning part of toothpaste (imo) is its level of abrasiveness, like charcoal toothpaste can strip away the enamel more efficiently than sensitivity toothpaste.
And finally Pizzacracker (a dentist) replied to my comment with this
TLDR: Neutraflor and other high PPM fluoride toothpastes aren't necessary for most people and especially for fluoride pH reasons. Rather abrasiveness of toothpaste and a patient's diet are more of a concern.
@slowmo: True with the last part but just a minor correction. Plaque can be removed through regular brushing, however tartar or calculus (formed through plaque not being removed properly and is that hardened stuff around teeth) is removed by dental professionals.
@NoiceMemes: agree with that. I was saying plaque and tartar is removed during dental visit, while you can do it on your own via brushing/flossing…. my point was around if dentists can make it easy on themselves by getting people to just 'swish' the plaque away, then it would be done as part of the cleaning 'process', but it's not.
also @bobvegas : contrary to what is shown in Ads..etc. the toothpaste is not meant to be rinsed away… because it contains the flouride. having a mouthwash with it is functionally redundant if it was for the flouride
Not bad, but 9.7.22 I paid $5.39 each.
also @ chemist warehouse