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2. Do you need a water flosser — and should you be filling it ...

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   While Patti says using a water flosser with mouthwash is OK, it's important to make sure the rinse is diluted with water. "The ratio should be 1:1 of water to mouthwash," she says. "Using more ...

3. My dentist told me mouthwash is a ‘scam’ and that I should be ...

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   Do you floss after meals? Do you rinse? ... “Yes, I rinse with mouthwash after I brush,” she immediately went on a diatribe about how mouthwash is a scam. Instead, she said, I should be using ...

4. Don’t brush right after you eat. Dentists say there’s one ...

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   “The benefit you derive by brushing your teeth or flossing after each meal will outweigh the negative effects,” says Auerbach. For more on oral health care habits:

5. These Dentist-Approved Mouthwashes Will Zap Bad Breath and ...

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   Fluoride mouthwash. If you struggle with cavities, your dentist might recommend using a fluoride mouthwash in addition to routine brushing and flossing. As the name implies, fluoride mouthwash ...

6. Oral hygiene - Wikipedia

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   A 1930s poster from the Work Projects Administration promoting oral hygiene. Tooth decay is the most common global disease. [14] Over 80% of cavities occur inside fissures in teeth where brushing cannot reach food left trapped after eating and saliva and fluoride have no access to neutralize acid and remineralize demineralized teeth, unlike easy-to-clean parts of the tooth, where fewer ...

7. Mouthwash - Wikipedia

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   [10] [11] [12] Mouthwash should not be used immediately after brushing the teeth so as not to wash away the beneficial fluoride residue left from the toothpaste. Similarly, the mouth should not be rinsed out with water after brushing. Patients were told to "spit don't rinse" after toothbrushing as part of a National Health Service campaign in ...