Do you use mouthwash?

Castillemon. Thank you for that. Sadly, nothing so far has worked, hence the consultant at the dental hospital. It has been suggested that they are possibly part of her fibromyalgia.
If the cortisone doesn’t work, they are going to try thalidomide but, that means regular nerve and blood tests. Apparently, having given up smoking makes the treatment much more difficult.

Ellianne

Depends on the alcohol content for me!

Seriously, my dentist said the alcohol free ones are supposed to be better but I can't remember why.

My dentist says the same.

While alcohol-based mouthwash products may kill germs in the short term, the high alcohol content reduces the amount of saliva in your mouth, which ultimately makes bad breath worse.

Alcohol-free mouthwash may not completely wipe your mouth clean, but it does target more bad bacteria than good, creating a favourable balance to avoid further complications or bad breath.

She not Whe!

Tweedle24

I never use it as I have been advised by various dentists and hygienists that it washes away the active ingredients in toothpaste after teeth cleaning.
Certain medical conditions can benefit from it but, that is different. My daughter suffers from horrendous mouth ulcers that make speaking and eating difficult. She is currently using a cortisone mouthwash prescribed by the dental hospital’s consultant.
I quite like the idea of a gin mouthwash. Should I add tonic?

Tweedle I get them sometimes and my dentist advised the other day that Vitamin B could help. Whe recommended taking a complete Vitamin B complex tablet every day for 3 months to see if that helped. Some medications or a low immune system can make it worse.
I've bought some but yet to start taking them as I seem ok at the moment.

My dentist told me very firmly NOT to use alcohol based mouth washes. I just want something minty and fresh to wash round my mouth to get rid of the debris that results from flossing and using interdens brushes.

I steer very clear of Corsodyl. I had a tooth implant and after the first op to put the screw in the dentist told we to swill that side of my mouth with Corsodyl. That side of my mouth then swelled up like a balloon with an ugly bruise all along the jaw line. An acquaintence made it very clear she thought I was a victim of domestic violence! I had to show her the op site to convince her! DH is neither bad tempered nor overbearing, so quite where that idea came from I do not know.

Either way the swelling and bruise took a week to go down. The dentist said an allergy like mine to Corsadyl was rare, but not unknown.

I never use it as I have been advised by various dentists and hygienists that it washes away the active ingredients in toothpaste after teeth cleaning.
Certain medical conditions can benefit from it but, that is different. My daughter suffers from horrendous mouth ulcers that make speaking and eating difficult. She is currently using a cortisone mouthwash prescribed by the dental hospital’s consultant.
I quite like the idea of a gin mouthwash. Should I add tonic?

My dentist has said to use mouthwash for about a week before each stage of my dental work so I try to do this. The rest of the time is rather intermittent, I'm afraid. I'll take a further look at it.

I always rinsed my mouth after brushing and told my children to also and only recently found out that I wasn’t supposed to. I still tend to rinse because my mouth feels cleaner but I then brush my teeth again for a few seconds. One country has developed a mouthwash that seems to reduce the amount of time that people suffer from the virus. This has been specifically developed and has been found to work even though technically it shouldn’t. None of them stop you catching the virus but do seem to reduce the severity of the illness.

Did mean 'teeth' not a single 'tooth'

I was told by one of my AC, neither to wash out my mouth with water after cleaning my tooth and NOT to finish off my dental hygeince with mouth wash. Doing either or both of these stops the flouride iIn the toothpaste from doing its good work.
I did check on this and found out she was correct. So, now I only use my (non-alcoholic) mouthwash after I have eaten my lunch and not morning and evening after cleaning my teetch.
The mouthwash I use does not contain that chemical, and I have no intention of changing over to one that does. We are all far too eager to look for miracle protectors/cures. Think back to Trump talking about bleach as a protector..

Well it's good news for anyone manufacturing mouthwash but I do recall there previously being reports saying it is not advisable to use mouthwash on a regular basis. I expect if it is eventually found to ward of Covid it would be worth the risk of other lesser health issues, but there have been lots of "miracle" stories and they often turn out to be incorrect.

Yes. My dentist told me that at my last check up.

Exactly CleoPanda. You have to use it separately from toothpaste.

I use a specialist mouth wash twice daily but I do have to water it down slightly otherwise it can sting. My dentist also recommended using the mouthwash at different times to toothpaste. Seems to keep my mouth free of infections which I had problems with previously.

BTW Lidl has stacks of mouthwash. I only bought one.

We have a selection. I think I'll start a clinical trial!

The Aldi mouthwash that DH uses also contains cetypyridinium chloride. Er, where do I sign up to take part in the gin trial, please? Plymouth in this house!

I’m sorry but using mouthwash does not decrease the viral load in your nose and lungs, and therefore will not affect coronavirus transmission or even have much of an impact on your own condition. What the “best” of these mouthwashes do is kill what’s actually in your mouth at that moment. This is useful for a dentist (say) as a further layer of protection but as soon as new saliva is in your mouth it will be “infected” if you already have coronavirus.

As you usually inhale the virus it’s not going to stop you getting it either - but there’s plenty of evidence that good dental hygiene protects more than just your teeth and gums so I would practice good dental hygiene anyway.

I don’t personally use a mouthwash unless I have a problem. For me, it’s the need to leave a significant gap between the cleaning with toothpaste and the mouthwashing that puts me off. The new studies (the June one and now this) won’t make me behave differently around this.

to disinfect and kill bacteria that cause tooth decay.

If mouth wash kills bacteria I'm not sure how it would work on a virus.

I will experiment with the Bombay Sapphire this evening, with the juice of a lime for the Vitamin C.
We all need Vitamin C.

Preliminary results from the gin mouthwash experiment yesterday showed a marked feeling of wellness so a measure of success. HOWEVER as only one type of gin was sampled (Gordons) further research is required. Research grants applied for.

Whoops, posted before I had got on to the actual subject of the thread. I have checked a couple of German websites.

You should gargle rather than rinse your teeth to get the effect of killing the virus, every other day is sufficient.

"Dentists" recommend regular use of mouthwash. "Experts" advise against. Go figure!

My dentist told me at the last visit to use mouthwash to disinfect and kill bacteria that cause tooth decay. He didn't specify any particular one although he has recommended one to DH.

I have been using Listerine since then but have to water it down.

I recently bought a book on making your own cosmetics etc. I think there might be a recipe in there. I intend to have a look for that in my efforts to reduce plastic in the bathroom.

I remember reading at the start of this pandemic,when it was difficult to get antibacterial hand gel,that Listerine was just as good
I have been using Wisdom mouthwash and it has th magic ingredient, [just checked]

Yep, checked my 'cheapo' as well. It too has the magic ingredient but in what strength I have no idea. My dentist told me to use a mouthwash every day, years ago, which I do but not use one with alcohol. Suits me as I don't drink alcohol. Off to empty the shelves at the supermarket then so I can
corner the market, heh, heh.