For a healthier mouth and a fresh breath, some double dental treatment (dental and brushing wire) by a good raza of mouthwash. The assurance of a menthol breath? Maybe. But in reality this gesture, at that time, is a mistake.
Mouthwash, never after brushing
The intriguing mistake appears clearly on the NSH website, the English health service. He explains that rinse your mouth with a mouthwash just after brushing your teeth could actually damage the enamel. For what ? Because the use of a mouthwash “would eliminate the concentrated fluorine from toothpaste“.
A data confirmed for us by Dr Jérémy Amzalag, dental surgeon. “”The NHS council is justified! Just after brushing, when toothpaste contains fluorine, it will still remain on the teeth. If you rinse your mouth with a mouthwash right away, you dilute and eliminate part of this fluoride, which reduces its protective effect “.
For the same reason, our expert also advises against rinse his mouth after having brushed his teeth.
A useful action in the middle of the day or before going out
Do not go and empty your bottles in the sink. Because the mouthwash is useful, but from a distance from the brushing. The NHS specifies that it is sometimes necessary to wait several hours to rinse with the refreshing product
“The optimal use of the mouthwash is therefore not to use it immediately after brushing, but remotely (for example during the day, after a meal or before going out)” underlines our dentist.
Add to this that, depending on the products, it is advisable not to drink or eat for 30 minutes after using a fluorine mouthwash. This places a niche in the middle of the morning, or afternoon … in short, at the office for some.
Adapt your mouthwash to your needs
Finally, for Dr. Amzalag, there is no need to abuse the product, that you have to see more as a passenger support than as a daily gesture.
“We can choose a suitable mouthwash (fluorinated or antiseptic, depending on the need and the opinion of the dentist), and use it as a cure or in maintenance. But not in excess, if we want to avoid the imbalances of oral flora”.
And if the mouthwash is used to camouflage a bad breath or an infected gum problem, remind your passage to the dentist or your doctor will always be more suitable than several gargles.