Mouthwash before or after brushing?

[imported_Reck]

What order are you supposed to do it in? I always kind of assumed before...

 

[mobobuff]

After.

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
After.

 

[StageLeft]

Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

I would say after. Why?

Because I like to live dangerously...

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Pepsei

Originally posted by: mobobuff
After.

poll?

 

[AbAbber2k]

I believe the Dentist recommended order is Floss > Brush > Rinse.

 

[jdub1107]

After. I imagine its rinsing all the stuff away that you loosened from brushing.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

listerine isn't a waste of time.

 

[jdub1107]

Originally posted by: AbAbber2k
I believe the Dentist recommended order is Floss > Brush > Rinse.

Yup. That's the order that I follow.

 

[Kelemvor]

After. It's to get what the toothbrush/paste missed.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

listerine isn't a waste of time.

According to the manufacturer maybe

 

[Hossenfeffer]

Depends on what type of mouthwash.

There are some that you use before to loosen stuff up a bit pre-brushing.

For the most part, however, you're looking at post-brush.

 

[AMDZen]

B4 AND after

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

listerine isn't a waste of time.

According to the manufacturer maybe

it really kills bacteria. i even use it to irrigate periodontal pockets in my practice.

 

[mobobuff]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

Doesn't waste time for me, I take a quick swig after I've finished brushing and just swish it all around my mouth as I'm gathering my stuff to go out. Once I'm outside I spit it all out.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

listerine isn't a waste of time.

according to my dentist, the bacteria is back in full force about an hour after you use it

 

[TitanDiddly]

Originally posted by: Pepsei

Originally posted by: mobobuff
After.

 

[Coquito]

I like mine before to loosen everything up in the first place. You gargle some water after brushing anyways.

 

[Snapster]

After

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

listerine isn't a waste of time.

according to my dentist, the bacteria is back in full force about an hour after you use it

first dentist i've ever heard claim that. does he have data to support it?
i'm not a spokesperson for Listerine, but if you brush/floss/rinse and then go to bed for the night i can't see the bacteria having the ammo to come back full force in an hour.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

listerine isn't a waste of time.

according to my dentist, the bacteria is back in full force about an hour after you use it

That's what I was going to question. I can scrape my tongue with a blade and it kills the bacteria on it (well they get scraped off), and they come right back on not long after.

 

[Kelemvor]

My previous dentist actually recommended ACT instead of Listerine. Listerine just stunts the growth of the bacteria but theres no way to completel ykill it. But the ACT stuff does that as well as helping your teeth because it's got flouride and other things in it.

 

[redly]

floss, mouthwash, then brush

floss loosens crap and germs
mouthwash kills
brushing clears it away

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Who cares, it's a waste of time anyway. But I guess if you do care, do it after.

listerine isn't a waste of time.

according to my dentist, the bacteria is back in full force about an hour after you use it

first dentist i've ever heard claim that. does he have data to support it?
i'm not a spokesperson for Listerine, but if you brush/floss/rinse and then go to bed for the night i can't see the bacteria having the ammo to come back full force in an hour.

What bacteria are these and what harm are they actually doing? It's a given that mouthwash has little/no effect on one's breath beyond about the five minute mark, since the majority of bad breath is caused by gunk on the tongue, which requires _scraping_ to remove.