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Which is better, mouthwash or toothpaste? What's the difference between mouthwash and toothpaste

Which is better, mouthwash or toothpaste? Most of the traditional methods of cleaning the oral cavity are to keep the oral cavity clean by brushing your teeth, but with the emergence of mouthwash, people have another choice for cleaning the oral cavity, so mouthwash and toothpaste are better? Let's learn about it below

Which is better, mouthwash or toothpaste

Mouthwash and toothpaste are two different oral cleaning products, and there are great differences between them:

Toothpaste is a common cleaning product in daily life. Toothpaste is a substance used to clean the surface of teeth together with toothbrush. The definition of China toothpaste industry association is: toothpaste is a daily necessity for cleaning teeth, protecting oral hygiene and human safety together with toothbrush.

(1) It can remove the film and plaque on the tooth surface without damaging the enamel and dentin;

(2) It has a good function of cleaning the mouth and its surroundings;

(3) Non toxic, no irritation to oral mucosa;

(4) It has comfortable fragrance and taste, and has a cool and fresh feeling after use;

(5) Easy to use, extruded into uniform, bright and soft strips;

(6) Easy to clean from mouth, teeth and toothbrush;

(7) Have good chemical and physical stability, and ensure that all indicators meet the standard requirements during the storage period;

(8) Reasonable cost performance.

The unique advantages of mouthwash are: it can improve breath immediately; It is easy to use and hidden. Even at social gatherings, you can quietly go to the bathroom and take out a small bottle of mouthwash for cleaning; It can assist other oral care methods to reduce dental plaque. To make mouthwash work, you have to give it enough time to rinse for at least 30 seconds. This sounds easy, but it's actually difficult to do, because the strong taste of mouthwash can easily make people want to spit it out in a few seconds.

Mouthwash and toothpaste are suitable for different occasions and different situations, so we don't say which is better, as long as it is suitable for our own use.

How to use mouthwash

Mouthwash usage 1

Mouthwash is the most convenient and easy method for oral health care. It can remove food residues and some soft dirt in the mouth, and temporarily reduce the number of bacteria in the mouth. In recent years, with the enhancement of people's awareness of oral health care, mouthwashes that can freshen breath and protect teeth are favored by more and more people. Some people even use medicinal mouthwash for a long time in order to achieve better health care effect. In fact, this is wrong.

Mouthwash usage 2

Mouthwash water can be divided into two categories: health care and therapeutic. Health mouthwash is generally comfortable in taste. The main component is oral freshener, which is used to remove bad breath. Therefore, there is no need for special guidance and there is no restriction on the user.

However, therapeutic mouthwash contains anti-inflammatory and bactericidal drug components such as chlorhexidine and compound iodine, which can not be used casually. This type of mouthwash can prevent and control periodontal inflammation, so it will be used in the adjuvant treatment of periodontal diseases and oral mucosal diseases.

Mouthwash usage 3

However, there are some normal flora in the oral cavity of healthy people. Long term use of drug mouthwash with bactericidal effect will lead to excessive inhibition of a certain kind of bacteria, resulting in imbalance of flora in the oral cavity, which is not conducive to oral health. In addition, long-term use of chlorhexidine is also easy to stain the surface of teeth and oral mucosa, reduce the taste of taste buds, inhibit the secretion of saliva, and cause discomfort symptoms such as dry mouth and burning pain. Therefore, the drug-based mouthwash should be used selectively under the guidance of the doctor and should not be used for a long time.