A British doctor warns against rinsing the mouth after brushing the teeth
Dentist Anna Peterson's video has over 1.8 million views
A British dentist warned, in the clip "Tik Tok", which garnered more than 1.8 million views: "Using mouthwash after brushing your teeth will cause you tooth decay."
And the video clip that Anna Peterson published, spread widely, criticizing the use of oral cleaner immediately after brushing the teeth, and says, “This habit causes the useful fluoride in toothpaste to be rinsed off.
According to the New York Post and
Russia Today.
In a second video, the dentist describes how “the toothpaste you brush with contains about 1,450 parts per million of fluoride,” the perfect concentration to protect your teeth from the sugars in the food and drink you eat.
However, as Peterson points out, "Your mouthwash contains 220 parts per million of fluoride," which isn't enough to prevent plaque.
As a result, “When you brush your teeth, and rinse with mouthwash right away, you just rinse out all the high-concentration fluoride, for the low-concentration fluoride.”
This, in turn, can make the mouth a magnet for microbes.
The dentist explained, “I am not against mouthwash in any way.
Because I really recommend it to my patients.
But not every patient needs it.
I definitely don't tell them to use it after brushing."
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