Comment on What are some things you can do to maintain your teeth when you don't have health insurance amd can't afford dental care?

Spitzspot@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• canadaduane@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Based on recent research, mouthwash is now in question in my books.

  We aimed to assess if daily usage of Listerine Cool Mint influenced the composition of the pharyngeal microbiome… Listerine use was associated with an increased abundance of common oral opportunistic bacteria previously reported to be enriched in periodontal diseases, oesophageal and colorectal cancer, and systemic diseases. These findings suggest that the regular use of Listerine mouthwash should be carefully considered.

  Basically, it differentially kills good bacteria, leaving more of the bad kind.

  www.microbiologyresearch.org/…/jmm.0.001830

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  • WhyFlip@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Mouthwash has never been a question in mine. Brush, floss, and genetics. Mouthwash is for suckers.

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• tamal3@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What about sugar-free gum?

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  • Spitzspot@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It’s not the sugar, it’s the abrasive.

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    • WhyFlip@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Totally true which is why I only chew abrasive free.

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      • Spitzspot@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The gum itself is abrasive. Think worn tire grooves in an old road surface.

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• FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Isn’t xylitol gum recommended though? Maybe I’m using the wrong term.

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  • Spitzspot@lemmings.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Your teeth only have so much enamel. Chewing gum rapidly wears that down.

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