Gargling sounds like something that can be done without being taught. In the past, people only used water or salt water to gargle, but now there are a wide variety of colorful mouthwash products on the market, which shows people’s attention to oral hygiene from another side.
What are the benefits of mouthwash?
Bacteria in the mouth are growing all the time. Although most bacteria are harmless to the human body and live in peace with the human body, there are always some pathogenic bacteria that are not vegetarians. They are the “culprits” that cause tooth decay and periodontal disease.
After eating, it is inevitable that there will be food residues left on the tooth surface and between the teeth, and active bacteria will take advantage of this to grow wildly. Perhaps before you can brush your teeth effectively, they have already occupied the advantageous terrain and started to damage your teeth.
At this time, mouthwash can play a role!
1. Mechanical flushing
Mouthwash can wash the mouth very quickly, allowing the “soil” on which bacteria grow to be lost – this is also a very important mechanism of action for using mouthwash;
2. Antibacterial and antibacterial
In addition to flushing away food residues, mouthwash itself contains certain antibacterial ingredients, which can be retained in the mouth after use to produce a continuous antibacterial effect;
3. Improve breath
Bad breath may have caused trouble in social activities. Mouthwash can also improve bad “breath” to a certain extent. On the one hand, its own taste can be covered, and on the other hand, it also reduces the bacteria in the mouth that decompose food and produce bad odor.
Therefore, mouthwash is a very convenient means to maintain good oral hygiene.
How should mouthwash be used?
In fact, most people know how to rinse their mouths. Isn’t it just taking a sip of water and holding it in your mouth, “gurgling” for about half a minute, and then spitting it out? Indeed, we can imagine our mouths as a drum washing machine, using the water flow to roll up and down to flush out all the food residues in the corners of the mouth. If one time is not enough, you can do it twice.
In addition, the timing of rinsing the mouth is also very important:
Generally speaking, after eating is a good time to rinse the mouth, because that is when the most food residues remain in the mouth;
Secondly, after brushing your teeth, in addition to the flushing effect, the antibacterial ingredients in the mouthwash can be retained and continue to work for a period of time.