Michael Harrop
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Someone mentioned using mouthwash in another thread. I've read lots of bad things about it, so I'm listing them here.
Mouthwash can alter your oral microbiome and potentially damage teeth (Mar 2020, n=36) Effects of Chlorhexidine mouthwash on the oral microbiome https://refractor.io/health-wellbeing/common-mouthwash-saliva-acidic-alter-oral-microbiome/ - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61912-4
Blood pressure-lowering effect of exercise is significantly reduced when people rinse their mouths with antibacterial mouthwash (Aug 2019, n=23) Post-exercise hypotension and skeletal muscle oxygenation is regulated by nitrate-reducing activity of oral bacteria https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903111242.htm
Twice-daily chlorhexidine usage was associated with a significant increase in systolic blood pressure (Feb 2019, n=26) Frequency of Tongue Cleaning Impacts the Human Tongue Microbiome Composition and Enterosalivary Circulation of Nitrate https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00039/full
Alcohol-based mouthwash may disrupt oral microbiome, leading to gum disease and certain cancers (Apr 2024, n=) The effect of daily usage of Listerine Cool Mint mouthwash on the oropharyngeal microbiome: a substudy of the PReGo trial https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/alcohol-based-mouthwash-may-disrupt-oral-microbiome-leading-to-gum-disease-and-certain-cancers
Alcohol linked to potentially harmful changes in oral microbiome (Apr 2018, n=1044) Drinking alcohol is associated with variation in the human oral microbiome in a large study of American adults https://www.healio.com/news/gastroenterology/20180424/alcohol-linked-to-potentially-harmful-changes-in-oral-microbiome
Mouthwash Effects on the Oral Microbiome: Are They Good, Bad, or Balanced? (Review, Nov 2023) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653923004550 - there's a section on alcohol-based mouth wash.
People who regularly use mouthwash may have a slightly elevated risk of head and neck cancers than people who never used mouthwash (Jul 2016, n=19,000) Mouthwash use and cancer of the head and neck: a pooled analysis from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4752930/
Mouthwash can alter your oral microbiome and potentially damage teeth (Mar 2020, n=36) Effects of Chlorhexidine mouthwash on the oral microbiome https://refractor.io/health-wellbeing/common-mouthwash-saliva-acidic-alter-oral-microbiome/ - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61912-4
Blood pressure-lowering effect of exercise is significantly reduced when people rinse their mouths with antibacterial mouthwash (Aug 2019, n=23) Post-exercise hypotension and skeletal muscle oxygenation is regulated by nitrate-reducing activity of oral bacteria https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190903111242.htm
Twice-daily chlorhexidine usage was associated with a significant increase in systolic blood pressure (Feb 2019, n=26) Frequency of Tongue Cleaning Impacts the Human Tongue Microbiome Composition and Enterosalivary Circulation of Nitrate https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00039/full
Alcohol-based mouthwash may disrupt oral microbiome, leading to gum disease and certain cancers (Apr 2024, n=) The effect of daily usage of Listerine Cool Mint mouthwash on the oropharyngeal microbiome: a substudy of the PReGo trial https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/alcohol-based-mouthwash-may-disrupt-oral-microbiome-leading-to-gum-disease-and-certain-cancers
Alcohol linked to potentially harmful changes in oral microbiome (Apr 2018, n=1044) Drinking alcohol is associated with variation in the human oral microbiome in a large study of American adults https://www.healio.com/news/gastroenterology/20180424/alcohol-linked-to-potentially-harmful-changes-in-oral-microbiome
Mouthwash Effects on the Oral Microbiome: Are They Good, Bad, or Balanced? (Review, Nov 2023) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020653923004550 - there's a section on alcohol-based mouth wash.
People who regularly use mouthwash may have a slightly elevated risk of head and neck cancers than people who never used mouthwash (Jul 2016, n=19,000) Mouthwash use and cancer of the head and neck: a pooled analysis from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4752930/
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