Dentist reveals why you should NEVER use mouthwash after brushing teeth

MOST people’s tooth brushing routine may consist of toothpaste, rinsing your mouth out with water and then a mouthwash of some sort. However, one dentist claims otherwise and has surprised th…

revealed that you should never use mouthwash after brushing your teeth, and that in fact you should use it after you eat, or BEFORE brushing your teeth.“Your mouthwash has only 220pp fluoride. This is a much lower concentration and it’s not enough to protect your teeth from sugars that you eat and drink.

“So when you brush your teeth, and you rinse with mouthwash straight away - you just rinse off all the high concentration fluoride, for a low concentration fluoride.When do you use mouthwash?Don't rinse your mouth immediately after brushing, as it'll wash away the concentrated fluoride in the remaining toothpaste.

“And by no means am I against mouthwash. Because I do actually recommend it to my patients. But not every patient needs it.And her viewers could not believe it, with one writing: “What? Everyone rinses with water after brushing. Who is leaving toothpaste on their teeth?”Next week, we'll be throwing our first ever Fabulous Girls Night In - and who else would we get to co-host the event than

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