You can sort of substitute oil rinsing, but I’m not positive they have exactly the same disease prevention effects. It’s certainly better than nothing.
I guess I might as well use an alcohol-free mouthwash, then.
(I’ve heard that “Natural News” has a tendency to publish crankish alternative medicine stories, so I went to Google; there is some evidence indicating a link, but it’s pretty weak and might not actually mean much of anything.)
You can sort of substitute oil rinsing, but I’m not positive they have exactly the same disease prevention effects. It’s certainly better than nothing.
Listerine and similar antiseptic mouthwashes are supposed to be effective against gingivitis and tooth decay, which is why I asked.
Listerine doesn’t work vs gingivitis for me.
While I don’t think the evidence is as strong as the language in this article would imply, I do err on the side of the alcohol being bad. http://www.naturalnews.com/025581_mouthwash_cancer_alcohol.html#
I guess I might as well use an alcohol-free mouthwash, then.
(I’ve heard that “Natural News” has a tendency to publish crankish alternative medicine stories, so I went to Google; there is some evidence indicating a link, but it’s pretty weak and might not actually mean much of anything.)