What Are the Actual Benefits of Mouthwash?

For years, people have been experimenting with ways to improve their oral hygiene, but which oral hygiene products are best? What about mouthwash? Parkcrest Dental discusses the uses for mouthwash and when to implement it in your oral hygiene routine.

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What Does Mouthwash Do?

Mouthwash can improve your oral health in many ways. Some of the benefits of mouthwash include:

Fresh Breath: Swishing your mouth with mouthwash can enhance the scent of your breath by killing lingering bacteria.

Gum Disease: It’s challenging to reach every single part of your mouth with just a toothbrush. Plaque and tartar can build up in these unreached places causing gum infections. Mouthwash can reach those places to help treat and prevent gum disease.

Reduce The Risk Of Cavities: Mouthwash helps protect and strengthen tooth enamel to prevent cavities from forming.

Soothe Mouth Sores: Mouth sores can be a huge pain. Mouthwash can help clean any remaining bacteria in the area to detox it.

Difference Between Mouthwash and Oral Rinses

Did you know there are different kinds of mouthwashes? Some mouthwashes, called cosmetic washes, simply freshen your breath. Others address oral health problems, these are called therapeutic washes.

If you’re continually battling oral health problems, ask your dentist if they would recommend a mouthwash or rinse for you.

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The Verdict

So do you absolutely have to add mouthwash to your oral hygiene routine? With proper brushing and flossing habits, mouthwash isn’t a must. If you love having a clean feeling mouth and want to step up your oral hygiene routine, then give it a go! While not a must have, mouthwash is proven to have many added oral health benefits to keep your smile clean and fresh.

Clean Your Smile At Parkcrest Dental Group

If you want a cleaner healthier smile this year, visit Parkcrest Dental Group in Springfield, MO. Our team of dentists work hard to give you a clean and bright smile that’ll make an impact. Call our office today at 417-887-1220.

Meet Some Dentists in Springfield, MO

Dr. Stuart Scott (top left) is our pediatric dentist. He earned his degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry before completing a two-year residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Steven Harrison (top right) is board-certified by the American Board of Orthodontics. Dr. Harrison, our orthodontist, graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. He’s been with Parkcrest Dental Group since 1986.

Dr. Chanin Ropka (center left) attended UMKC before joining the United States Navy, where she served as the only dentist on board the USS Germantown and at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Ropka began at Parkcrest Dental in 2001.

Dr. Daniel Fannin (center right) graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 1997. He completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry Residency in 1998 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group that same year.

Dr. Steven C. Sponenberg (bottom left) has been a Springfieldian his entire life. He graduated from Creighton University School of Dentistry in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2004 before joining Parkcrest Dental Group immediately after.

Dr. Jason Hall (bottom right) is also a native Springfieldian. He earned his DDS from the University of Missouri at Kansas City Dental School in 1997. He came to Parkcrest Dental Group in 2010. Dr. Hall’s father, Stan, is also a dentist.

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