http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24895211-421,00.html

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Even if that is not true, my dentist said that alcohol in mouthwash causes teeth discoloration which happened in my brother...so keep those in mind.

Ah I've been wondering why they never recommend mouthwash.

Yes...it's not too late that you know of this.
So it's better to go for safe mouthwash, and personal care products including toothpaste, shampoo ....etc.

This post has been edited by pAtr1c: Apr 16 2009, 07:39 PM

so onli alcohol mouthwash no good or all mouthwashes ?

not all mouthwashes are dangerous, right?

This post has been edited by pAtr1c: Sep 16 2011, 09:51 PM

"A wide range of critical and systematic reviews over many years have failed to show any statistically significant association between mouthwash use and oral cancer," he said.

mouthwash oso got alcohol ones?0.o

only msia tada... because muslims cant use it.... so dont wyr, all mouth wash in msia no alcohol.

Interesting fact. Will check the mall later to see whether it's true. Lol.

I stopped using mouthwash myself.

oral-b one doenst have alcohol so should be safe..

Usually mouthwash contains small percentage of alcohol inside, but compared to drinking Johny walker... It's way better already

of course tada lar... they replace it with gliserin or something like that... the amount if got also like soy sauce... soy sauce got alcohol 1

hm..so is it fit to say that mouthwash can cause discoloration but not oral cancer?

listerine contain alcohol right? or not?

I have been using it every night for 5 years

can use meh but not too frequent....once or twice a day enuf already
but for those who has bad breath...recommended...
if u afraid of the risk, dilute it a bit with plain water...avoid full concentration..

...just make sure that u gargle with clean water after the mouthwash...

If really cause cancer how cant de product din kena banned? Isit got any prove to state dat it really cause cancer?

Every product will have its effect if miss-used or overdosed~

yea...moderation is the key....

Use it moderately ... Dilute it with water so that won't be so concentrated . I'm using Listerine though .

is there any study to prove this?

if can cause cancer also it would not be the mouth... usually dentist advice is because ppl swallow that mouth wash, d same prob with toothpaste.

den does your mouthwash goes wasted?
i never gargle aft usin mouthwash leh

nope.. u msut gargle... n spit all out to make sure non iis left

then do we need to gargle with pipe water?

so howbout all the anti bacterial chemicals that you've just put into your mouth? don't simply give advise if you're not a professional in this field.

all these products have the FDA approval...they're here for a reason.

even if with mouthwashing is carcinogenic....howabout drinking it?

im not sure people who drink alcohol prone to get cancer or not.

but they are prone to get other metabolic disease such as diabetes and fatty liver..

how bout listerine?

thats what i asked before, because as i know, it contain some portion of alcohol too..

Perhaps we should wash mouth after using those alcoholic mouthwash? The remained might have some chemical reaction with what you consume..is it possible?

what type of reaction ya? example?

Depends on what you eat. Those alcohol mouthwash contain chemical properties that clean you mouth. It just my opinion, it might be logic but may be false. Comment it if you have any idea.

just curious want to know, thought you have any example want to share with us..

This post has been edited by alip5225: Jan 26 2009, 12:06 AM

Hmm, now I wonder if listerin got any side effects

yep! happy hour begins with your morning brush.
why do you think there's an increasing membership at alcoholics anonymous?

yeah, since they said alcohol have side effect..

Every product have their side effects. Depends on quantity you consume, moderation shall be reminded. Here the links of side effect of taking listerine:
http://www.patientsville.com/medication/li...ide_effects.htm

the effect comes in if its used wrongly ..rite? like swallowing..eventho its written on the label DO NOT SWALLOW..

In case that you swallow it accidentally, you still consider ok as you need drink more water to dilute the solution and excrete it through pee.

Same goes to cigarete.

i am no dentist..so listerine good or bad type of mouth wash?

yeah, anyone knows? if not good it will not get certificate from kementerian kesihaatan malaysia lor..

listerine = contain alcohol = bad
oral-b = no alcohol = good

Use it in moderation also .

Hum.... Im not sure about " In Msia, mouthwash has no alcohol, muslim cant use it ". Well long long long ago, in my secondary school ,there this dentist came to my school to giv a talk bout oral care bla bla. She said tht alcohol in mouthwash kill the bacteria in the mouth, so if mounthwash has no alcohol, what else to kill the smell- causing bacteria?

--->But she did say that it is not adviseable to use mounthwash frequently ( or better not at all ). She said, it will cause ur teeth to become less whiter. Well i dunnoo bout tht. But since it came out from an oral expert... so juzz agree to it looo.... haha

And about SLS thing, I've noticed tht only shokobutsu ( <-- i noe.. wrong spelling ) has no SLS. So means tht shokobutsu is safe to use rite?

once again, there hasn't been any thorough study that mouthwash is cancer causing....

u're using alcohol for health purposes, and not abusing it...so where is the logic in you bringing up religious issues?

then what would you use to disinfect your skin prior to an injection? would you tell the doctor, not to disinfect that part?

yeah, dr now use alcohol swab before doing injection..

Better prevent before get's it...Isnt it true?Better buy mouthwash that does not have alcohol.

cigarettes generate a lot of income. i use listerine. wonder it its safe.

is there any?

lol I already said oral-b mouthwash doesn't have alcohol twice in this thread.
Guess people don't even read.

If its like this ... Try explaining about those who drink beers ? Beers contains a lot of alcohol ... More than those mouthwash .. .How come they are still soo healthy at old age ? Furthermore , They drink it into their stomach while listerine we just gargle and spit it out

OMG~!
i have been using so much listerine...
and still left 2 big bottle in my toilet
how oh? T_T

Use it moderately ... Or dilute it with water so that it will not be that concentrated .