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Old 11-24-2002, 03:56 PM   #1
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Question Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing, or so I’m told

About a month ago, I started to really pick up my routine for taking care of my teeth. I now religiously brush my teeth twice daily (sometimes three), floss, and use Listerine mouthwash morning and night. Now the bottle says right on it “use twice a day,” but my parents stress that using Listerine as much as I do may be doing more harm than good. My mom says her dentist told her that using Listerine a lot could be too much for your gums. How can you tell me this though when on the bottle it says use twice a day! Have any of you heard of something like this? I want to take care or my teeth and gums, not damage them. Thanks!

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My mom works for a periodontist and he said that it is very important to use it twice a day and my mom is trying to get all of us to use it twice a day. So from what I know it is god and this is what a periodontist said so it should be right because he is a dentist after all
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My dentist says that it isn't good for your gums. The alcohol in it can burn away the gum tissue as time goes on. Personally, I can understand that only because when I use it that is what it feels like. Maybe don't use it twice a day....remember companies want to sell more of their product so they will tell you to use it a lot more! Kind of like shampoo saying you should wash, rinse, repeat....most people don't need to do that EVERY day!

I would recommend using Act at night.

Goodluck and I would go by what your dentist said.

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Have also read that using Listerine too often is bad for your gums...Just my 2 cents. Maybe once a day use a Fluoride rinse (ie. from Colgate) instead.

 
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Very interesting guys. Personally I've never heard anything about Listerine being potentially harmful to your gums, so this is all news to me. I will definitely consider everyone's input. Thanks for all the help!

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