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by semessier 266 days ago
which begs the question that which daily mouthwash is a) broadband effective against many including the right pathogens c) long-time, safe/tolerable for long time daily use. Candidate being Chlorhexidine 0.06% - are there opinions on it?
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Mouthwash is probably bad for you:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7125030/

It has always seemed suspect to me. Nuking the microbiome in your mouth seems equivalent to taking a daily broad spectrum antibiotic. It's gonna kill everything, good, bad, or indifferent.