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Listerine Mouthwash - Articles
Beware of Your Mouthwash II
by
Matt M.
Posted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 9:10pm
My last post on different mouthwashes generated a lot of comments. For some time, I have been looking for an alternative to the "big two": Listerine and Crest Pro-Health... brands. The clear winner to me was "Listerine Essential Care", a toothpaste I'd never even heard of.
Listerine mouthwash uses a combination of four essential oils that has been
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Mouthwash Can Increase Risk of Cancer
by
catattack
Posted
Fri 19 Jun 2009 10:13pm
as 26 percent alcohol.
To see the news.scotsman.com article, click here.
Manufacturers for Listerine, which is an alcohol-based mouthwash, denied the claim.
...
A dental health study claims that mouthwashes containing alcohol can cause oral cancer, raising the risk by nine times.
The Melbourne, Australia study reports
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Listerine Total Care
by
Michelle
Posted
Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:13pm
was, or wasn't, doing.
Even so, I'm always on the lookout for products that will help prevent cavities. Thanks to Mom Central I recently was able to review Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash.
What caught my eye about this new product is it has 6 benefits in 1: helps prevent cavities ( yay!), restores enamel (I need this too!), strengthens teeth
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Listerine and Reach Oral Care Challenge
by
Tara Robertson

Posted
Wed 28 Oct 2009 11:02pm
I was recently invited to participate in the Listerine Oral Care Challenge and since we have had our fair share of unpleasant visits to the Dentist lately I thought it would... 6 months I figured he would be my main helper for this challenge, but we all participated as a family.
Step one is using Listerine Agent Cool Blue.
LISTERINE® AGENT COOL
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Beware of Your Mouthwash
by
Matt M.
Posted
Mon 17 Nov 2008 9:11pm
that alcohol-containing mouthwashes can increase the risk of oral cancer.
This makes Listerine look suspect in my eyes. Listerine contains 20-25% alcohol depending on the type. However, Listerine does contain some beneficial essential oils, which Crest Pro-Health does not. Hence, I have been searching for the best of both worlds, an alcohol-free mouthwash
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Alcohol in Mouthwash
by
Dr. Ellie Phillips
Posted
Wed 26 May 2010 7:36pm
-containing mouthwash due to an increased risk of oral cancers. Here's the link: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121540201/PDFSTART?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
I'd certainly be interested in your comments!
Best,
-S
Atherton, California
Hi S,
I would be happy to give you my comments about Listerine.
Listerine was developed in the early 1900s and has been
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Mouthwash Isn’t a Toothbrush or Floss
by
The Verigin Dental Health Team
Posted
Wed 17 Mar 2010 7:01am
just use Listerine – and sometimes I’ll use my sweater,” she claimed, bursting into laughter.
“I do brush every now and again, but my teeth are extremely powerful. Fine, maybe when I’m 60 I’ll all, ‘ow!’”
Presuming she even has her natural teeth at 60, which isn’t too likely, all things considered.
Simply put, mouthwash alone – let alone
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Mouthwash and Oral Cancer
by
Karen Bettison
Posted
Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:14pm
I found this article, and thought it was thought provoking, considering that last night I realized that all my mouthwashes and toothpaste has artificial sweeteners in them:
This article from the following website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1113422/Mouthwash-causes-oral-cancer-p
Mouthwash 'causes oral cancer' and should be pulled from
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Mouthwash and Oral Cancer
by
Karen Bettison
Posted
Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:07pm
I found this article, and thought it was thought provoking, considering that last night I realized that all my mouthwashes and toothpaste has artificial sweeteners in them:
This article from the following website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1113422/Mouthwash-causes-oral-cancer-p
Mouthwash 'causes oral cancer' and should be pulled from
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