Is it bad to brush with water after brushing your teeth or rinse with water after using Listerine?

Apparently, it’s now bad to use Listerine at all.

From: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24896583-5001021,00.html
Their review, published in the Dental Journal of Australia, concludes there is now ``sufficient evidence’’ that “alcohol-containing mouthwashes contribute to the increased risk of development of oral cancer’’.

@chris6137 Oh no! I love listerine

I guess in the end we should all go back to picking berries and hunting the occasional mammoth.

Ya listerine actually gives me a soar throat so I believe that.

But if you want it to work your not supposed to rinse after. At least that is what my dentist told me.

Rinsing after brushing is a-ok though.

@TaoSan That’d be my dream (seriously). I hope you weren’t being sarcastic because there are some cultures that fight for their rights to do just that (substitute mammoth for current creatures).

I use alcohol free mouthwashes. I’ve been told by dental students that they don’t really do much in the long term, but I still use mouth washes because I get cavities easily. It’s only 30 minutes you’re supposed to wait.

@RedPowerLady

semi-sarcastic

Seems whatever humans invent inevitably turns against them at some point in time.