Read the label. It says it kills some high percentage, but not 100%. Test it if you want. Use the mouthwash, then test your mouth a few hours later. You will find bacteria, plenty of them.
The issue isn't mouthwash per se. It's an issue of which mouthwash and which bacteria end up proliferating after you take out the majority of ones already there. This is a major problem. If you've got cavities, gingivitis, receding gums, or a bunch of other potential issues, a lot of that is caused by letting the wrong (fast-growing) bacteria take over and become prominent and then feeding them too well with ultra-processed foods and refined sugars which also supercharge their growth. The microbiome adapts to the pressures you put on it. Wipe out "good" bacteria in favor of the aggressive, fast-growing, sugar-eating, acid-spewing ones that wreck your teeth, and you'll get that.
Now, this guy mentions nitric oxide, which is not a theory I've ever heard, and I've certainly never read any paper that substantiates the claim he's making, but we know how this concept works in the gut, on the skin, in the vagina (this is where yeast infections and UTIs come from), and in the mouth. We need a healthy microbiome of bacteria. We're symbiotic creatures. But I will say this. I use mouthwash daily. I do not have hypertension. I'd like to see his study.
It really does come down to diet! And not brushing/rinsing with hydrogen peroxide after eating. All carbs give bacteria, good and bad, opportunity to flourish. If our mouths are cleaned after eating, most normal enzymes in our mouth that start the breakdown of food will kill all the rest of bad bacteria.
Read the label. It says it kills some high percentage, but not 100%. Test it if you want. Use the mouthwash, then test your mouth a few hours later. You will find bacteria, plenty of them.
The issue isn't mouthwash per se. It's an issue of which mouthwash and which bacteria end up proliferating after you take out the majority of ones already there. This is a major problem. If you've got cavities, gingivitis, receding gums, or a bunch of other potential issues, a lot of that is caused by letting the wrong (fast-growing) bacteria take over and become prominent and then feeding them too well with ultra-processed foods and refined sugars which also supercharge their growth. The microbiome adapts to the pressures you put on it. Wipe out "good" bacteria in favor of the aggressive, fast-growing, sugar-eating, acid-spewing ones that wreck your teeth, and you'll get that.
Now, this guy mentions nitric oxide, which is not a theory I've ever heard, and I've certainly never read any paper that substantiates the claim he's making, but we know how this concept works in the gut, on the skin, in the vagina (this is where yeast infections and UTIs come from), and in the mouth. We need a healthy microbiome of bacteria. We're symbiotic creatures. But I will say this. I use mouthwash daily. I do not have hypertension. I'd like to see his study.
It really does come down to diet! And not brushing/rinsing with hydrogen peroxide after eating. All carbs give bacteria, good and bad, opportunity to flourish. If our mouths are cleaned after eating, most normal enzymes in our mouth that start the breakdown of food will kill all the rest of bad bacteria.