After you mouthwash is it good to get the excess of with a rinse of water?
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Just spit it out a few times, your own saliva should do the trick. In some cases (like a fluoride rinses) you shouldn't rinse out for 1/2 hour after due to wanting your teeth to absorb the residual fluoride. With other rinses the residual rinse left in the mouth could help reduce the overall bacterial count...
JAMRDH - a dental hygienist
If it has flouride, don't use the water until 30 minutes after.
Rinsing is fine as long as it's not fluoride rinse. Other rinses do not have a MIC(microbial inhibitory concentration) in residual amounts.
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