Having a healthy mouth and a glowing smile means caring for your teeth and gums on a regular basis. It requires more than just brushing and flossing, for mouthwash kills bacteria that can cause gum disease and treats teeth intense doses of fluoride to minimize the chances of cavities.
There is a plethora of mouthwash options on the modern market, and it is not always easy to know which choice is right for you. Different mouthwashes have different strengths, and there are even speciality mouthwashes that target specific problems like chronic bad breath or over-sensitive teeth. Below, we briefly review 11 of the most popular or most powerful mouthwashes available today to help you make an informed decision that could greatly improve your oral health:
- Colgate’s Fluorigard (Alcohol-Free) Mouth Rinse
Colgate Fluorigard brings you a pleasant, but not overpowering, mint flavour that remains with you for hours after use. It contains a heavy dose of fluoride, making it great for early in the morning and just before bed, when it will be most effective at preventing tooth decay. Because it is 100 percent alcohol free, it may be the preferred mouthwash to give to your kids if you feel an alcohol-containing product would be inappropriate for them. - Colgate’s Plax Cool Mint Blue
The cool mint taste manages to make itself known without stinging your mouth like some other brands. This mouthwash guards teeth for 12 solid hours by forming a “shield” over them that keeps plaque and bacteria at bay. Plax Cool Mint Blue is excellent at keeping your breath fresh and your teeth clean, and it is sold at a very affordable price. Rinse morning, night, and following meals for half a minute, and you will eliminate nearly 100 percent of harmful bacteria. - Colgate’s Sensitive Pro-Relief Mouthwash
This mouthwash works great on sensitive teeth. Many who have used it say that the pain they felt for years after consuming hot or cold drinks and foods is greatly reduced by use of this product. Some mouthwashes supposedly for sensitive teeth are ineffective, but after just one use of Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief, you start to feel the difference. The mouthwash also helps your breath quality and is available at a very competitive price. - Listerine’s Mint Stay-White Arctic Mouthwash
This is one of the best choices for whitening your teeth and improving your breath. You can literally feel the effects of a single morning gargle nearly all day long. Additionally, the formula includes zinc chloride, which does a fantastic job of cutting down on tooth tartar, preventing tooth stains, and minimizing plaque. - Listerine’s Advanced-Defense Sensitive Mouthwash
This is another mouthwash that focuses on helping you with your sensitive teeth problem. Using it can make it possible for you to drink hot coffee or cold iced tea again without experiencing that throbbing pain. It works based on a proprietary formula that has undergone clinical trial, and it coats your teeth for many hours to make the relief last. - The Breath Co’s Fresh Breath Oral Rinse
This is a “luxury” brand among mouthwashes. It has been recommended by dentists for more than two decades as a superior way to combat chronic bad breath. The Breath Co’s creation acts faster than its competitor’s on bad breath, while the effects last longer. The mouthwash also has a “icy mint” flavouring and is a preferred option for fighting gum disease. While more expensive than other brands, you get all of the following benefits:- All-day fresh and clean teeth after morning use only
- Non-acidic formula that is alcohol-free and has no artificial ingredients
- Especially effective against morning breath, food odours, and bacteria that produce sulphur
- Does not leave you with “dry sticky mouth”
- Gluten-free, vegan-acceptable, and fully kosher
- Organix’s South Herbal Mouthwash
If you are looking for an herbal-based mouthwash, Organix has one of the very best. It is alcohol-free, has a pleasing taste, is effective but not overpowering, and does wonders at fighting bad breath. Natural ingredients used in South Herbal Mouthwash to optimize your mouth health include cloves and extract of the bark and leaves of the Neem tree. - Dentyl’s Active Refreshing-Clove Plaque Fighter
The cloves give this mouthwash some peculiar properties, including a pleasant but unusual flavour and the ability to see the plaque when you spit it out into the sink. It will not sting in the mouth like some brands, but it is very effective. It kills nearly 100 percent of bacteria and rids your mouth of plaque and food particles caught between your teeth that can end up causing bad breath or even gum disease. - Gengigel Mouthrinse
Gengigel is a speciality mouthwash used by people who often get soreness, inflammation, or bleeding in their mouth. It also fights back against mouth ulcers, soothing your mouth and throat. Gengigel uses natural ingredients, is gentle on your teeth and gums, does wonders on bad breath, fights common oral problems and discomforts, and can help when used following dental surgery. - Ecolab’s Chlorhexidine Gluconate Peppermint Mouthwash
This is another speciality mouthwash, which helps in the treatment of gingivitis and helps speed up recovery time following dental operations. After a tooth extraction, for example, using this Ecolab mouthwash can reduce the pain and discomfort while considerably shortening the healing time. - Curasept Mouthwash
Curasept is yet another speciality product, which is used to help with the healing process following dental work. Normally, it is only used for two weeks during recovery rather than permanently. By powerfully eradicating bacteria in the sensitive post-surgical period, Curasept greatly aids your odds of having a fully successful recovery. It will not discolour your teeth, will not throw off your sense of taste during use, and has a mild, minty flavour. Besides aiding in recovery, Curasept helps to fight back against common mouth problems like ulcers, gum disease, and cavities.
Above, we have listed 11 of the most popular, powerful, and targeted mouthwashes on the modern market. All of them will help fight bad breath to one degree or another. Some specialize in combating bad breath, others have a different specialization but target bad breath as well. The mouthwash’s effect on your breath, its flavour, its effectiveness at killing bacteria, its other special abilities, and its cost will all have to be weighed in deciding which mouthwash is right for you.
