11/05/2025
https://www.dentistrytoday.com/do-mouthwashes-disrupt-the-oral-microbiome-a-balanced-perspective/
The Problem A growing debate questions whether antimicrobial mouthwashes disrupt the oral microbiome—the community of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms essential for health. Critics argue that rinses indiscriminately kill good and bad bacteria, potentially altering nitric oxide (NO) metabo...