Dental and Oral Health (Seniors) |
Listerine gargles08/29/2006 |
Are there any benefits to gargling with listerine? How many times a day is best? How many seconds each time
Listerine is not recommended for use by the elderly because of its alcohol contents and phenolic compounds, since alcohol dries the soft tissue of the mouth.
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Abdel Rahim Mohammad, DDS, MS, MPH, FAAOM, FACD Clinical Professor of Geriatrics College of Dentistry The Ohio State University |