mouthwash
Noun
Meaning
a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth
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Scotland, the country where they fry the food five times to make sure it's dead; the country where they invented bacon flavour mouthwash.
Gargling with salt water is said to reduce the symptoms of a sore throat. citation Tetracycline Tetracycline is an antibiotic which may sometimes be used as a mouthwash in adults (it causes red staining of teeth in children).
As such, patients should be provided with written instructions for mouthwash use, and mouthwash use should be restricted to adults for short durations and specific, clearly defined reasons.
Betamethasone Betamethasone is sometimes used as an anti-inflammatory, corticosteroid mouthwash.
Chlorhexidine digluconate Chlorhexidine digluconate is a chemical antiseptic and is used in a 0.12-0.2% solution as a mouthwash.
Focused attention on cavity-causing bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans has led research into new mouthwash treatments that prevent these bacteria from initially growing.