biotene

[maybetinymaybesad]

i am kind of obsessive about oral hygiene, so when i saw the post about how biotene is essential for oral health for people with dry mouth, i bought the biotene mouthwash and the toothpaste. now i am wondering, though....is biotene, like, not good for you if you don't have dry mouth? (it just says 'for dry mouth' all over the bottle and tube, which kind of makes me think it is only for dry mouth or something). i have a little bit of dry mouth but nothing significant.

actually along those lines....can using mouthwash in general several times a day actually cause more problems by continually killing off the weak bacteria and leaving the strong to multiply with plentiful resources?

[Velvet Elvis]

I think it should be OK. It works by promoting proper enzyme balance more than anything else IIRC. This helps your mouth restore itself to a natural level of bacterial growth. It's not like Lysterine which just kills everything.

[december_brigette]

Hi,

this stuff saved my sleep!! The meds give me really dry mouth at night. I use the biotene "dry mouth moisturizer." when i was preggers i had dry mouth all the time. (yes, i drank plenty of liquids).

db

[maybetinymaybesad]

I think it should be OK. It works by promoting proper enzyme balance more than anything else IIRC. This helps your mouth restore itself to a natural level of bacterial growth. It's not like Lysterine which just kills everything.

ok so then is listerine not good for your mouth?

[r2mnot]

Any mouthwash that contains alcohol will make the dry mouth worse. It won't do much as far as bacteria go. Biotene is fine.

Sorry I'm not going into detail...just a fucked up former dental assistant. Maybe when get it together a little I'll write up something on dry mouth.