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I brushed my teeth, then swished with coconut oil, then went to bed. is this bad?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
no but little or no benefit to the coconut oil swish
Answered 7/8/2021
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If you brushed 2 full minutes by the clock w soft t'brush and pea-sized portion of fluoridated t'paste you removed 2/3 of the bacteria on your teeth. If you did not floss or WaterPik, you left the remaining 1/3 of bacteria behind. "Oil Pulling" requires 20 minutes of swishing, but literature does not support effectiveness. Forget the oil, floss your teeth.
Answered 7/9/2021
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