1, inhibit the growth of bacteria: the main component of salt water is sodium chloride, which separates the chlorine ions can be sterilized, so gargling with salt water can inhibit the growth of bacteria in the oral cavity, thus ensuring that the oral cavity clean and healthy. Therefore, it is recommended that you can use salt water to gargle after meals, and you also need to pay attention to brush your teeth in time after meals.
2, relieve oral inflammation: usually when patients suffer from periodontitis, mouth ulcers and other oral inflammation, salt water gargling can help patients inhibit the growth of bacteria, thereby alleviating the pain of inflammation, so it is recommended that people suffering from oral inflammation often use salt water gargling. In daily life, you need to pay attention to eat some light and delicious food.
3, to stop the spread of bacteria: usually the bactericidal effect of salt water can help to stop the spread of bacteria or viruses, which can reduce the possibility of upper respiratory tract infections, but also reduce the incidence of influenza, so it is recommended to gargle when choosing the concentration of 0.9% of the light saline for oral care. The efficacy and function of salt water gargling include cleaning the mouth, anti-inflammatory, moisturizing the oral mucosa and so on. Mouthwash is an auxiliary to clean the mouth, definitely not a substitute, mouthwash can be used as a temporary substitute for special circumstances, such as surgical injuries can not brush the teeth, or for some facial or oral surgery and inconvenient to brush the teeth, although it can be used every day, but not instead of brushing the teeth. 1, clean the oral cavity after eating the mouth food debris will remain in the teeth, teeth, tongue surface and other parts of the time may produce a bad taste The food residue in the mouth after eating will remain in the crevices of the teeth, tooth surface, tongue surface and other parts of the mouth, which may produce odor after a long time. Just after eating, food debris is not yet firmly adhered to the surface of the teeth, you can rinse out the food debris through the method of saline gargling, the use of saline gargling can be removed from the teeth of small nests and small grooves, gaps, gums, lips and cheeks and other parts of the food debris and soft tartar, you can achieve the removal of odors, the purpose of cleaning the oral cavity, so as to prevent the occurrence of periodontal inflammation, bleeding gums. 2, anti-inflammatory mild inflammation or gingivitis, you can use saline to clean the mouth, thus preventing the occurrence of periodontal inflammation, gum bleeding. Gingivitis, you can use saline for gargling, will be attached to the oral mucosa of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms to remove, play a certain role in removing harmful microorganisms, so that mild inflammation in the oral cavity better. However, there are a variety of bacteria in the oral cavity, bacteria is a balanced state, if in the absence of any disease and infection, long-term large amounts of saline for gargling, may interfere with the balance of the normal flora of the oral cavity, resulting in fungal infections, such as Candida albicans infections. 3, moist oral mucosa rinse in a timely manner after meals can also be to keep the oral cavity moist, is conducive to mucous membranes and the oral cavity is clean. Moist oral environment is conducive to mucosal health, can prevent the occurrence of oral mucosal disease. Usually after meals after rinsing should also be brushed, and with the use of dental floss to remove food debris, to avoid the formation of long-term dental calculus and plaque, but also regular oral examination.