Mouthwash promises protection against tooth decay and bleeding gums. Indeed, they do deliver more than just minty-fresh breath for certain people, but there's one thing you shouldn't waste time with: ...

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., recommended mouthwash as a treatment for the coronavirus during a town hall meeting Wednesday, immediately drawing criticism for suggesting gargling would offer protection.

.@NIH: This trial supports using CDCM on day 1 (4 hours after the initial dose) to reduce the SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva. For long-term effect (7 days), CDMC appears to provide a modest benefit ...

Gargling with povidone-iodine mouthwash, which has been used as a preprocedural rinse to control COVID-19 in dentistry, may result in a high ingestion rate of iodine, according to a study published ...

Researchers have found that gargling with an antiseptic mouthwash can reduce so-called 'bad' bacteria in the mouths of patients with type 2 diabetes. Notably, this reduction in bacteria was ...

Yes you brush your teeth - but do you use mouthwash too? Many do, even if it's just for how it makes their breath minty fresh. But does mouthwash really do anything else, and how should we be using it ...

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) recommended mouthwash as a treatment for the coronavirus during a town hall meeting Wednesday, immediately drawing criticism for suggesting gargling would offer protection.