{"id":6089,"date":"2014-04-09T14:56:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T19:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=6089"},"modified":"2014-04-09T14:56:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T19:56:51","slug":"mouthwash-abuse-could-lead-to-oral-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/6089","title":{"rendered":"Mouthwash abuse could lead to oral cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-6090\" style=\"margin-left: 7px;margin-right: 7px\" alt=\"smile\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2014\/04\/smile-200x141.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"127\" \/>By Channing Pick&#8211;<\/strong>Floss, brush, and rinse with mouth wash. Children have been taught this routine for years by parents and dentist. But, a new study conducted in the United Kingdom shows that mouthwash may be causing oral cancer.<\/p>\n<p>Dr David Conway, the study leader, warned, \u201cWe have found that using mouthwash excessively \u2013 three or more times a day \u2013 raises the risk of cancer. I know that some people who regularly smoke or drink alcohol use mouthwash to hide the smell. I would advise against any excessive use of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mouthwash is safe for those with the prescription for it, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could be that a patient has a low salivary flow because of a particular condition or medicine they are taking. But unless a dentist has prescribed a mouthwash, personally I think all you need for good oral health is regular brushing with a fluoride toothpaste and flossing, plus regular check-ups by a dentist,\u201d Dr Conway continued.<\/p>\n<p>The substance in the mouthwash that is causing the cancer is the alcohol that is fighting the bacteria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Channing Pick&#8211;Floss, brush, and rinse with mouth wash. Children have been taught this routine for years by parents and dentist. But, a new study conducted in the United Kingdom shows that mouthwash may be causing oral cancer. Dr David Conway, the study leader, warned, \u201cWe have found that using mouthwash excessively \u2013 three or&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4287],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6091,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6089\/revisions\/6091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}