Is it better to rinse your mouth with water after you brush?

Question

I rinse my mouth out with water after i brush and i heard that some people just spit out the remaining toothpaste in their mouth and don't rinse. Will your teeth be whiter if you rinse or if you just spit out the toothpaste. If you could , can you add a website or something?

Answer 1

Of course!!! You definetley need to rinse your mouth out with water after you brush, it will make your teeth whiter and its just better...trust me....rinse your mouth out with water after you brush!!!

Answer 2

thats what i do

Answer 3

well i use mouthwash it feels extra tingley

Answer 4

Well I'm sure leaving some toothpaste in there to continue keeping things clean might be nice, but that's only gonna last until you drink something or eat something. You gotta rinse, seems weird not to. I mean yeah it's minty but you don't want to swallow it. Personally I say no to your teeth being whiter if you don't rinse.

Answer 5

You should rinse your mouth with water

Answer 6

You should definitely rinse your mouth out with water after you brush.  If you don't and just spit out the toothpaste you cant guarantee the you are getting all of the toothpaste out.  Left over toothpaste with stay in your teeth and harden causing it to be more like extreme plaque issues.  If you have mouthwash you should rinse with that after you rinse with water.

Answer 7

Yes you should continue to rinse out your mouth with water... some toothpastes contain a small amount of acid to whiten teeth.  

Answer 8

Actually, the best way to rinse is to use mouthwash like Listerine instead of water.  They have a whitening Listerine now that will help immensely.   If no mouthwash is used.... No water is needed and fresh breath will last longer assuming you don't eat after brushing.

Answer 9

Rinse first with hydrogen peroxide then immediately rinse thorly with watter. Hydrogen peroxide taste terrible but it's highly effective.

Answer 10

I've always rinsed my mouth out after brushing. That way you wash away any lose debris/food particles left over in your mouth.

Answer 11

If you have a bleaching toothpaste, I suppose it could keep working to some degree if you don't rinse. However, it would be very diluted, and would wash away quickly with your saliva, so I doubt the effect, if any, would be noticeable.  Plus, then you'd be consuming more fluoride -- which is bad for you to eat.

If you have a regular toothpaste -- and note that many formulas that say "whitening" DON'T bleach, they just "remove surface stains", which is what every toothpaste does! -- then it wouldn't lighten your teeth at all not to rinse.

Answer 12

i rinse with mouthwash oracare