Dr Norman Swan

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26,995 appearances 288 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2006 last heard 15 Sep

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What's That Rash? · Mouthwash: good or bad for you? · 8 Sep 2026 podcast

But I don't use mouthwash, but I c I try and keep the toothpaste in my mouth for as long as possible.

But that's that's for another story and we'll have a link to our delving into my terrible toothbrush habits on our show notes.

That's the show where we answer the health questions that simply everyone is asking.

It's a lot.

So let's rinse and move.

Okay.

I'm sorry I had some avocado and toast before I came in because you're about to tell us.

As a mouthwash.

Well look there we had to have parents listening who probably tried that when they were changing an appy with a with a m with a male child.

Yeah.

So c could you write in if uh after your child was born and you're a a little boy y you had l less need for the dentist?

It would be really interesting to hear.

vinegar has an antibacterial effect.

But the first science really emerged in the uh in the seventeenth century.

With the uh person who well, did he invent the microscope?

He certainly started using the microscope to study microorganisms, Anton Van Leonhoek.

Yes.

So look look a little bit of the basics here.

You you acquire the microbiome in the mouth quite early on in life from your mother.

Or indeed your family.

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