The ADA wants consumers to know about the oral health benefits of adding ADA-Accepted antimicrobial mouthrinses to their daily oral care.

The ADA continues to recommend that people brush twice a day with an ADA-Accepted fluoride toothpaste; clean between their teeth with an ADA-Accepted floss or ADA-Accepted interdental cleaner; eat a balanced diet and limit between meal snacks; and visit their dentist regularly for professional cleanings and oral examinations. In addition, the ADA now advises:

• Use of an ADA-Accepted antimicrobial mouthrinse or toothpaste helps prevent and reduce plaque and gingivitis
• Use of an ADA-Accepted fluoride mouthrinse helps prevent and reduce tooth decay

Adding LISTERINE^® Antiseptic to a routine of brushing and flossing has been shown to reduce 52% more plaque and 21% more gingivitis than brushing and flossing alone.

Twice-daily brushing and once-daily flossing, which the ADA continues to stress, can be effective at removing plaque from the tooth surfaces—but the teeth represent only about 25% of the surface area inside the mouth. An antimicrobial mouthrinse reaches the whole mouth, killing germs in "reservoirs" where plaque bacteria survive.

LISTERINE^® Antiseptic is the number one dentist-recommended brand of over-the-counter antimicrobial mouthrinse and the only nationally branded over-the-counter mouthrinse that has earned the ADA Seal of Acceptance.