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Has anyone else experienced mouthwash reacting to their metal braces? When I use Scope or the new Crest "pro-health" mouthwash, it starts clotting up and I end up with small bits of green stuff hanging on to the metal parts of my braces.

It's not a problem with Listerine or Targon mouthwash.

What is this from? Is it bad to leave this stuff on your appliances?

hmmm that's wierd, it's never happened to me before and I've used Scope and Listerine. Sorry I couldn't be of more help! ~Eve

maybe ur usin some off mouthwash!! Have you checked the use by date!??

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It is not old mouthwash -- it is new. I can hardly believe no one else has experienced this.

I think it's the mouthwash. I tried a new one out (UK) called Dentyl. There are 2 varieties - pink and green. The pink one gives me pink stuff and the green one gives me green stuff! I think it really must be down to the active ingredients in the mouthwash. I've now gone back to my usual one.

Do you think it is a reaction with the metal or maybe the ligatures? I don't know what to tell you, I have metal braces too, no ligatures though, although I do have powerchains and elastics right now. I use Cepacol or Biotene (which has no alcohol) and have not had any issues.

with dentyl ph this is not a reaction with any orthodontic appliance but the intended function of the mouthwash, it coagulates and removes bacteria etc in your mouth which can cause bad breath and other dental problems if you read the product literature it tells you this, the stuff you spit into the basin is just the bacteria that have been stuck together by the mouthwash.

another possibility, which may sound dumb... have you checked to see if you still have any food in your mooth before the mouthwash goes in? This happened to me once with listerine... I had been eating Domino's Chicken Kickers, kinda like chicken tenders, and knew that they were all in my brackets... I was busy doing something so I couldn't brush my teeth for about 45 minutes, and after I did, I used some of blue listerine. At this point I had forgot what I had eaten and was just thinking about refreshing my mouth. I gargled and swished and then spit... Blue stuff/gunk was in the sink... I thought the same thing... either my mouthwash is old or something had a reaction. Sadly, I have to admit, I didn't figure it out until the next time this happened. Under closer examination of my teeth before the mouthwash and the gunk after... it was mushed up chicken... but yeah, this can happen with chips or bread or anything like that too. Just an idea.

Sounds like after using the mouth wash you have still lots of plague in your mouth. You should remove this with a toothbrush and brush slowly. Maybe your rushing your dental hygiene. I use dently mouthwash. It is great shows up any plague that you haven't brushed away. This is a positive thing as long as you remember to clean it before leaving the house.

I've noticed when I use some mouthwash I get green stuff coming out of my mouth but it doesn't stick to my braces. It is weird because it never happened before I had braces

I also just bought the new Crest Pro Health rinse and I like it no burns and the best thing is it leaves your breath feeling FRESH for hours! I also noticed that after I use it some blue stuff stuff builds up around the wire not on my teeth I wonder what it is.

Ive noticed the same annoying thing with the crest pro health.. It sticks to my wire ties.. and I end up brushing again. It's the mouthwash for sure because I take great care and time brushing a flossing etc.
I ended up giving it away and went back to my orange listerine.

Glad to know I wasn't alone in this.

I use Cepacol. I had noticed this stuff before I got my braces put on. I would brush, then use it and I always assumed it was stuff that my toothbrush had loosened up for me and the mouthwash rinsed it out.

I've used it a couple of times now in the few days that I've had my braces on. The stuff is of course still there, but even more gross now is that it gets all hung up in my brackets. It's yellow stuff too. Who the heck wants any more yellow anywhere near their teeth? I've just been rinsing with water thoroughly after I get done with that to get rid of it, but I must say it's rather stubborn stuff when it gets on my braces.

I've just had my braces put on and have used Dentyl today - the same thing happened - green stuff stuck around my wire. I just used an interdental toothbrush to brush it off. I've always used Listerine pre-braces but my orthodontist said you should use an alcohol free mouthwash with floride when you have braces to strenghen the enamel.

i think something in that particular mouthwash reacts with ur salvia or different enzymes or wutever just a guess...i dont have my braces yet but i get that sometimes with certain mouthwashes and i compare the ingredients and they are different....just dont worry its fine