Rinsing with Listerine® Antiseptic morning and night cleans your whole mouth and protects against plaque and gingivitis germs for 24 hours.

Emerging science suggests that advanced gum disease may be linked to diabetes, cardiovascular problems, and pre-term birth. The early stage of gum disease is gingivitis—which affects a majority of all adult Americans at some point in their lives. And most don’t even know it.

Many theories exist and more studies are underway to explore the connection between good oral health and overall health. Despite the differing opinions on this topic, one thing is clear: a healthy mouth leads only to good things.

How does Listerine® work?

LISTERINE® Fights Germs with Essential Oils
The power of LISTERINE® Antiseptic comes from a formula of four essential oils that kill millions of germs on contact. Our fixed combination of eucalyptol, menthol, methyl salicylate, and thymol continues to deliver unsurpassed results. No other branded mouthwash has this formula. And that’s why no other mouthwash feels or works like LISTERINE®.

LISTERINE® Penetrates Plaque Biofilm and Kills Germs
Biofilm is a more recent term for the bacterial film on your teeth we call plaque. Biofilm is an organized community of germs in a gooey matrix that enables them to multiply and survive inside your mouth. Brushing and flossing help disrupt and remove this biofilm, but sometimes may miss hard to reach areas—prime real estate for gingivitis causing germs. LISTERINE® Antiseptic rapidly penetrates the biofilm to kill plaque and gingivitis germs.

The Listerine® product line includes products for: A Healthier Mouth Choose regular, less intense, or tarter control Listerine® Antiseptic mouth rinses, or our Anticavity Fluoride Rinse to strengthen teeth.

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For Your Pocket Listerine® Pocketpaks® and Listerine® Pocketmist® freshens your breath instantly by killing bad breath germs.

For Kids Listerine® Agent Cool Blue® and Smart Rinse™ two fun options that help you coach your kids to better brushing and rinsing.