Hello,

I wonder if any quantitative study has been done to somehow measure the
difference that rinsing your mouth out with water (warm or cold) might make
in preventing decay after eating sweets versus not doing anything at all,

Here is the situation I wonder about: you are at work and someone brings
something sweet (and bad for teeth) like donuts. You have one. Then, since
you have no toothbrush with you and you won't be home for another 6-7 hours,
you head to the restroom and swish your mouth out with water, several times.
As I said, instead of doing nothing at all.

Is there any measurable (and tested) benefit in doing so? Such as: subjects
who did this ended up with an average of x fewer cavities, or x mm less gum
loss, etc. Common sense tells me this is a wise thing to do, but I want some
specific numbers to quantify the benefit.

Thanks,
Be