# Salt Water Basics
> A warm salt water rinse is a simple comfort measure. Learn the mix, the use and when to see a dentist instead.

## Guides
- [Getting the Ratio Right](https://salt-water-rinse-how-to.pages.dev/salt-water-ratio/): A mild salt water ratio is a small pinch to a half teaspoon of table salt stirred into a glass of warm water until it dissolves.
- [When People Use a Warm Rinse](https://salt-water-rinse-how-to.pages.dev/warm-water-rinse-use/): Warm water rinse use is usually about comfort and tidiness: loosening food, soothing a mildly irritated mouth or giving the mouth a quick refresh.
- [How Often to Rinse](https://salt-water-rinse-how-to.pages.dev/how-often-salt-water-rinse/): How often salt water rinse is sensible depends on why you are using it, but for most adults a rinse once or twice a day for a short stretch is plenty.
- [What Salt Water Cannot Do](https://salt-water-rinse-how-to.pages.dev/salt-water-rinse-limits/): A salt water rinse is a simple comfort and cleaning step for the mouth, nothing more.
- [Pain Needs a Dentist](https://salt-water-rinse-how-to.pages.dev/dental-pain-needs-dentist/): Dental pain needs a dentist, because the ache is a symptom and the cause usually sits somewhere a rinse cannot reach.

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