Your Oral Microbiome Does Not Sleep

Your mouth is an ecosystem. Over 700 bacterial species with their own 24-hour cycle. Their active hours are your sleeping hours.

During the day, saliva keeps the ecosystem in check with antimicrobial proteins and pH buffers. At night, saliva drops 90%, oxygen decreases, and anaerobic bacteria -- the VSC producers -- take over. It is not an invasion. The balance shifts.

Three intervention points: (1) reduce bacterial load before sleep, (2) maintain hydration overnight, (3) support the chemical environment with pH buffering and VSC inhibition.

NightSip targets 2 and 3 -- the overnight window brushing cannot reach.

[The Complete Guide](/blog/complete-guide-overnight-oral-care) | [Science](/science).

*-- Hana*