It is advised to brush your teeth at least twice a day, but when? Just before bed is a gimme because you’re about to lie mostly still for 6+ hours. Best to not leave food particles to fester.
What’s the best time for an earlier brushing? After breakfast? After lunch? After work/school?
Plus, what’s up with TV and movies having breakfast scenes where they get up and head right out the door? Did they already brush and now they’re going to leave food to fester all day? Eww.
Brush before bed to keep your teeth, brush after breakfast to keep your friends
After my morning coffee to try and reduce coffee staining teeth
Also 100% recommend water flossers, they’re a game changer cuz I was really bad about flossing normally
I brush my teeth first thing in the morning when I wake up, before breakfast, to ensure I have the perfect coffee breath for the whole day after breakfast.
Before bed and before breakfast. Bacteria grow in your mouth during your sleep, so it’s best to keep them low when you start sleeping, and kill them again before you swallow them with breakfast.
I ermm… only brush in the morning, after I had my shower. I know I should brush at least twice and I really wish I had the motivation to do so, but somehow I just find myself in bed without brushing.
But, to make up for it a little, I brush my teeth very meticulously for a minimum of 6 to 8 minutes. I follow intermittent fasting, so my next meal won’t be for another couple of hours.
My dentist is always full of praise during my half yearly checkup so I must be doing something right?I remember reading that only once a day is necessary if you brush properly, but most people don’t brush properly, so the recommendation is twice a day to make up for that.
Thanks for letting me know, it makes me feel a little less guilty.
I still should make a change somehow, but I’ll figure it out eventually :)
I think ideally you’d brush your teeth after every meal, but that would require having a toothbrush with you at all times and I’m too lazy for that. Brushing twice a day is good enough; once around 10-15 minutes after eating breakfast/ the first meal of the day and right before bed.
I brush before eating. I cannot stand the taste of morning breath
I think the problem with brushing too many times is that the toothpaste itself is also somewhat abresive. So, brushing too often will result in you destroying your teeth. Especially if using “whitening” pastes.
Bro its not just about the 6 hours, There will be much less saliva and other secretions from your mouth when you sleep. Actually saliva slows down bacteria growth, thats why your breath smells after you wake up
Still i don’t brush twice🫠
As far as I know, getting cavities is a lot about genetics. I floss and brush after dinner and breakfast and don’t overthink it and I’ve been fine for many decades now.
Getting cavities is a lot about the prevelance of sugar and highly-refined carbs. Some people are more susceptible than others due to differences in saliva, but the typical western diet is horrible for your teeth.
After my morning tea and before I go to bed
I brush pretty much as soon as I get up and right before I go to bed.
Typically, I brush and floss before bed. In the morning, I will rinse my mouth out to get a lot of the bacteria from overnight out of my mouth.
If I have the energy, I will brush about an hour after my morning snack and caffeine.
If I don’t have the energy, I will rinse my mouth out after breakfast.
I find rinsing my mouth out, while not as good as brushing, really helps freshen up my mouth.
I brush in the morning, and rinse or floss after I eat anything. I brush when I get home from work, after supper, and before I go to bed.
I used to just brush in the morning and at night, and have a partial to show for it
I used to just brush in the morning and at night, and have a partial to show for it
that’s crazy, do you have some condition like acid reflux or a particular issue with your saliva?
twice a day is like THE golden standard everyone learns and is told by dentists.
I remember reading you shouldn’t do it immediately after breakfast due to acids etc increasing the risk of damaging you teeth with the fairly rough brush.
Something like 40 minutes after breakfast would be ideal. I tend to do it maybe 10-20 minutes after bc i have to get ready 🤷Or you could brush your teeth at work and get paid at the same time 😁
I like the way you think!
Boss gets a dollar while I get a dime, that’s why I brush on company time.
After breakfast than floss+brush before bed. Before breakfast doesn’t make sense to me because you’re brushing twice when you haven’t eaten anything.
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I actually find it more enjoyable to have breakfast after my mouth is refreshed. I wouldn’t enjoy eating with the taste of old mouth juice all over my tongue
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With the exception of orange juice, any food I eat replaces the minty flavour with its own. I guess I just need that reset to “minty fresh” before eating (I’ve been conditioned by Big Toothpaste to associate minty with clean)
