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When do you brush your teeth?

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.

ChexMax ,

First thing after I wake up, very thoroughly with a soft toothbrush. I can’t start my day with gross mouth. Definitely never right after coffee (though I understand the impulse). I never seem to get around to it at night. My dentist seems satisfied. If I leave the house in the evening, I brush before I go out.

shapesandstuff ,

how can you sleep with “gross mouth”??
Just brush before going to sleep, like it’s a fixed part of the process… i’m in the bathroom right before bed anyway. Pee, brush teeth, shower/wash/comb, toss my clothes in the laundry basket…

ChexMax ,

Because my mouth isn’t gross at night. Eating and drinking throughout the day keeps it neutral. I drink a lot of water. In the morning it’s just been sitting still all night and is gross to me. I don’t do a bathroom routine right before bed. I’m usually in the living room and go straight to bed. Maybe pee if I need to, but I change into comfy clothes as soon as I get home from work, and I shower in the morning

i_dont_want_to ,

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.

state_electrician ,

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.

ReluctantMuskrat ,

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.

Rocky60 ,

Bad teeth run in my family. Most of them had false teeth as adults

MystikIncarnate ,

Cool story.

Rocky60 ,

I wish I was as cool as you.

room_raccoon ,

I liked your story, if that means anything

scytale , (edited )

I usually do after breakfast and/or before I leave the house (if later in the day). I’ve read advice though to brush first thing in the morning BEFORE breakfast because it will protect your teeth from acids in your food, coffee, etc. I’d love to know if that’s the best way.

Tuss ,

But then you walk around with breakfast breath all day?

After breakfast and/if going out and then before bed.

amelia ,

Is breakfast breath worse than lunch breath or dinner breath?

Tuss ,

I don’t know. But it seems very wasteful to brush teeth and then eat because then you have a lot of food particles and bacteria still.

Better to eat breakfast and then brush because then you have a fresh breath and no unnecessary gunk and bacteria in your mouth the whole day.

amelia ,

As someone else said: food softens the enamel and makes your teeth more vulnerable so brushing right after breakfast may cause way more damage. I always brush my teeth before breakfast and almost never have any problems with my teeth. I know that my friends who frequently need treatment for their teeth brush them after breakfast.

But that’s of course anecdotal evidence that doesn’t say much, and I’m no dentist, so I may be wrong.

kryllic ,
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Brush before bed to keep your teeth, brush after breakfast to keep your friends

covert_czar ,
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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

covert_czar ,
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Still i don’t brush twice🫠

l3enc ,

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.

Daryl76679 ,

I brush before eating. I cannot stand the taste of morning breath

vpklotar ,

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.

Jumi ,

After my morning tea and before I go to bed

Stefh ,
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Every time you finish a meal

waffle ,

Yup, that’s what my dentist recommends. If you do that, just make sure you have a toothbrush and toothpaste which doesn’t hurt your teeth :)

Imgonnatrythis ,

Dentists have a strong pro-brushing bias though.

BananaPeal OP ,
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This would be ideal, but some people work jobs where it’s not feasible.

Ubettawerk ,

I’ve always heard that but also been told to wait for some time after eating before brushing to not hurt your enamel? Not sure how true that is

Stefh ,
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That’s true, but it’s enough to just rinse your mouth with water before brushing your teeth to eliminate any acidity from the food, or just wait at least 30 minutes before brushing your teeth.

Send_me_nude_girls , (edited )

For breakfast if you drink milk and eat nothing acidic (like fruits) that would weaken the enamel, brushing after the meal is the best.

Also brushing your teeth does slightly damage your teeth, which salvia will repair. I don’t want sugar in my slightly damaged teeth, nor do I want sugar on them for the rest of the day, until I brush in the evening. I like to extend the duration of brushed teeth to the maximum. Meaning over night clean and after breakfast, til often evening when I eat once more. With midday being all clean without extra brushing.

tweeks ,

But milk is (slightly) acidic, isn’t that a product to avoid as well before brushing?

NorthWestWind ,
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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.

shapesandstuff ,

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 🤷

Unforeseen ,

Or you could brush your teeth at work and get paid at the same time 😁

shapesandstuff ,

I like the way you think!

MystikIncarnate ,

Boss gets a dollar while I get a dime, that’s why I brush on company time.

etchinghillside ,

Evening: floss, fluoride mouthwash, 2 minute electric brush routine.

Morning: fluoride mouthwash and quick manual brush.

So, I try and be thorough in the evening and then try a quick pass in the morning to knock off any film and get some fluoride in there.

flying_sheep ,
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My dentist recommends not using mouth wash. Ever.

etchinghillside ,

Any particular reason why? I could understand it not being particularly effective but not sure it could be seen as harmful.

TryingToEscapeTarkov ,

When my teeth feel gross (fuzzy slippers) or my breath is kicking. Yes I am gross.

MrFunnyMoustache ,

I brush after breakfast in the morning, and before bed. I know you’re supposed to do it before breakfast, but I can’t enjoy food with the disgusting taste of toothpaste in my mouth.

mitchell ,

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

MrFunnyMoustache ,

But doesn’t the toothpaste taste overwrites every flavour for you?

mitchell ,

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)

MrFunnyMoustache ,

I see… My problem is that I loathe anything with mint, so to me it taints anything and I can’t enjoy anything until the flavour vanishes completely.

Jesus_666 ,

That’s why I brush my teeth first, then shower, then have breakfast. The time I need to shower and prepare breakfast is enough for my mouth to return to normal.

MrFunnyMoustache ,

To me, I need at least 30 minutes after brushing my teeth for my sense of taste to return to normal, otherwise everything tastes like toothpaste.

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