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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.

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.

thelsim ,
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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?

Seasm0ke ,

My dentist told me it actually takes ~24 hr for plaque to harden up into calculus so not to be too hard on myself if I only manage once a day. I think twice a day is probably best especially if spots are missed, but I rarely manage the morning cause I drink coffee all day and brush after my nightly shower.

howrar ,

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.

thelsim ,
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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 :)

unknowing8343 ,

There are plenty of studies suggesting that people are actually brushing too much. Kinda like with shampoo… we strip our surfaces from healthy bacteria and oils and it creates a vicious cycle.

On the other side, many foods we eat today are not healthy for our mouth environment, so I still believe there has to be a certain degree of brushing, of course. So, simply put… you should adjust to your use case. Learn when you feel your mouth needs some brushing or not, and move on.

ArcticDagger ,

Could you link some of those studies? I’d be interested to read more about that

SHamblingSHapes ,
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Following the advice of my dentist, in the morning after finishing my coffee and in the evening before bed.

RBWells ,

At night before bed, 4 minutes. After flossing them.

I just drink water in the morning, coffee later, and you aren’t supposed to brush right after eating or drinking so I’ve not found another convenient time.

If I could remember to do it, I’m sure after lunch would be ideal, I just can’t reliably remember to.

Rocky60 ,

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

flying_sheep ,
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My dentist says flossing more often than once a week is detrimental.

shapesandstuff ,

maybe he said more than once a day? Mine said 1-2 times a day.

flying_sheep ,
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Flossing? Wtf. Brushing, yes, but flossing is much harsher.

shapesandstuff ,

Idk how u floss :D

shapesandstuff ,

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.

Sowatee ,

Before bed 99% of the time. If I’m leaving the house then I’ll brush before I do.

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.

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

VelvetStorm ,

Before bed and right before I go to work. I also floss my teeth at least twice a day(typically 10 min after eating and just before brushing) and use mouthwash at least twice a day(typically after brushing).

MTK ,

Build up of bacteria at night means that if you eat in the morning before brushing there will be more bacteria to break down the food into acid which will break down your teeth.

Ideal is to brush first but also brush after each meal*

*as long as the acidity in your mouth is 5.5pH or less your teeth are being broken down by the acid (which means that brushing would be scrubing them with acid and making it worse) in which case you should wait until your spit (which is a buffer solution) returns your pH to normal. Since most foods are acidic the recommendation is to wait 30 mnutes after eating and then brush. Or you can eat suger free gum right after a meal, this will trick your brain to produce more spit which will return the normal pH faster.

My personal system is like so:

Wake up

Use dental jet floss (water floss)

Brush teeth

After any foods eaten chew gum for 10-30 minutes

Floss

Dental jet (if at home)

If I’m at home and have 30 minutes to wait between mouthwash and brushing then I use mouthwash, wait 30 min then brush, if not then just brushing and if I’m not at home then just mouthwash.

Repeat for as many things as I eat that day.

Before bed:

Floss

Dental jet

Mouthwash

Wait 30 min

Brush

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.

jackpot ,
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twice or thrice a day?

mojo ,

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

TryingToEscapeTarkov ,

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

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