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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.

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.

Sowatee ,

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 :)

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.

DeltaTangoLima ,
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Just before bed, yep. I usually eat breakfast at work, so I brush before leaving, after my morning coffees.

backhdlp ,
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After showering.

shinigamiookamiryuu ,

It depends on the day for me, but usually it’s once a day at night because I synchronize it with my showering frequency. If I do it twice in a day, the first time is after breakfast unless I skip breakfast.

NickwithaC ,
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Morning after breakfast and at night before bed.

SilentStorms ,

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.

BananaPeal OP ,
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Yeah that’s my thought.

FrozenCorgi ,

Might seem counterintuitive at first pass, but brushing Before breakfast IS much better.

There’s a couple of reasons for this. One thing being that you want to wash out the bacteria that have multiplied overnight - these are the ones that give you the morning stinkbreath, and that sticky coating you feel on your teeth.

Additionally, when you eat you expose your teeth to acids that weaken and softens your enamel for a while. Brushing the weakened enamel weakens the enamel over time. Brushing before on the other hand helps protect your teeth from said acids, reducing this weakening effect.

That said, brushing after you’ve eaten is still better than not brushing at all.

SilentStorms ,

That makes sense. I can’t say I’ll change, purely because I don’t want to eat breakfast with the taste of toothpaste in my mouth, but it’s good to know.

_haha_oh_wow_ ,
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I brush pretty much as soon as I get up and right before I go to bed.

sara ,

Apparently I’m disgusting because I only brush and floss at night. I wish I was the sort of person who brushed after every meal but I just can’t be bothered. I haven’t had a cavity in years though, so I guess it works for me.

nevernevermore ,

I, too, am lazy. I brush at nights only, because lazy. I go to the dentist every 12 months and they’re always stoked at how my teeth and gums look. Maybe it’s genetics.

Open_Mike ,

Same here, but I'll chew a xylitol-containing gum after most meals and snacks. (not sorbitol, it doesn't work.) Hard to find a good gum though - the only one I can get here is Mentos.

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