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While I love your videos, it's sickening that I had to seek this information out instead of being taught it through school or one of the many numerous trips to the dentist. Dental health is health care but it's not treated nearly as seriously. So you have my deepest thanks for providing an amazing source of information about this topic.
Common sense says you brush your teeth right after you wake up, so you don’t have a funky mouth hole all morning and your breakfast doesn’t taste like there’s something funky going on with it. 😂
Just wanted you to know that you’ve helped me so much throughout Dental Hygiene school, I graduate next month and wanted you to know how much knowledge I feel like I’ve gained from watching your videos. You’ve been such a motivation of the kind of hygienist I want to be when I’m in the workforce as well. So here’s a huge THANK YOU 💕
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I agree to brush my teeth when waking up in the morning. I also brush my teeth in the morning and after eating food because I, feel amazing afterward. I have learned through self-experience that sugar is the worst thing to rest on your gums that can cause many problems in our bodies especially our sugar levels due to glucose levels in our bloodstream and not bush our teeth can cause tooth decay and damage our gums and especially all of the plagues that build up in our mouths at night time while we are sleeping that builds up on the enamels on our teeth. Enamel is the thin outer covering of the tooth. This tough shell is the hardest tissue in the human body. Enamel covers the crown which is the part of the tooth that's visible outside of the gums. I do not like sugary drinks and surgery foods. But many fruits and vegetables are full of carbohydrates and sugar which go straight to the bloodstream to rise our glucose levels and can cause diabetes from eating so much sugar and not brushing your teeth can cause residue of the sugary foods during the night for 8 hours to rest on your gums and to enter the bloodstream along with the over amount of carbohydrates and add sugar going into our bodies causing blood pressure problems and diabetes. You, are so right we must brush our teeth in the morning before bacteria will grow in the mouth while we are sleeping and viruses also can get into our mouths while we are sleeping especially when some of us sleep with our mouths open.
I’m a dental hygienist and I get asked this all the time. I actually wake up, brush then eat. When I get to work, I brush before I get my first patient. But I don’t expect them to do that. I honestly and wowed by your answer. You definitely have a point. Now I need to change/adjust my response to these patients. 😂
I've NEVER heard anybody in the dental industry say you should brush before and after breakfast. What's interesting is I've always done this since I was a kid... initially to get rid of my bad breath to be around other people in the morning, then after to get my teeth clean from eating. I've never had a cavity in my life either.
I always brushed my teeth before breakfast. During my braces phase, I got used to swishing my mouth with water after each meal, including breakfast, because food got caught in my braces. Since I was on the go, I had no time to brush and sometimes, its hard to brush your teeth at work! Now with the braces off, I still swish my mouth with water after every meal. I use dental picks to get any food bits out of my teeth too, lol.
@@xackar7689 I prefer to brush my teeth as soon as I wake up and I swish the water to make your all toothpaste is out. Maybe 30 minutes will go by (getting dressed, fixing my hair, putting on makeup) then I make myself breakfast. When I eat/drink, I don’t taste the minty toothpaste. That’s how I do it.
Interesting topic, and you explain it so clearly that it makes sense. I have never thought of brushing my teeth when I wake up but on the plus side it’s never too late to change part of your morning routine. I shall be giving this a try for sure 🙂
Your literally the best dental hygienist and best at giving advice, answers, explanations, and many more!!❤️ Thank you. You have helped me and others in so many ways. I truly think you deserve a lot more support and subscribers. Again, thanks for another great vid😊💖
Your channel is so educational and user friendly. Thank you so much for all of your efforts and hard work. Wish I had discovered all of this valuable info sooner.
I'm currently a dental assistant and I'm planning to go to school again for hygiene. :) I watch your videos all the time & I'm so thankful I found your channel! You're so informative and fun! Thank you for posting such great content all the time, Whitney!!!!
When i was pregnant with my last kid, I had to brush my teeth before drinking or eating anything. I think this might be what prevented me from having morning sickness that whole pregnancy.
I wish I learned everything I now know thanks to you, when I was younger. My oral health has improved so much and I often think about how much pain I could have avoided. If I had only known.
Tamago then you are literally eating all the bacteria in your mouth along with your breakfast and lets not forget your bad breath.it is bad for your teeth . It just takes a few days to adjust but yes again it’s your choice
I agree to brush my teeth when waking up in the morning. I also brush my teeth in the morning and after eating food because I, feel amazing afterward. I have learned through self-experience that sugar is the worst thing to rest on your gums that can cause many problems in our bodies especially our sugar levels due to glucose levels in our bloodstream and not bush our teeth can cause tooth decay and damage our gums and especially all of the plagues that build up in our mouths at night time while we are sleeping that builds up on the enamels on our teeth. Enamel is the thin outer covering of the tooth. This tough shell is the hardest tissue in the human body. Enamel covers the crown which is the part of the tooth that's visible outside of the gums. I do not like sugary drinks and surgery foods. But many fruits and vegetables are full of carbohydrates and sugar which go straight to the bloodstream to rise our glucose levels and can cause diabetes from eating so much sugar and not brushing your teeth can cause residue of the sugary foods during the night for 8 hours to rest on your gums and to enter the bloodstream along with the over amount of carbohydrates and add sugar going into our bodies causing blood pressure problems and diabetes. You are so right we must brush our teeth in the morning before eating because bacteria will grow in the mouth while we are sleeping and viruses also can get into our mouths while we are sleeping especially when some of us sleep with our mouths open.
@@anushkabhoi Just water as soon as I get out of bed in the AM. I brush and floss right before I go to bed. That way there are no food particles or drink left to decay on my teeth for hours as I sleep. I do drink a large glass of water as soon as I sit up from my bed. Sit up with my phone for 10 min so my organs get rehydrated. I don't brush before I eat bc it affects the way the food tastes. I wait for 30 min after a meal before I brush. Waiting gives the saliva in my mouth time to wash away any acidic foods. If you brush too soon after eating or drinking, the enamel can erode due to the acidic foods getting ground into your teeth via your toothbrush. Sorry if I sound too much like your mother:)
Thank you for this information. I've always brushed my teeth after breakfast and coffee which yes, leaves you with fresh minty breath and clean shiny teeth for the rest of the morning, especially helpful if i have to head to university right after, but i've also noticed that brushing my teeth after breakfast makes my mouth becomes so dry, even if i drink a LOT of water, probably due to fluoride in the toothpaste. So i'm going to try brushing before breakfast. I also think using mouthwash once a day before you head to work/school/uni like me will be very effective for most of you and have the same fresh effect you desire, plus without that dryness in your mouth.
brushing directly after eating/ drinking food with acids, doesnt move the acid around. the acids are softening the enamel and you are then brushing away the enamel. after 30-60 minutes, the ph normalizes through the saliva and the enamel gets hard enough again.
Yes the acidic ph of food and substances weaken enamel. But what if I rinsed with an alkaline mouth wash afterwards. Do I still need to wait 30mins before brushing?
I’ve somehow been so lucky so far (I guess good genetics maybe). I’m 35 and have only had a couple cavities after getting braces removed in high school. But, I’ve been doing it wrong all along! I’ve always brushed after breakfast, and unfortunately I was doing it IMMEDIATELY after eating. Then I’ve always brushed before bed, rinsed, flossed, and rinsed again…so my order of things was way off! Now I brush upon awakening, eat 30-40 mins after that, and for my nighttime routine, I actually floss first, rinse with water, THEN brush, and then I do not rinse, although that last part was a tricky habit to break. I’ve always had great dental checkups, but I feel like your videos will help out my oral cavity that much more! Thank you!! 🎉 I now wear a custom NTI night guard too after getting a new dentist that noticed surface fractures in a lot of my incisors and missing points on my molars from nighttime bruxism…I had no idea I was doing it and somehow my previous dentists never picked up on it (it was Aspen Dental, who I’ve been told by many, including my new dentist, that like other corporations, they are not very reputable)! Very glad I switched and went the private dentist route…also, he is waaaay more affordable! 😂
You can and should neuralize the PH in your mouth before every teeth brush session. You can use xylitol for this or a mouth wash with chlorine dioxide.
I try to make it a point to wait an hour after having my coffee. I get up a half hour early, brush my teeth. Wait that half hour before having my coffee. Have some water BEFORE coffee. And then I try to rinse with water, or mouthwash after I’m done with the coffee. Then rinse again, and either eat breakfast, or wait another hour.
Thank you for making this video! 💐 I got an SLS- free toothpaste for my son to use first thing in the morning so his sense of taste won’t be affected & he can enjoy his breakfast. Maybe a follow-up dental short on best dentifrice options for brushing before breakfast would be good? Thanks again!
I used to rinse with mouth wash, eat breakfast, floss and brush teeth and tongue but my dentist told me to brush, eat breakfast then floss and rinse with mouthwash and brush my tongue. So far that's been my routine and it's worked well. I don't have time after lunch to brush but I rinse with mouthwash. And night time is floss, brush teeth and tongue, then mouthwash.
Since brushing is bad right after a meal, how about some vigorous water swishing - Will it also spread the acid, or reduce the amount? And what if I swish with a basic solution (bit of baking soda + salt)? I think I can learn to swish after every meal and snack, plus follow your advice of brushing before bed and first thing in the morning.
yesss swishing with water helps alot!! here's a video of mine that goes over even more things you can do throughout the day -- hope this helps: ruclips.net/video/1yy9fKxAyOY/видео.html
I have a really thorough and elaborate oral care routine but brushing before breakfast is the one thing that I have yet to find myself sticking to as I have to brush after a meal as I can't stand not having super fresh breath, but I am gonna try to adhere and acclimate myself to first doing a simple brush with my manual toothbrush shortly after I get up and then after breakfast do a more elaborate oral care routine afterwards. It's gonna take some time getting used to the slightly altered taste of my breakfast. But it's gonna be hard to cram everything in my morning schedule. I also want to start chewing Xylitol Gum.
“Can’t stand to not have super fresh breath” but you wait until after you eat to brush… when I wake, the first thing I do after I put on my eyeglasses, is brush my teeth. I can’t stand how disgusting my mouth tastes right after I wake up. It shouldn’t be hard at all to work it into your elaborate oral care routine, and as for getting used to the taste of food after brushing your teeth… if you drink a bit of plain water, THEN eat your food after you get ready or whatever, allowing for about 30 minutes AFTER you brush your teeth, it should do nothing but make your food taste better. Oral care is so important to me. I didn’t know about the healthy bacteria being brushed off after you brush, but I’ve always brushed before I do absolutely anything for the day. Even if I don’t go anywhere that day, first thing I do is brush, floss, then scrape. If you “practice” brushing your teeth before you eat, immediately after waking, you’ll see nothing but benefits and you’ll feel like an all around cleaner person.
I always brush after I eat breakfast but I can see why it’s better to do it before eating. I thought plaque would likely increase more if I brushed after eating and of course I was right. I’m still brushing after breakfast though sorry 😂
You hear dentists and oral hygienists telling you it’s best to brush first thing when you wake, yet you still opt to keep a funky mouth until no telling how long after you eat. This is, not near as bad, but this is like a dentist telling you that if you continue doing what your doing your teeth are going to fall out… wait, this IS exactly that. You’ve got dental professionals telling you that your putting the health of your teeth at risk if you wait to brush after you eat. Get rid of that yuck mouth. First thing I do in the mornings after I wake up and put on my glasses is to go in the bathroom and brush… like a child being told not to put dog poo in your mouth, but you opt to suck on that moist dog turd anyway. Some people are just like children. Child gets told by parent that you shouldn’t chew on rocks… child chews on rocks anyway. Lmao.
I normally brush my teeth AFTER eating breakfast. AS SOON as I’m done eating breakfast, i gargle/Swish with warm water to get all the food out, wait 30 minutes, THEN brush/floss/act mouthwash.
It does not add up, so you mentioned that it is optimal to brush your teeth two times a day (after waking up and before sleep), but then you also said that it is best that you wake up brush, then wait 30-60 minutes to brush again, which implies that actually a person should brush his teeth two times in the morning and one time before bed which in the end adds up to 3 times. So which version should one really believe in?
So with me I wake up brush and use a mouthwash. I wait at least 30 minutes before eating breakfast so I don’t just wash all that fluoride away. After breakfast, I immediately rinse my mouth with water to remove all the food particles. I wait at least another 30 minutes to brush again.
For me in the morning, I'm thinking: - Electric toothbrush (don't spit) - String floss - Tongue scraper - Rinse and drink water to clear throat (Skincare) (Eat breakfast) - Fluoride mouthwash without alcohol and a sense-making ph (don't rinse)
Hi Whitney! Love your videos! I have a question along the lines of this topic. If you don't eat anything, is it necessary to brush? I have two scenarios this applies to. First, when I brush my teeth early in the evening after dinner, let's say about 7 pm, but then don't go to bed until around 1 am. I've heard people say you should brush again before bed because there's bacteria in my mouth and it's been a few hours. Second, on the weekends you may stay in bed/on the couch for a few hours before eating. Is it bad not to brush right when you get up if you don't eat anything?
I’m not Whitney, but yes. 100% it’s a necessity to brush your teeth at least twice a day. My mouth feels disgusting after I wake, so that’s the first thing I do in the morning after I put on my eyeglasses. I don’t see how you could think it’s ok to go without brushing just because you’ve skipped a meal or you wait until late at night to brush your teeth. If you brush first thing in the morning, you’ll probably have more people willing to stand closer and/or just generally talk to you more. To think you can skip brushing because you skipped a meal is pretty, well.. silly. And I say silly because that’s the nicest word I can think of. This actually made me mad when I read it. Brush your teeth! 2 times a day. Use floss before you brush, and then use a tongue scraper. The people you speak with throughout with day will definitely be glad that you did. Also, if your waiting until 7PM to brush your teeth, you’ve probably got a bunch of catching up to do. I’d say floss first, then use you toothbrush with toothpaste, then use a tongue scraper. It literally makes me feel better to brush my teeth than taking a shower (even though I love a good shower) I honestly. You should look into going to a dentist and getting your teeth cleaned. I don’t know you, but judging by your horrible brushing hygiene, I’m assuming you really need a good thorough cleaning from a professional. Also, I’m sure your thinking, “isn’t brushing just as effective as getting a teeth cleaning” and the answer is no. Go to a dentist. You probably need one, especially if you’ve kept up this oral hygiene routine for a long amount of time. I say all of this out of the kindness of my heart… please brush your teeth when you wake up. Don’t wait until the day is over with to brush your one and only time for that day. Again, I’m just trying to give you some good tips on how to be a generally more clean person. Waiting until 7PM to brush is insane. Can’t believe you don’t see anything wrong with this. Also, have a good day, but first, floss between every tooth. Not just the ones that feel like they might have something in between them. After flossing, you should immediately brush your teeth. After brushing, use a tongue scrapper and get all that thick white junk off your tongue.
@@slamshammers Thanks for the message, but I think you may have misunderstood me. 😂 For the first scenario, I never said to wait until 7 pm to brush your teeth for the FIRST time. I'm saying that I generally like to brush my teeth soon after eating dinner. So, for example, I may brush my teeth (the second time of the day) right after dinner at around 7 or 8 pm. Do I need to brush again before I go to bed a few hours later if I don't eat anything else? That's the question. The second scenario is asking if it's okay to relax in bed for an hour or two on a Sunday morning, without brushing your teeth right when you open your eyes, if I don't plan on eating breakfast immediately. I am ABSOLUTELY not advocating to not brush the whole day. I just want to make it clear. I have excellent oral hygiene and my dentists and dental hygienists always praise me for how clean my teeth are. I appreciate your impassioned response though!
Would you ever consider making a video about xylitol sugar free gums and mints? Do they actually work at neutralising the sugar acids in your mouth? Thank you! :)
yes I have a chewing gum video coming soon!!!! xylitol can definitely help!!! it doesn't replace brushing - but it's a great addition! stay tuned for the video :)
I just never eat breakfast, problem solved I guess 🤷♂️ Jokes aside I find that chewing gum after eating is the best way to go because it’s keeps breath fresh and teeth feeling clean. So if I were to eat breakfast I would brush first, then pop in some gum after. Plus, I just like chewing gum!
In my Little Country, at least 90% of the people brushes their teeth as they wake up before they eat breakfast, it's common sense for us, I mean whose gonna eat breakfast with Morning Breath, that's just weird, because morning breath mixed with your breakfast doesn't really change the morning breath taste in your mouth all that much.
What about brushing your teeth, THEN eating immediately or if you just skip the meal entirely after brushing? I was told one time by my dentist that I shouldn't eat 2 minutes after brushing my teeth or nothing would taste right.
Probably still best to wait but if you really can't wait rinse/waterfloss your teeth and then swish with a fluoride mouthwash for 1 minute and then put your trays on
My coversation with chatgbt: q: how long should take to wait before eating after brushing my eat in the morning? A: It is recommended to wait at least 30 minutes after brushing your teeth in the morning before eating. This is because brushing your teeth can temporarily increase the acidity in your mouth, which can weaken your tooth enamel. Eating food immediately after brushing can increase the risk of tooth decay, as the food can cause further damage to the weakened enamel. By waiting 30 minutes after brushing, you allow time for your mouth to return to a neutral state, reducing the risk of tooth decay. After this time, you can safely eat your breakfast without any negative impact on your oral health. *Please answer question here: So I wake up and brush my teeth then wait how many minutes before I can eat in the morning?
Anyone else go to a dentist who just plays random trivia on the tv in the waiting room intermixed with two or three facts about dentil conditions you dont need to know about until things go very wrong and a whole lot of info about the graduating students in their local area? Why do dentists do this over teaching basic tooth brushing tips like these??!!! I just learned more in a few hours on this channel than i ever have in a dentist office.
Excellent video! So helpful. I've been doing it wrong. I have a question, though. Is it okay to brush only with water??? Toothpaste makes me gag. xo~linda
I asked my dentist about this years ago because toothpaste used to make me gag too, and he said I could brush with just water as long as I used a fluoride mouth rinse afterwards. In a lot of her videos, though, she recommends talking to your dentist about your specific mouth and needs. Hope this helps!
Omg i needed this. Thing is, my breath smells like waffles in the morning, which makes me feel abit skeptical about eating without brushing before 🤣 This video reassured me i am a mouth breather lol
I have to take medication when I wake up and wait a while to eat so this is actually kind of helpful. I can take my meds, then brush and wait to eat. After breastfast brushing though...that may or may not happen.
I have braces so i have to brush my braces after every meal (and/or snacks) so technically that's about three times a day, if i brush before my first meal, that's either gonna make me brush about four times a day which weakens enamel, or not brush until i had my lunch which is more than one hour, so both situations will put me with a weak enamel so brushing after breakfast is my routine, i do use mouthwash when i wake up though
Just don’t apply some much pressure when brushing. Also, use soft bristles on your toothbrush. You should 100% brush immediately after waking. This is the ONLY way it should be done. Also, I’ve had braces too. It’s just one of those things your gonna have to deal with. Braces take a good bit of care and maintenance, if a dentist and/or dental hygienist tells you something you should be doing with your teeth, I’d recommend doing it. What the worst thing that could happen? You end up with fresh breath. And like I said, don’t use enamel as an excuse, because I’ve brushed too hard and for my whole life, so I’ve got slightly thinking enamel. All you need to do is use a toothbrush with softer bristles… problem solved, teeth clean, and breath fresh.
When I was little and went to sleepovers with my white American friends they would always brush after eating breakfast and I thought it was strange but I'm not originally American so I brushed it off, but I always would ask them why they wanted to swallow the germs from the night before LMAO. Not exactly how that works but I guess it's also a cultural thing.
Hi Teeth Talk Girl! What about someone who fasts, about once a week and drinks cold pressed juices through out the day, and also incorporates it in their diet for over all health, do these rules still apply? My guess would be yes, but just wanted to have your advice? Awesome channel, keep up the good work, until next time peace, love and Teeth.
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Thanks for the video! A follow-up question: what if one wears invisalign or other clear aligners? Should one wait for 30min after breakfast before brushing and putting the aligners back on (but at the same time one is supposed to wear the aligners as long as possible)?
Probably best to wait for 30-60 mins but if you really can't wait rinse/waterfloss your teeth and then swish with a fluoride mouthwash for 1 minute and then put your trays on
Hi, thank you for the explanation. What do you think about chewing gums after meals? Is it good to use them? Do we need to wait 30 min before using the gum?
You'd probably want to wait 30-60 mins after spitting out the gum to brush your teeth because it contains sugars. You can chew gum immediately after you eat though
Hi. Thank you for the videos, apart from brushing, I never really flossed or anything and after watching your videos I'm excited to begin taking better care of my teeth. I just wanted to ask if it's okay for me to have a glass of warm water before I brush my teeth in the morning.
I always brushed before breakfast bc it was just nasty to me to eat all that morning gunk with my meal😖 then I'd brush after when I went to school since I had braces then.
If you're using floride toothpaste you would want to wait 30 mins before eating because the floride won't be doing anything if you don't wait and you might as well just brush with water
Something I do and I’m not sure if it a good thing or not, but I put a bit of mouthwash in my water flosser with the water so it keeps some fluoride on my teeth after I rinse after breakfast
I’m not much of a breakfast eater, so it’s not unusual for me to have my first meal of the day three or more hours after waking up. In that case, would it make sense to delay my first teeth-brushing session of the day until just before I eat, or should I still brush immediately upon waking-even though by the time I have my first meal, my mouth will, I assume, be more or less in the same condition as when I woke up (i.e., filled with bacteria ready to mix with my food and produce cavity-causing acid)? I also, of course, brush right before bed, and I worry that brushing more than twice a day will damage my gums, which already have quite a bit of recession. Kindly advise.
👍😊 Is flossing right after eating ok? Or should we also wait some time like with brushing? and what about diluted baking soda, can it be a good option to neutralize the acidic ph when we finish eating? 😁
Right after consuming sugary foods (e.g. soda or sweets), I will vigorously gargle a large amount of water throughout my mouth and towards my teeth. And of course spit it out and repeat this a few times. Should I continue this practice?
i first rinse my mouth, then eat, floss a little, rinse and then wash after 30 mins of eating so the enamel reconstitues properly. I dont like brushing before eating
I can’t stand eating with morning breath, much less sitting around until breakfast is cooked and eaten then waiting 30 minutes to get a clean mouth. That’s just me and most everyone I know though. 🤷🏻♂️
Haha when you said: “it is actually more helpful to brush when you wake up” I thought you were going to say “you don’t want other people smelling your morning breath”. 😂
Since I have braces, my orthodontist wants me to brush after because I can’t leave food stuck in my teeth or brackets… before I had braces I brushed before so it makes sense I even wait 30 minutes after breakfast to brush
I don't know if you still have braces so this may not be useful but it's probably better to waterfloss or use an interdental brush to get the food out but what you're doing is fine as long as you wait 30 mins after eating to brush
@@Zoe-sn9tb but at least bother with the brush. The "compromise" given here is to just wait after eating and not bothering to brush before eating at all. It would be like answering the question, "Should you pee before or after sex". And the answer being both. Pee before, or have less liquid, as a full bladder is uncomfortable, wait and provide foreplay to make sex even more enjoyable, then pee right after sex, don't wait until after cuddling, to avoid UTI and some jerk says to comprise with pee right away and cuddle after without even bothering with the discomfort via different positions or lube instead of prolonged foreplay.
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While I love your videos, it's sickening that I had to seek this information out instead of being taught it through school or one of the many numerous trips to the dentist. Dental health is health care but it's not treated nearly as seriously. So you have my deepest thanks for providing an amazing source of information about this topic.
couldn't agree more. dental health is so important and my goal is to try and make this information for accessible for everyone!
@@TeethTalk how do you keep your breakfast from tasting like colgate?
@@probrickgamer also ruines the tast of coffee
@@fluffykitten992 yep…this is by far the worst part 😔
“Sickening” grow up💀
Schools never teaches you three things:
Money
Taxes
If you should brush before or after breakfast
my school taught us about money and taxes.
Common sense says you brush your teeth right after you wake up, so you don’t have a funky mouth hole all morning and your breakfast doesn’t taste like there’s something funky going on with it. 😂
@@slamshammers i don't lose weight so i stay funky
@@slamshammers
Brush after you eat. As the film on our teeth upon awakening contains B12which is produced by the body.
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Just wanted you to know that you’ve helped me so much throughout Dental Hygiene school, I graduate next month and wanted you to know how much knowledge I feel like I’ve gained from watching your videos. You’ve been such a motivation of the kind of hygienist I want to be when I’m in the workforce as well. So here’s a huge THANK YOU 💕
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I agree to brush my teeth when waking up in the morning. I also brush my teeth in the morning and after eating food because I, feel amazing afterward.
I have learned through self-experience that sugar is the worst thing to rest on your gums that can cause many problems in our bodies especially our sugar levels due to glucose levels in our bloodstream and not bush our teeth can cause tooth decay and damage our gums and especially all of the plagues that build up in our mouths at night time while we are sleeping that builds up on the enamels on our teeth.
Enamel is the thin outer covering of the tooth. This tough shell is the hardest tissue in the human body. Enamel covers the crown which is the part of the tooth that's visible outside of the gums. I do not like sugary drinks and surgery foods. But many fruits and vegetables are full of carbohydrates and sugar which go straight to the bloodstream to rise our glucose levels and can cause diabetes from eating so much sugar and not brushing your teeth can cause residue of the sugary foods during the night for 8 hours to rest on your gums and to enter the bloodstream along with the over amount of carbohydrates and add sugar going into our bodies causing blood pressure problems and diabetes.
You, are so right we must brush our teeth in the morning before bacteria will grow in the mouth while we are sleeping and viruses also can get into our mouths while we are sleeping especially when some of us sleep with our mouths open.
I’m a dental hygienist and I get asked this all the time. I actually wake up, brush then eat. When I get to work, I brush before I get my first patient. But I don’t expect them to do that. I honestly and wowed by your answer. You definitely have a point. Now I need to change/adjust my response to these patients. 😂
@@lagear2165 I’m not, I have no recession or anything . But good question for sure. Lol
I've NEVER heard anybody in the dental industry say you should brush before and after breakfast. What's interesting is I've always done this since I was a kid... initially to get rid of my bad breath to be around other people in the morning, then after to get my teeth clean from eating. I've never had a cavity in my life either.
Did brushing before and after breakfast help you to get rid of bad breath ?
I always brushed my teeth before breakfast. During my braces phase, I got used to swishing my mouth with water after each meal, including breakfast, because food got caught in my braces. Since I was on the go, I had no time to brush and sometimes, its hard to brush your teeth at work! Now with the braces off, I still swish my mouth with water after every meal. I use dental picks to get any food bits out of my teeth too, lol.
do you need to wait a certain amount of time to eat breakfast after brushing?
@@xackar7689 I prefer to brush my teeth as soon as I wake up and I swish the water to make your all toothpaste is out. Maybe 30 minutes will go by (getting dressed, fixing my hair, putting on makeup) then I make myself breakfast. When I eat/drink, I don’t taste the minty toothpaste. That’s how I do it.
Interesting topic, and you explain it so clearly that it makes sense. I have never thought of brushing my teeth when I wake up but on the plus side it’s never too late to change part of your morning routine. I shall be giving this a try for sure 🙂
Your literally the best dental hygienist and best at giving advice, answers, explanations, and many more!!❤️ Thank you. You have helped me and others in so many ways. I truly think you deserve a lot more support and subscribers. Again, thanks for another great vid😊💖
thank YOU for watching and for this kind comment! truly appreciate it :) sending positive vibes your way!
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Thank you for being a caring person and sharing your knowledge with us.
I'm currently a dental assistant and I'm planning to go to school again for hygiene. :) I watch your videos all the time & I'm so thankful I found your channel! You're so informative and fun! Thank you for posting such great content all the time, Whitney!!!!
thank you so much for saying this!!! wishing you the best toothy journey!!!!!
When i was pregnant with my last kid, I had to brush my teeth before drinking or eating anything. I think this might be what prevented me from having morning sickness that whole pregnancy.
I wish I learned everything I now know thanks to you, when I was younger. My oral health has improved so much and I often think about how much pain I could have avoided. If I had only known.
I normally do a 'superficial' brushing and rinsing before eating, then doing it properly afterwards
I can go along with that! :)
It's weird that people have this dilemma. From where I come, in my country it's usual to brush once you wake up... Interesting info as always.
Thank up for laying it all out so well and concisely. I love all the recommendations and insightful advice that you add on!
The entire video I was tasting that toothpaste orange juice combo...
Me too, I'm still not gonna brush my teeth before breakfast
You could use a kids toothpaste
Wait for sometime before eating and drink water first after brushing your teeth usually the taste wears of in less than an hour
Tamago then you are literally eating all the bacteria in your mouth along with your breakfast and lets not forget your bad breath.it is bad for your teeth . It just takes a few days to adjust but yes again it’s your choice
@@arshiyabegum8556 I do it one hour later my breakfast though !
The only problem with brushing before eating for me is the taste.
I agree to brush my teeth when waking up in the morning. I also brush my teeth in the morning and after eating food because I, feel amazing afterward.
I have learned through self-experience that sugar is the worst thing to rest on your gums that can cause many problems in our bodies especially our sugar levels due to glucose levels in our bloodstream and not bush our teeth can cause tooth decay and damage our gums and especially all of the plagues that build up in our mouths at night time while we are sleeping that builds up on the enamels on our teeth.
Enamel is the thin outer covering of the tooth. This tough shell is the hardest tissue in the human body. Enamel covers the crown which is the part of the tooth that's visible outside of the gums. I do not like sugary drinks and surgery foods. But many fruits and vegetables are full of carbohydrates and sugar which go straight to the bloodstream to rise our glucose levels and can cause diabetes from eating so much sugar and not brushing your teeth can cause residue of the sugary foods during the night for 8 hours to rest on your gums and to enter the bloodstream along with the over amount of carbohydrates and add sugar going into our bodies causing blood pressure problems and diabetes.
You are so right we must brush our teeth in the morning before eating because bacteria will grow in the mouth while we are sleeping and viruses also can get into our mouths while we are sleeping especially when some of us sleep with our mouths open.
TY, I started brushing my teeth with plain water as part of my first thing in the morning routine!
So you brush with water after you wake up and with toothpaste after you had your first meal ?
@@anushkabhoi Just water as soon as I get out of bed in the AM. I brush and floss right before I go to bed. That way there are no food particles or drink left to decay on my teeth for hours as I sleep. I do drink a large glass of water as soon as I sit up from my bed. Sit up with my phone for 10 min so my organs get rehydrated.
I don't brush before I eat bc it affects the way the food tastes. I wait for 30 min after a meal before I brush. Waiting gives the saliva in my mouth time to wash away any acidic foods. If you brush too soon after eating or drinking, the enamel can erode due to the acidic foods getting ground into your teeth via your toothbrush.
Sorry if I sound too much like your mother:)
@@cynthiakeller5954 hey thank-you so much ! This was really helpful 😁😁
@@anushkabhoi No worries sweetie, here's to your beautiful smile:)
@@cynthiakeller5954 aww😙
Absolutely brilliantly explained at last. Thank you
Thank you for this information. I've always brushed my teeth after breakfast and coffee which yes, leaves you with fresh minty breath and clean shiny teeth for the rest of the morning, especially helpful if i have to head to university right after, but i've also noticed that brushing my teeth after breakfast makes my mouth becomes so dry, even if i drink a LOT of water, probably due to fluoride in the toothpaste. So i'm going to try brushing before breakfast. I also think using mouthwash once a day before you head to work/school/uni like me will be very effective for most of you and have the same fresh effect you desire, plus without that dryness in your mouth.
glad i found your videos! now lets see what my dental hygentist sees on our next appt !
yay!!! let me know!! and thank you for watching!
It’s a confusing life
AGREED!!!
brushing directly after eating/ drinking food with acids, doesnt move the acid around.
the acids are softening the enamel and you are then brushing away the enamel.
after 30-60 minutes, the ph normalizes through the saliva and the enamel gets hard enough again.
Thanks it didn't made sense
Yes the acidic ph of food and substances weaken enamel. But what if I rinsed with an alkaline mouth wash afterwards. Do I still need to wait 30mins before brushing?
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I’ve somehow been so lucky so far (I guess good genetics maybe). I’m 35 and have only had a couple cavities after getting braces removed in high school. But, I’ve been doing it wrong all along! I’ve always brushed after breakfast, and unfortunately I was doing it IMMEDIATELY after eating. Then I’ve always brushed before bed, rinsed, flossed, and rinsed again…so my order of things was way off! Now I brush upon awakening, eat 30-40 mins after that, and for my nighttime routine, I actually floss first, rinse with water, THEN brush, and then I do not rinse, although that last part was a tricky habit to break. I’ve always had great dental checkups, but I feel like your videos will help out my oral cavity that much more! Thank you!! 🎉 I now wear a custom NTI night guard too after getting a new dentist that noticed surface fractures in a lot of my incisors and missing points on my molars from nighttime bruxism…I had no idea I was doing it and somehow my previous dentists never picked up on it (it was Aspen Dental, who I’ve been told by many, including my new dentist, that like other corporations, they are not very reputable)! Very glad I switched and went the private dentist route…also, he is waaaay more affordable! 😂
You can and should neuralize the PH in your mouth before every teeth brush session. You can use xylitol for this or a mouth wash with chlorine dioxide.
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I try to make it a point to wait an hour after having my coffee. I get up a half hour early, brush my teeth. Wait that half hour before having my coffee. Have some water BEFORE coffee. And then I try to rinse with water, or mouthwash after I’m done with the coffee. Then rinse again, and either eat breakfast, or wait another hour.
Thank you for making this video! 💐 I got an SLS- free toothpaste for my son to use first thing in the morning so his sense of taste won’t be affected & he can enjoy his breakfast. Maybe a follow-up dental short on best dentifrice options for brushing before breakfast would be good? Thanks again!
I brush my teeth before breakfast,since i was 3 years old
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I used to rinse with mouth wash, eat breakfast, floss and brush teeth and tongue but my dentist told me to brush, eat breakfast then floss and rinse with mouthwash and brush my tongue. So far that's been my routine and it's worked well. I don't have time after lunch to brush but I rinse with mouthwash. And night time is floss, brush teeth and tongue, then mouthwash.
Technically it’s best to floss before you brush. I was told this by dentists and have read it in numerous places.
Since brushing is bad right after a meal, how about some vigorous water swishing - Will it also spread the acid, or reduce the amount? And what if I swish with a basic solution (bit of baking soda + salt)? I think I can learn to swish after every meal and snack, plus follow your advice of brushing before bed and first thing in the morning.
yesss swishing with water helps alot!! here's a video of mine that goes over even more things you can do throughout the day -- hope this helps: ruclips.net/video/1yy9fKxAyOY/видео.html
I have a really thorough and elaborate oral care routine but brushing before breakfast is the one thing that I have yet to find myself sticking to as I have to brush after a meal as I can't stand not having super fresh breath, but I am gonna try to adhere and acclimate myself to first doing a simple brush with my manual toothbrush shortly after I get up and then after breakfast do a more elaborate oral care routine afterwards. It's gonna take some time getting used to the slightly altered taste of my breakfast. But it's gonna be hard to cram everything in my morning schedule. I also want to start chewing Xylitol Gum.
“Can’t stand to not have super fresh breath” but you wait until after you eat to brush… when I wake, the first thing I do after I put on my eyeglasses, is brush my teeth. I can’t stand how disgusting my mouth tastes right after I wake up. It shouldn’t be hard at all to work it into your elaborate oral care routine, and as for getting used to the taste of food after brushing your teeth… if you drink a bit of plain water, THEN eat your food after you get ready or whatever, allowing for about 30 minutes AFTER you brush your teeth, it should do nothing but make your food taste better. Oral care is so important to me. I didn’t know about the healthy bacteria being brushed off after you brush, but I’ve always brushed before I do absolutely anything for the day. Even if I don’t go anywhere that day, first thing I do is brush, floss, then scrape. If you “practice” brushing your teeth before you eat, immediately after waking, you’ll see nothing but benefits and you’ll feel like an all around cleaner person.
How about swishing mouth with baking soda (dissolved in water)? Neutralizes acids instantly and probably kills bacteria too.
Thanks for the advice! My teeth are much healthier and i subbed!
I always brush after I eat breakfast but I can see why it’s better to do it before eating. I thought plaque would likely increase more if I brushed after eating and of course I was right. I’m still brushing after breakfast though sorry 😂
Lol
Why not brush with just water before breakfast and after breakfast use a floride mouthwash
You hear dentists and oral hygienists telling you it’s best to brush first thing when you wake, yet you still opt to keep a funky mouth until no telling how long after you eat. This is, not near as bad, but this is like a dentist telling you that if you continue doing what your doing your teeth are going to fall out… wait, this IS exactly that. You’ve got dental professionals telling you that your putting the health of your teeth at risk if you wait to brush after you eat. Get rid of that yuck mouth. First thing I do in the mornings after I wake up and put on my glasses is to go in the bathroom and brush… like a child being told not to put dog poo in your mouth, but you opt to suck on that moist dog turd anyway. Some people are just like children. Child gets told by parent that you shouldn’t chew on rocks… child chews on rocks anyway. Lmao.
@@Zoe-sn9tbThinking of this as well
I normally brush my teeth AFTER eating breakfast. AS SOON as I’m done eating breakfast, i gargle/Swish with warm water to get all the food out, wait 30 minutes, THEN brush/floss/act mouthwash.
Wow 🤩 I didn’t know that thanks 🙏 for teaching all these years I didn’t brush properly no wonder why I keep getting cavities 🦷😁
It does not add up, so you mentioned that it is optimal to brush your teeth two times a day (after waking up and before sleep), but then you also said that it is best that you wake up brush, then wait 30-60 minutes to brush again, which implies that actually a person should brush his teeth two times in the morning and one time before bed which in the end adds up to 3 times. So which version should one really believe in?
2 times a day I would consider mandatory. The third brush, the one after breakfast, I would consider that optional and healthy dental upkeep.
I have hypothyroidism and have to take medicine on an empty stomach and wait an hour before eating, so I guess I can thank my thyroid for that!
So with me I wake up brush and use a mouthwash. I wait at least 30 minutes before eating breakfast so I don’t just wash all that fluoride away. After breakfast, I immediately rinse my mouth with water to remove all the food particles. I wait at least another 30 minutes to brush again.
If only I have that much time in the morning
For me in the morning, I'm thinking:
- Electric toothbrush (don't spit)
- String floss
- Tongue scraper
- Rinse and drink water to clear throat
(Skincare)
(Eat breakfast)
- Fluoride mouthwash without alcohol and a sense-making ph (don't rinse)
Hi Whitney! Love your videos! I have a question along the lines of this topic. If you don't eat anything, is it necessary to brush? I have two scenarios this applies to. First, when I brush my teeth early in the evening after dinner, let's say about 7 pm, but then don't go to bed until around 1 am. I've heard people say you should brush again before bed because there's bacteria in my mouth and it's been a few hours. Second, on the weekends you may stay in bed/on the couch for a few hours before eating. Is it bad not to brush right when you get up if you don't eat anything?
I’m not Whitney, but yes. 100% it’s a necessity to brush your teeth at least twice a day. My mouth feels disgusting after I wake, so that’s the first thing I do in the morning after I put on my eyeglasses. I don’t see how you could think it’s ok to go without brushing just because you’ve skipped a meal or you wait until late at night to brush your teeth. If you brush first thing in the morning, you’ll probably have more people willing to stand closer and/or just generally talk to you more. To think you can skip brushing because you skipped a meal is pretty, well.. silly. And I say silly because that’s the nicest word I can think of. This actually made me mad when I read it. Brush your teeth! 2 times a day. Use floss before you brush, and then use a tongue scraper. The people you speak with throughout with day will definitely be glad that you did. Also, if your waiting until 7PM to brush your teeth, you’ve probably got a bunch of catching up to do. I’d say floss first, then use you toothbrush with toothpaste, then use a tongue scraper. It literally makes me feel better to brush my teeth than taking a shower (even though I love a good shower) I honestly. You should look into going to a dentist and getting your teeth cleaned. I don’t know you, but judging by your horrible brushing hygiene, I’m assuming you really need a good thorough cleaning from a professional. Also, I’m sure your thinking, “isn’t brushing just as effective as getting a teeth cleaning” and the answer is no. Go to a dentist. You probably need one, especially if you’ve kept up this oral hygiene routine for a long amount of time. I say all of this out of the kindness of my heart… please brush your teeth when you wake up. Don’t wait until the day is over with to brush your one and only time for that day. Again, I’m just trying to give you some good tips on how to be a generally more clean person. Waiting until 7PM to brush is insane. Can’t believe you don’t see anything wrong with this. Also, have a good day, but first, floss between every tooth. Not just the ones that feel like they might have something in between them. After flossing, you should immediately brush your teeth. After brushing, use a tongue scrapper and get all that thick white junk off your tongue.
@@slamshammers Thanks for the message, but I think you may have misunderstood me. 😂
For the first scenario, I never said to wait until 7 pm to brush your teeth for the FIRST time. I'm saying that I generally like to brush my teeth soon after eating dinner. So, for example, I may brush my teeth (the second time of the day) right after dinner at around 7 or 8 pm. Do I need to brush again before I go to bed a few hours later if I don't eat anything else? That's the question.
The second scenario is asking if it's okay to relax in bed for an hour or two on a Sunday morning, without brushing your teeth right when you open your eyes, if I don't plan on eating breakfast immediately. I am ABSOLUTELY not advocating to not brush the whole day. I just want to make it clear. I have excellent oral hygiene and my dentists and dental hygienists always praise me for how clean my teeth are.
I appreciate your impassioned response though!
I just asked a similar question!
Would you ever consider making a video about xylitol sugar free gums and mints? Do they actually work at neutralising the sugar acids in your mouth? Thank you! :)
yes I have a chewing gum video coming soon!!!! xylitol can definitely help!!! it doesn't replace brushing - but it's a great addition! stay tuned for the video :)
I just never eat breakfast, problem solved I guess 🤷♂️
Jokes aside I find that chewing gum after eating is the best way to go because it’s keeps breath fresh and teeth feeling clean. So if I were to eat breakfast I would brush first, then pop in some gum after. Plus, I just like chewing gum!
Just don’t chew too much gum, and if you chew a ton, use sugar free. Gum can rot teeth also.
In my Little Country, at least 90% of the people brushes their teeth as they wake up before they eat breakfast, it's common sense for us, I mean whose gonna eat breakfast with Morning Breath, that's just weird, because morning breath mixed with your breakfast doesn't really change the morning breath taste in your mouth all that much.
BINGO!! I 100% agree with you on this.
What about brushing your teeth, THEN eating immediately or if you just skip the meal entirely after brushing? I was told one time by my dentist that I shouldn't eat 2 minutes after brushing my teeth or nothing would taste right.
What do you recommend for people doing Invisalign? How can we wait 30-60 mins after every meal to brush and floss before putting trays back on 😫
Probably still best to wait but if you really can't wait rinse/waterfloss your teeth and then swish with a fluoride mouthwash for 1 minute and then put your trays on
My coversation with chatgbt:
q: how long should take to wait before eating after brushing my eat in the morning?
A: It is recommended to wait at least 30 minutes after brushing your teeth in the morning before eating. This is because brushing your teeth can temporarily increase the acidity in your mouth, which can weaken your tooth enamel. Eating food immediately after brushing can increase the risk of tooth decay, as the food can cause further damage to the weakened enamel.
By waiting 30 minutes after brushing, you allow time for your mouth to return to a neutral state, reducing the risk of tooth decay. After this time, you can safely eat your breakfast without any negative impact on your oral health.
*Please answer question here: So I wake up and brush my teeth then wait how many minutes before I can eat in the morning?
She and others have clearly stated, “30 or so minutes.”
@@slamshammers she never stated if this is true after brushing teeth, just after eating breakfast
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Anyone else go to a dentist who just plays random trivia on the tv in the waiting room intermixed with two or three facts about dentil conditions you dont need to know about until things go very wrong and a whole lot of info about the graduating students in their local area? Why do dentists do this over teaching basic tooth brushing tips like these??!!! I just learned more in a few hours on this channel than i ever have in a dentist office.
I fight with my cousins in this conversation lol
Excellent video! So helpful. I've been doing it wrong. I have a question, though. Is it okay to brush only with water??? Toothpaste makes me gag.
xo~linda
I asked my dentist about this years ago because toothpaste used to make me gag too, and he said I could brush with just water as long as I used a fluoride mouth rinse afterwards. In a lot of her videos, though, she recommends talking to your dentist about your specific mouth and needs. Hope this helps!
@@alicialacroix Thank you!
Use toothpaste. It’s gross to not use a cleaner. That’s like taking a shower and not using soap or shampoo.
Good point.
Wow! I wish I was taught this years ago. I'm going to make this change in 2022!
Yes! I have been doing to it right! 😄😄 THANK YOU this was a big question!
yay! thank YOU for watching :)
Also, don’t forget to floss BEFORE you brush.
Omg i needed this. Thing is, my breath smells like waffles in the morning, which makes me feel abit skeptical about eating without brushing before 🤣
This video reassured me i am a mouth breather lol
What about if you only drink coffee as a breakfast is still better before? Tks
I have to take medication when I wake up and wait a while to eat so this is actually kind of helpful. I can take my meds, then brush and wait to eat. After breastfast brushing though...that may or may not happen.
Well due to the fact that I eat only once a day,I like brushing before and after then a 3rd time before bed.
Why only one meal a day?
@@mr.perksy for me sometimes I still feel too full or I feel like fasting
@@mr.perksyBecause it makes life easier.
I have braces so i have to brush my braces after every meal (and/or snacks) so technically that's about three times a day, if i brush before my first meal, that's either gonna make me brush about four times a day which weakens enamel, or not brush until i had my lunch which is more than one hour, so both situations will put me with a weak enamel so brushing after breakfast is my routine, i do use mouthwash when i wake up though
Just don’t apply some much pressure when brushing. Also, use soft bristles on your toothbrush. You should 100% brush immediately after waking. This is the ONLY way it should be done. Also, I’ve had braces too. It’s just one of those things your gonna have to deal with. Braces take a good bit of care and maintenance, if a dentist and/or dental hygienist tells you something you should be doing with your teeth, I’d recommend doing it. What the worst thing that could happen? You end up with fresh breath. And like I said, don’t use enamel as an excuse, because I’ve brushed too hard and for my whole life, so I’ve got slightly thinking enamel. All you need to do is use a toothbrush with softer bristles… problem solved, teeth clean, and breath fresh.
Good to know! Thank you 🫶
When I was little and went to sleepovers with my white American friends they would always brush after eating breakfast and I thought it was strange but I'm not originally American so I brushed it off, but I always would ask them why they wanted to swallow the germs from the night before LMAO. Not exactly how that works but I guess it's also a cultural thing.
Hi Teeth Talk Girl!
What about someone who fasts, about once a week and drinks cold pressed
juices through out the day, and also incorporates it in their diet for over all health,
do these rules still apply?
My guess would be yes, but just wanted to have your advice?
Awesome channel, keep up the good work, until next time peace, love
and Teeth.
so if possible we should brush our teeth before breakfast wait 30-60min then brush again?
that is ideal :) :) :)
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Thanks for the video! A follow-up question: what if one wears invisalign or other clear aligners? Should one wait for 30min after breakfast before brushing and putting the aligners back on (but at the same time one is supposed to wear the aligners as long as possible)?
Probably best to wait for 30-60 mins but if you really can't wait rinse/waterfloss your teeth and then swish with a fluoride mouthwash for 1 minute and then put your trays on
When you brush in the morning, how long should you wait after spitting out the toothpaste ? Before you start eating??
Hi, thank you for the explanation. What do you think about chewing gums after meals? Is it good to use them? Do we need to wait 30 min before using the gum?
You'd probably want to wait 30-60 mins after spitting out the gum to brush your teeth because it contains sugars. You can chew gum immediately after you eat though
Very interesting and good info!
Hi. Thank you for the videos, apart from brushing, I never really flossed or anything and after watching your videos I'm excited to begin taking better care of my teeth. I just wanted to ask if it's okay for me to have a glass of warm water before I brush my teeth in the morning.
I brush before eating breakfast
I always brushed before breakfast bc it was just nasty to me to eat all that morning gunk with my meal😖 then I'd brush after when I went to school since I had braces then.
exactly. i cant do NOTHING until i brush my teeth... I can barely pray first lol
Is it also best to wait 30-60 minutes after eating to use mouthwash?
I've been told to brush 30 mins BEFORE & AFTER breakfast, is the before part true?
I would just brush before eating then after eating use mouthwash before you go somewhere
If you're using floride toothpaste you would want to wait 30 mins before eating because the floride won't be doing anything if you don't wait and you might as well just brush with water
@@Zoe-sn9tb are there different forms of toothpaste other than floride??? My entire life is a lie 🤯
I am a new subscriber and your videos help me learn a lot 👍😬
thank you for being here!!!
Something I do and I’m not sure if it a good thing or not, but I put a bit of mouthwash in my water flosser with the water so it keeps some fluoride on my teeth after I rinse after breakfast
it can't hurt! sounds good to me :)
I’m not much of a breakfast eater, so it’s not unusual for me to have my first meal of the day three or more hours after waking up. In that case, would it make sense to delay my first teeth-brushing session of the day until just before I eat, or should I still brush immediately upon waking-even though by the time I have my first meal, my mouth will, I assume, be more or less in the same condition as when I woke up (i.e., filled with bacteria ready to mix with my food and produce cavity-causing acid)? I also, of course, brush right before bed, and I worry that brushing more than twice a day will damage my gums, which already have quite a bit of recession. Kindly advise.
these info i hope i knew them years ago
thanks
What about if you use mouthwash at night? that is supposed to kill bacteria & prevent plaque.
I would always brush after I wake up. Eat then rinse with water and use a mouthwash after rinsing
👍😊 Is flossing right after eating ok? Or should we also wait some time like with brushing?
and what about diluted baking soda, can it be a good option to neutralize the acidic ph when we finish eating? 😁
Flossing is good and should be done often. Especially following meals.
Right after consuming sugary foods (e.g. soda or sweets), I will vigorously gargle a large amount of water throughout my mouth and towards my teeth. And of course spit it out and repeat this a few times. Should I continue this practice?
TLDR: Dont mix sleep bacteria with food bacteria.
i first rinse my mouth, then eat, floss a little, rinse and then wash after 30 mins of eating so the enamel reconstitues properly. I dont like brushing before eating
I can’t stand eating with morning breath, much less sitting around until breakfast is cooked and eaten then waiting 30 minutes to get a clean mouth. That’s just me and most everyone I know though. 🤷🏻♂️
Haha when you said: “it is actually more helpful to brush when you wake up” I thought you were going to say “you don’t want other people smelling your morning breath”. 😂
so i can wash my mouth with mouthwash right after my breakfast? i don't even need to wait 30-60 minutes before mouth washing?
Good information!
Since I have braces, my orthodontist wants me to brush after because I can’t leave food stuck in my teeth or brackets… before I had braces I brushed before so it makes sense I even wait 30 minutes after breakfast to brush
Same with me!
I don't know if you still have braces so this may not be useful but it's probably better to waterfloss or use an interdental brush to get the food out but what you're doing is fine as long as you wait 30 mins after eating to brush
It’s also possible to brush before and after breakfast.
Highly recommended to brush your teeth while you eat
Awesome video, awesome channel.
thank you for being here!
But...then they get dirty again and my orange juice tastes bitter
Use baking soda instead of minty toothpaste, or at least a paste without SLS - a foaming agent, and no more bitter tastes.
If you're going to eat
@@Zoe-sn9tb but at least bother with the brush. The "compromise" given here is to just wait after eating and not bothering to brush before eating at all.
It would be like answering the question, "Should you pee before or after sex". And the answer being both. Pee before, or have less liquid, as a full bladder is uncomfortable, wait and provide foreplay to make sex even more enjoyable, then pee right after sex, don't wait until after cuddling, to avoid UTI and some jerk says to comprise with pee right away and cuddle after without even bothering with the discomfort via different positions or lube instead of prolonged foreplay.