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Board 8 > Do you usually brush your teeth before or after you eat breakfast?

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GranTurismo
05/21/25 3:17:50 PM
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Which
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swordz9
05/21/25 3:21:56 PM
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After. Before doesnt make much sense since your food and drink will taste weird
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GranTurismo
05/21/25 3:23:03 PM
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swordz9 posted...
After. Before doesnt make much sense since your food and drink will taste weird
Never really had this problem, rinse real good.
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Seanchan
05/21/25 3:24:15 PM
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Youre supposed to wait like 30-45 minutes after eating to brush. Therefore, before.

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th3l3fty
05/21/25 3:26:27 PM
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Seanchan posted...
Youre supposed to wait like 30-45 minutes after eating to brush. Therefore, before.

you're also supposed to wait 30 minutes after brushing to eat, so

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GranTurismo
05/21/25 3:29:27 PM
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th3l3fty posted...
you're also supposed to wait 30 minutes after brushing to eat, so
Wow, is that stuff really even true?
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KommunistKoala
05/21/25 3:32:35 PM
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no breakfast

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Snake5555555555
05/21/25 3:32:51 PM
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Brushing too soon wrecks your enamel.

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wallmasterz
05/21/25 3:46:41 PM
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swordz9 posted...
After. Before doesnt make much sense since your food and drink will taste weird

Seanchan posted...
Youre supposed to wait like 30-45 minutes after eating to brush. Therefore, before.

th3l3fty posted...
you're also supposed to wait 30 minutes after brushing to eat, so

Snake5555555555 posted...
Brushing too soon wrecks your enamel.

Simply dont brush your teeth at all and you dont have to worry about this stuff.

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Seanchan
05/21/25 4:19:04 PM
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th3l3fty posted...
you're also supposed to wait 30 minutes after brushing to eat, so

Thats what I do! Brush at home, eat breakfast at work.

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Shattered
05/21/25 6:16:33 PM
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Before. I didn't even know after was a thing since I've never lived or traveled with anyone that did it that way. Which seems surprising given the poll results

Seanchan posted...
Thats what I do! Brush at home, eat breakfast at work.

Yeah this is typically what I do. Even if I did eat at home it wouldn't be a big deal though since I typically wake up > feed the pets > brush my teeth. So by the time I've done everything else to be ready for work, it's 20-30 mins later anyway. But really i pick up breakfast on my drive to work and eat it when driving (~30 min commute)
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FFDragon
05/21/25 6:18:16 PM
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Hate breakfast (side effect of being allergic to eggs) so I never have to worry about this

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lordjers
05/21/25 6:23:49 PM
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Both.

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CassandraCain
05/21/25 7:36:33 PM
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Don't eat breakfast. Or lunch even. Although I will have breakfast for dinner occasionally.

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ChaosTonyV4
05/21/25 7:37:06 PM
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Before, because I brush in the shower

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GranTurismo
05/21/25 7:42:11 PM
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CassandraCain posted...
Don't eat breakfast. Or lunch even. Although I will have breakfast for dinner occasionally.
You only eat one meal a day?
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colliding
05/21/25 8:00:13 PM
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I believe you're supposed to brush first thing in the morning.

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KamikazePotato
05/21/25 8:06:11 PM
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I brush first thing in the morning because my mouth feels disgusting if I don't. No idea if that's optimal or not.

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AdmittedFelon
05/21/25 8:15:14 PM
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Brushing before eating is like showering then pooping.

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Xeybozn
05/21/25 8:21:59 PM
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AdmittedFelon posted...
Brushing before eating is like showering then pooping.
You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?

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BlueCrystalTear
05/21/25 8:29:47 PM
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I never brush my teeth in the morning and don't see the point after having done so right before bed.

It's best to do so after a meal, and if you're only going to do it once a day, let the toothpaste sink in overnight. That's optimal. Worst time is first thing in the morning before eating breakfast since you'll immediately undo what you did; this will lead to tooth decay.

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KamikazePotato
05/21/25 8:32:01 PM
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https://adanews.ada.org/huddles/brushing-before-or-after-breakfast/

https://www.healthline.com/health/should-you-brush-your-teeth-before-or-after-breakfast

https://www.colgate.com/en-gb/oral-health/brushing-and-flossing/is-brushing-teeth-after-eating-good-for-you

Official consensus seems to be it's better to brush before rather than after, and that in general, brushing after a meal hurts teeth enamel.

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KamikazePotato
05/21/25 8:32:44 PM
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BlueCrystalTear posted...
I never brush my teeth in the morning and don't see the point after having done so right before bed.

It's best to do so after a meal, and if you're only going to do it once a day, let the toothpaste sink in overnight. That's optimal. Worst time is first thing in the morning before eating breakfast since you'll immediately undo what you did; this will lead to tooth decay.
Everything about this post is the exact opposite of what you should be doing lol

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FFDragon
05/21/25 8:32:51 PM
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lmao

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TheKnightOfNee
05/21/25 8:34:45 PM
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usually, I brush during breakfast

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BlueCrystalTear
05/21/25 8:35:37 PM
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KamikazePotato posted...
Everything about this post is the exact opposite of what you should be doing lol
Oh, are you a dentist or hygienist?

I'm going to listen to what the professionals taught me, thank you very much.

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GranTurismo
05/21/25 8:37:06 PM
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Xeybozn posted...
You eat pieces of shit for breakfast?
Good one.
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KamikazePotato
05/21/25 8:39:41 PM
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Literally every link on the first page of google says that it's better to brush before. And that it's not a good idea to do it after meals in general. My dentist has told me the same. Thinking it's good not to brush at all in the morning is also a take.

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BlueCrystalTear
05/21/25 8:41:58 PM
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KamikazePotato posted...
Literally every link on the first page of google says that it's better to brush before. And that it's not a good idea to do it after meals in general. My dentist has told me the same. Thinking it's good not to brush at all in the morning is also a take.
This all is certainly a take, given how many dentists and hygienists have told me otherwise.

Also I don't brush after meals. I brush right before bed and stop eating after 7 pm. I also use fluoride rinse in the early afternoon. Never ever would brush before breakfast because I'm not going to immediately damage what I did.

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FFDragon
05/21/25 8:42:37 PM
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This is bait

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5tarscream
05/21/25 10:12:32 PM
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CassandraCain posted...
Don't eat breakfast. Or lunch even. Although I will have breakfast for dinner occasionally.

Wouldn't that just make dinner your breakfast as that'd be when you broke your fast?

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Colegreen_c12
05/21/25 10:37:04 PM
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It actually doesn't matter that much, there's advantages to both ways. I believe it largely depends on your habits what is best. Ie how soon after you wake up are you eating etc. The main thing is to make sure you consistently do it.

If you do it after your first meal, you need to wait 30-60 minutes for your enamal to be ok (the more acidic whatever you eat, like coffee/soda, the longer you should wait.

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SHINE_GET_64
05/21/25 10:38:30 PM
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first thing I do when I wake up

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SHINE_GET_64
05/21/25 10:38:39 PM
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and last thing I do before I go to bed

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Panthera
05/21/25 11:01:46 PM
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Roughly half an hour after

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