Do You Brush Your Teeth After Every Meal?

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Do You Brush Your Teeth After Every Meal?

May 21, 2008

I know I should be brushing my teeth every time I finish meals and snacks. I definitely brush my teeth in the morning after breakfast and before I hit the hay, but when it comes to brushing during the day, well my only excuse is that it's hard to remember. What about you?

While we're on the subject of brushing teeth, please help me congratulate Sugar user Dove420. This lucky lady won the Ultreo Toothbrush contest. Wonder if she brushes after every meal now?

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36 Comments

xdunlapx 2 years 16 weeks

I brush after I eat anything, but if I ate an apple or other fruit I wouldn't brush afterward if that was all I ate. I do floss after every snack/meal, though. I just bought an electric toothbrush and love it. My teeth are sparkling now!

Spectra 5 years 3 days

I don't have time to brush after every single meal. I brush twice a day, floss once a day, and rinse with mouthwash after brushing. My dentist tells me I have gorgeous teeth, so I must be doing something right. Also, I've heard that OVERbrushing your teeth could be a bad thing too...it could wear away your tooth enamel.

emalove 5 years 4 days

I do have a travel toothbrush/toothpaste in my desk drawer, but I don't always remember to brush after lunch. So usually just twice a day for me.

kia 5 years 4 days

I should brush after meals. I enjoy it. I do floss regularly.

darlene 5 years 4 days

I brush in the morning and evening

paigu 5 years 4 days

I do brush in the am and pm, but don't always floss! bad... also, i think you're supposed to brush for at least 2minutes? i don't do that either...

aanyanka 5 years 4 days

I brush right after i wake up and right before i go to bed. I used to brush more than that but my dentist told me to stop brushing more than twice a day to keep from brushing the enamel off my teeth. So now I rinse really well with water after meals.

RaCheer 5 years 4 days

I can't believe some people said they rarely brush...how disgusting. I brush in the morning and at night and I've never had a cavity in all my 24 years! It's not good for your gums or teeth to brush too often.

RaCheer 5 years 4 days

aimeeb 5 years 4 days

Just 2x a day...

aimeeb 5 years 4 days

Just 2x a day...

thatsjoanna 5 years 4 days

I brush morning and night...and in-between I chew gum after eating...so I am hoping that does something...it makes my teeth feel better.

angelfromlsu 5 years 4 days

Oh by the way...I have braces...I definitely get food stuck in them. But I do think I will continue to brush at lunch after I get them off. I don't really brush the enamal. I concentrate on the gums.

rpenner 5 years 5 days

I brush my teeth in the morning and at night but I do carry those little disposable finger toothbursing things around with me. They're great! :)

neonbee 5 years 5 days

Twice a day does it for me. I usually just chew gum or pop in some mints.

Puzzle2397 5 years 5 days

I don't brush after every meal, but I do chew ADA-approved Orbit gum. That must count for something, right?

murdock99tx 5 years 5 days

I brush morning & before bed. I FLOSS after every meal. It drives me batty to have anything between my teeth. Floss & rinse, that's all you really need after a meal. Unless, you know, your meal was a box of Gobstoppers. :D

murdock99tx 5 years 5 days

I brush morning & before bed.I FLOSS after every meal. It drives me batty to have anything between my teeth. Floss & rinse, that's all you really need after a meal. Unless, you know, your meal was a box of Gobstoppers. :D

wren 5 years 5 days

:rotfl: "I rarely brush"

wren 5 years 5 days

:rotfl: "I rarely brush"

skigurl 5 years 5 days

i don't get the people who brush at work i don't particularly want to see you hacking and spitting in the bathroom

skigurl 5 years 5 days

i don't get the people who brush at worki don't particularly want to see you hacking and spitting in the bathroom

Anabellatc 5 years 5 days

I used to be obsessed with brushing my teeth a lot...but dentist said it's not so good for you since it can wear your enamel. It is enough to brush in the morning and before bed :) (I chew gum and mints to keep breath fresh throughout the day)

mondaymoos 5 years 5 days

I don't know about "disgusting", angelfromlsu. I tend to chew sugar-free gum after I eat... it's like I have huge chunks of food sticking out of my teeth.

imLissy 5 years 5 days

I brush twice a day, I'm not gonna be brushing my teeth during work, that's just weird. The whole time my parents were paying for my dental bills, I never had a cavity. Now, I'm working and have to pay my own, all of a sudden I have four X(

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