Do You Brush Your Teeth for Two Minutes?

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Do You Brush Your Teeth for Two Minutes?

April 30, 2008

My dentist recommends brushing for at least two minutes, twice a day. I admit that those two minutes can seem like an eternity when all I want to do is climb into bed. My dentist is adamant though, he even gave me a little timer to help me brush on through for the entire 120 seconds.

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Natalie87 4 years 39 weeks

yes actually or maybe less than 2 mins :)

channing56 5 years 2 weeks

I read that brushing your teeth for 2 minutes is actually a little too long and that it's best to brush your teeth for 1 minute, 45 seconds.

ElectroPopTart 5 years 3 weeks

i REEEEEEEEEALLY need to brush for longer and more often...I'm debating whether I should take a brush and toothpaste to work for after lunch...

Deadly Lemur 5 years 3 weeks

I always brush for at least two minutes, usually longer. I spend as much time brushing my mouth (sides, roof, tongue) as I do on my teeth. Then it's serious flossing, followed up by listerine. I used to be kind of halfassed about doing everything, but every time I floss I'm appalled at how much crud is there so it motivates me to do it everyday now.

LaLaLaurie06 5 years 3 weeks

I used to have a Sonicare that counted two minutes for me and would stop and start after 30 seconds so I knew when to switch to a different part of my mouth. My electric toothbrush now doesn't do that so I just count (1 one thousand, 2 one thousand) 30 seconds for my bottom left side, 30 for top left side, 30 for right top side, 30 for bottom right side. then on to the floss!

Megatron 5 years 3 weeks

I have a SonicCare. I have heretitary gum disease, so I gotta for two minutes morning and night.

emalove 5 years 3 weeks

Not all the time, I'll admit it.

aimeeb 5 years 3 weeks

Just about ya...

Allytta 5 years 3 weeks

i brush for 4 minutes. and no, i don't overdo it, i don't brush the same area for all 4 minutes, it just takes 15sek to do every sector :)

Spectra 5 years 3 weeks

I'm sort of OCD about it and I time out 2 minutes on my watch while I brush. I have really nice teeth and I'd like to keep 'em that way!

scmeggiry 5 years 3 weeks

I brush in the shower too! But it's because it gives me another excuse to stand under a hot shower longer. I wander around the house hoping it'll help me to brush longer but I end up just holding the toothbrush in my mouth.

nutrihuney 5 years 3 weeks

Yep, I have a Sonicare Intelliclean. Always get my 2 minutes morning and night.

joselita 5 years 3 weeks

I try to but sometimes I have canker soars that hurt. So I stop sooner.

JaimeLeah526 5 years 3 weeks

Not usually. I'm horrible about that.

Francoisehardly 5 years 3 weeks

I've probably had sometimes where I didn't brush long enough, but whether it's less or more, I don't really count. I just make sure to spend some time cleaning all of my teeth.

ilanac13 5 years 3 weeks

i don't always but i try to. ever since i saw a commercial that had a 30 second timer for each side of your mouth...top and bottom, i realized that i need to think more about how long i'm brushing to be as thorough as possible.

Punkingirl 5 years 3 weeks

My Sonicare does the timing for me! Yea!

syako 5 years 3 weeks

I actually count while a I brush my teeth. So I spend 8 seconds on each little section and it all totals out to be 132 seconds. Which is a bit over 2 minutes. When I saw stranger than fiction and they poked fun at the main character for counting while brushing I got a little embarrassed :oops: but it's the best way for me to know I'm getting enough brushing on each tooth! :)

Renees3 5 years 3 weeks

i had $3000 worth of dental work last year so I' mpretty dilligent about brushing. I have an electric but I don't use it, it's not a very nice one.

hkdkat 5 years 3 weeks

I brush them for quite awhile but to be honest I've never really timed it so I said I was probably neglecting them.

kiddylnd 5 years 3 weeks

:oops: *Sonicare*

kiddylnd 5 years 3 weeks

Another Sonciare user here. Sometimes if I feel like it I'll do two cycles, but yeah it's got a built in timer. It also lets you know when 30 seconds has elapsed so you can work each of the 4 areas of your mouth equally.

Bettyesque 5 years 3 weeks

May even be longer.

laurelm 5 years 3 weeks

i have a sonicare which has a two minute timer so yep i do it all the time!

staticnoise 5 years 3 weeks

i state the same thing as paulafromgermany. 3 minutes... and these are quite long, at least when i'm in a hurry in the morning. well, so two minutes are the shortened form ;)

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