But before brushing or after brushing??!!
So I think that given this rigorous scientific data, you can safely avoid brushing for the most part
And I switched to only brushing with an electric toothbrush before bed, and don't really floss and think I've only had one small cavity since then and the hygienist said my teeth looked quite good in general.
Worth noting that I have a good diet and rarely eat sugar beyond yogurt.
Public service announcement: this one is controversial. IMHO it's wrong, based on bad science and agendas, and harmful because it deters people from nutritious foods. I recommend everyone do their own reading to form their own opinion.
It's sad how political food and nutrition is because it causes misinformation and malnutrition.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/St...
Medicine’s misunderstanding of cholesterol is one of those mistakes which became very profitable for the pharmaceutical industry.
Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.
At least for me, I rinse out my mouth before I brush, so I don't expect to have detectable gunk left over. I also use a tongue scraper after, so I'm usually feeling pretty clean when I'm done.
Wellp, that's something I've never heard before. Even at the dentist, when she does a cleaning, flossing comes last.
https://www.healthline.com/health/dental-and-oral-health/flo...
I _do_ spit out excess toothpaste, which I understand still leaves enough toothpaste in your mouth for it to do it's thing.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t4RgBZlKlJI
Evolution expects us to grind away about a millimeter of our teeth while we are young by eating rougher things to make way for wisdom teeth, for example.
For healthy teeth, you should be very hydrated. If your mouth isn’t watering, you might not be hydrated enough.
> One of the areas where human crystal formation happens
Especially one of the areas where you want crystals to form. Unlike in your urinary and bladders. ;)
Feels like engineering: It's all trade-offs.
The evidence is just lacking, people are just using judgement to advise on something that we can't detect one way or another with research.
When it comes to dental care it's not even clear, based on research (Cochrane review in 2019) it flossing makes any difference let alone a clinically useful difference.
The current advice is just based on reasoning that either you brush first or wait a hour after eating due to the abrasive action of brushing.
Over the random internet randos views.
But thanks none the less!
(And for whatever it's worth, all dental check-ups since some point in my early teens at the latest have just been a quick look around and yep all good - I'm not saying this from a position (touching wood I don't eat my hat next time of course) of terrible dental health.)
You're absolutely correct, because I don't floss that often, but every time I do a whole meal comes out, so I'm incredibly envious of your naturally clean teeth XD
Same with hair, and bacteria on surfaces.
Completely hookwinked Jo public.
Didn’t people not brush at all in the past but still had perfect teeth?
I feel like replacing "brushing teeth" with literally anything and your sentence is also correct and a good way to think. Especially the things we think are easy. There's a reason it took us thousands of years to do certain things.
How long would you recommend to wait? Or perhaps a good rinsing of teeth before brushing would be enough?
* Disclaimer: I am not a dentist, you should find a good one and talk to them for real advice.