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> I use an even simpler and more reliable system to avoid running out of toothpaste: brushing with plain water

Breath though. Wouldn't fly with my wife. I not only brush with toothpaste, I then use some Hexetidine. And then I take a little Fisherman's Friend or something similar.

I like the feeling of freshness. I don't care much about the actual effect: I just care about feeling fresh.

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If you have proper dental hygiene there should be no smell from your mouth besides after spicy foods/ onions/ garlic etc. until you brush of the plaque. Or if you are sick (that goes mostly from the bacterial disbalance, the stomach etc.)

Of course, the minty freshness is nice to have but that is just a bonus. Most people rely on this to cover up bad hygiene but a proper dental hygienist will of course see the problems either way.

If you search my comments, I have written about dental hygiene at length. Source: my fiance is a DH, see neighbouring threads.

Yeah.... I don't care if other people have plaque on their teeth, I can't see it anyway. But if they reek, that's nasty.

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