GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
Also................does anybody have kids (silly question) but Milk is bad for teeth,now it should not be but if given in the wrong way it can rot teeth and strip enamel too....
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The morning teeth brush debate
- Thread starter TomandJerry
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Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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According to our dentist, if you want healthy teeth the only two things you should ever drink that don't harm them are milk and water. Everything else is staining/corrosive etc.
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
Think you should re evaluate the milk bit,however it could be to do with the timing of the brushing..............i am not saying the professionals (dentists) are incorrect,just throwing it out there as i seem to recall seeing a you girl of about 8 years of age-featured on a tv programme- whose teeth were ruined by drinking milk.
The parents (rightly) were horrified that milk of all things was the root cause....
Edit: have found a link to support this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...s-teeth-lactose-type-sugar-harmful-night.html
Reading up on it this morning, it may depends on what you have for breakfast. If you don't have acids (oranges etc) then it may be better to brush straight after, rather than wait 40 mins, as damage will be done in those 40 mins, and brushing might not hurt the enamel if you haven't had acids. Still better to brush before I think.
http://www.colgate.com/en/us/oc/ora...brushing-teeth-after-eating-good-for-you-0313
I generally eat fresh fruit for breakfast and my dentist recommended brushing before as the reaction was damaging the enamel. For the past 5 or so years my teeth have been in much better nick
Exactly.
To add another dimension to the debate, do you rinse after brushing to get rid of all the 'foam' or do you just spit out the excess and allow the rest to carry on working?
Leaving the excess foam in helps protect your teeth.
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
Twice a day.
After Brekkie and before bed.
After Brekkie and before bed.
As someone brought up on the 1950's message of "Pepsodent" - "You'll Wonder where the Yellow Went when You Brush Your Teeth with.." there was a clear implication that you brushed your teeth last thing at night. I never got any message that brushing first thing in the morning was any good. And why wait until after breakfast?
It's a simple metaphor the old "SS&S";
Sh1t
Shower'n
Shave.
No teeth mentioned, right?
It's a simple metaphor the old "SS&S";
Sh1t
Shower'n
Shave.
No teeth mentioned, right?
driller
my life my word
Spoken like a true dentist well orthodontist .....
symyjym
Banned
What way is the wrong way?
I've always been a milk drinker and apart from cracking a tooth down through the route when a dog nudged a bottle that I was drinking out of, I have had no problem with my teeth.
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Surely you spit some out otherwise the first person you talk to is going to think your a bit rabid!!!!
grubbyhands
Well-known member
Roll on Saturday I say.
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hitony
Administrator
Another "No Breakfast" here, every morning 7 days a week - I Shave then Teeth then Shower, a set routine I've had for many many years.
Aveacarlin'
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- Jul 5, 2011
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Really? Your wife tells you when to brush your teeth?
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T.G
Well-known member
I was told once by a dentist (Who had appalling bad breath!!!Should have told me something) that you should brush before, as the food you eat for breakfast reacts with the acidic build up through the night and is bad for your teeth. In the absence of any other reason I brush before breakfast, which is now a habit and makes my mouth feel fresh for my morning brew.
cheshunt seagull
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- Jul 5, 2003
- 2,594
Both, with a floss and inter-dental brush session after.
Shropshire Seagull
Well-known member
One key point not yet mentioned - how long do you spend brushing?
I've had a fair bit of gum problem and my upper right 1 & 2 and upper left 1 were removed in February as they had become so loose.
I've had inserts fitted in June and in Nov I'll have the crowns attached to the inserts.
During the last 5 years I've spent quite a bit of time in the hygenists chair - here's my routine that is now stating to reverse my gum problems.
Electric tooth brush
2 mins in the morning after eating [porridge usually] - spit but no after rinse
A good swish 'n' spit after lunch with a basic mouth wash [in the bogs at work]
Electric brush for 2 mins before bed
inter-dental brush [2 different sizes]
floss with those clever harp-shaped jobbies
thorough rinse 'n' spit with Corsodyl mouth wash [sometime throw in a gargle for good measure].
Dentist told me if you are about to eat anything sweet, brush teeth first to remove any debris that the sugar can react with to make plaque
I've had a fair bit of gum problem and my upper right 1 & 2 and upper left 1 were removed in February as they had become so loose.
I've had inserts fitted in June and in Nov I'll have the crowns attached to the inserts.
During the last 5 years I've spent quite a bit of time in the hygenists chair - here's my routine that is now stating to reverse my gum problems.
Electric tooth brush
2 mins in the morning after eating [porridge usually] - spit but no after rinse
A good swish 'n' spit after lunch with a basic mouth wash [in the bogs at work]
Electric brush for 2 mins before bed
inter-dental brush [2 different sizes]
floss with those clever harp-shaped jobbies
thorough rinse 'n' spit with Corsodyl mouth wash [sometime throw in a gargle for good measure].
Dentist told me if you are about to eat anything sweet, brush teeth first to remove any debris that the sugar can react with to make plaque