The way I’m used to it is: 1. Wake up 2. Breakfast 3. Brush teeth.
Having it as 1, 3, 2 doesn’t make sense for me.
For me it’s because my mouth tastes terrible and I want that gone asap
Yeah morning breath is fucking rank.
I want that gone before I go to work. I have breakfast at work at like 9am after starting at 7am. I aint waiting 2.5 hours to brush them bad boys.
Because that is better for your teeth. Talk to your dentist about it. https://www.healthline.com/health/should-you-brush-your-teeth-before-or-after-breakfast
I talked to my dentist about this, actually.
His conclusion was: preferably brush after breakfast, yes it’s ideal to wait For 30-60 mins but that rarely happens so just do it when you can after it’s not that big a deal
I’m summarizing, of course. But that was the gist of it
My dentist says that if that 30 min isn’t there, it’s better to do it before. Probably it comes down to any tooth brushing is better than none
Healthier on the enamel, tho I don’t do it (and most of the reason you brush is to get off the built up stuff from overnight, not clean off breakfast)
I don’t eat breakfast.
Not a dentist, but the reason dentists gave me for doing it in that order is that bacteria and plaque build up a lot while you sleep, since your teeth are just kind of sitting there doing nothing. So I guess waiting until after breakfast is just an unnecessary delay.
Also, I get toothpaste stains on my good clothes if I brush after breakfast
Build up of bacteria at noght means that if you eat in the morning before brushing there will be more bacteria to break down the food into acid which will break down your teeth.
Ideal is to brush first but also brush after each meal*
*as long as the acidity in your mouth is 5.5pH or less your teeth are being broken down by the acid (which means that brushing would be scrubing them with acid and making it worse) in which case you should wait until your spit (which is a buffer solution) returns your pH to normal. Since most foods are acidic the recommendation is to wait 30i mnutes after eating and then brush. Or you can eat suger free gum right after a meal, this will trick your brain to produce more spit which will return the normal pH faster.
My personal system is like so:
Wake up
Use dental jet floss (water floss)
Brush teeth
After any foods eaten chew gum for 10-30 minutes
Floss
Dental jet (if at home)
If I’m at home and have 30 minutes to wait between mouthwash and brushing then I use mouthwash, wait 30 min then brush, if not then just brushing and if I’m not at home then just mouthwash.
Repeat for as many things as I eat that day.
Before bed:
Floss
Dental jet
Mouthwash
Wait 30 min
Brush
Because it’s gross and if I eat all that nasty shit gets rubbed off onto my food. I also don’t eat breakfast right away so there’s time for the toothpaste taste to wear off before I eat.
you know how your teeth feel smooth after you brush? that smoothness helps things like coffee not stick to them, in turn helps avoid stains
brushing before coffee is legit the thing to do
@SuperRecording I’ve always been told the opposite. As long as you brush soon after you actually prevent stains. And to always make sure to at least rinse with water after coffee.
Brushing immediately after anything acidic,like coffee, is highly damaging to the enamel of your teeth.
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I wear a night guard for tooth grinding and I take a sublingual sleeping pill every night, so my mouth feels kind of mulchy after I get up. Also I get first shower and I best hustle through getting ready or my husband will be in there shitting for thirty minutes and I’ll be late for work.
Coffee, weed, take a dump, breakfast, brush my teeth take my vitamins etc, rub one out, shower.
You should wait about 30min after eating something acidic: https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/brushing-immediately-after-meals-you-may-want-wait . Some people don’t have time to wait. Myself I don’t eat breakfast at home, I brush my teeth, go to work and eat when I arrive.
The fluoride in toothpaste creates fluorapatite in your teeth which is harder than your regular enamel and more resistant to acids.
Having to wear a removable retainer at night means I wake up with congealed spit stuck to my gums and teeth. The visceral ick of swallowing that is indescribable, so I will brush my teeth first thing, then eat breakfast.
