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[+] 15 points 6 months ago (12 children)
  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    I don't brush my teeth after sleeping, either. After breakfast, sure, but first thing in the am? Why?

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Because your body naturally produces things you need to clean, it's like 75% of the reason you do it. Eating stuff just speeds up the production of bacteria. Give your breath a smell as you wake up in the morning before you eat anything, it reeks.

    You should brush your teeth in the morning whether you eat breakfast or not.

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  • [–] 9 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    The way I always heard it from multiple dentists is "if you want to keep your friends brush in the morning, if you want to keep your teeth brush at night, best is both."

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Dentist never heard of a mint?

    Also I thought morning brushing was about teeth because most smells are on the tongue not the teeth unless there'd an abscess or something.

    Does everybody brush/scrape their tongue every morning?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    I mean, I can't speak for everyone, but I do.

    Eating a mint to deal with bad breath seems like the equivalent of a 15 year old boy dousing himself with Axe body spray to deal with their BO. It doesn't solve the problem, it just temporarily masks it, and usually to a lesser degree than you think or hope.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Because the bacteria in your mouth thrive in dry conditions, and a majority of sleepers are mouth breathers. The bacteria in your mouth are what destroy your teeth and give you bad breath.

    Edit: I just saw you said Yes to after breakfast. I don't know if it matters when, just don't make night time be the only time you brush.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Yeah, I think I was underestimating how many people are habitually skipping breakfast. That seems like a bigger issue to address than whether you shower before or after the least active part of your day, if I’m being honest.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    For me it started with not breathing well through my noses so my mouth would taste awful when I woke up from being all dry and weird. Then it became an excuse to get my ass out of bed and moving.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

    It's reasonable for most people to hit the Carlin-4 twice a day. If not for social reasons, then for health and hygiene.

    Dentists say we ought to brush twice a day, morning and night. My dentist once told me that if I'm only going to brush once a day, then it should be at night. You don't produce as much saliva while sleeping, and that creates a better environment for the bacteria that cause tooth decay. Brushing at night removes the tiny food particles that bacteria feed on, reducing the likelihood of developing tooth decay and gingivitis.

    We then brush again in the morning because the lack of flowing saliva overnight causes a buildup of other bacteria that feeds on mucus, which is the cause of "morning breath".

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