Do you brush your teeth before or after you eat?

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10 response(s)
Lilia O.

If you want to have an acid free mouth, then after you eat. You can also floss and get food out of your teeth as well. Brushing your teeth before your breakfast is really just for removing bad breath. I lf you want to do that, swish with alcohol free mouth wash as the alcohol can make dry mouth and bad breath worse. Happy brushing! 😊

Galina F.

Most of the time I do it after I eat. If i wake up early enough and I don’t feel hungry then I brush my teetj first and then i prepare some breakfast

Jani N.

I brush my teeth before I eat and when I have time I also do it after. I can’t put food in my mouth with my teeth dirty and morning breath.

Maya J.

Before because I don’t like that taste in my mouth for food to get in there with a dirty mouth and tongue. After if I had some really greasy or meaty food to get all the grease and extra meat chunks out.

Devon O.

Always after, you don’t want anything sitting in your mouth because it builds up plaque and tartar. And trust me, EVERYTHING leaves stuff behind inside of your mouth, so it’s good to always brush your teeth after or at least rinse out your mouth after eating anything or even drinking anything that isn’t water, especially acidic or sugary drinks.

Ronald E.

Aaaa!!! It is one of the difficult questions 🙂 if you want the truth- I don’t like to brush my teeth :/ But still I brush them after eat. I don’t like taste of food after the tooth paste

Leah J.

Pre-quarantine, before, because I’d have a smoothie in the car on my way to work. Now I work from home so I have breakfast and brush after. I don’t think it matters when as long as it’s twice a day!

Chaiane E.

Think about it this way: do you shower before or after you exercise? It’s most effective to brush your teeth after you have eaten.

Aileen P.

I brush my teeth before I eat in the morning and after I’ve eaten, before bed, in the evening. What is the correct way? This is something I must investigate!

Harold G.

i used to just brush my teeth before i ate because my mom didn’t like it when i came downstairs in the morning and i haven’t brushed my teeth yet. but now i just decided to brush my teeth after i eat breakfast anyway because what’s the point of brushing your teeth and then eating on top of that? 😂

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