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Originally Posted by genderhazard
Nihtgenga I see the errors of my ways now, what was I thinking, assuming someone would try to take care of their teeth by following the instructions on a tube of tooth paste. Even if they droped 1 brushing a day.
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Just brushed my teeth a moment ago, as I'm about to go to bed. The only instructions on my toothpaste (Colgate, a major brand) were to give children a pea sized amount for supervised brushing. Didn't say anything about brushing after every meal.
Brushing before bed makes sense to me, as does brushing in the morning (Which I admit I don't do as I'm lazy.) After every meal though? What's the point? And seeing as most people have jobs, unless they bring their brush to work, how are they going to brush after lunch?
Another thing- I read something a while back (Can't remember where, but I think it may have been New Scientist) that said brushing your teeth after a meal might actually do more harm than good, as the acids (I think it was acids anyway) in the food weaken the enamel up to an hour after eating. Brushing then damages it.