It is advised to brush your teeth at least twice a day, but when? Just before bed is a gimme because you’re about to lie mostly still for 6+ hours. Best to not leave food particles to fester.

What’s the best time for an earlier brushing? After breakfast? After lunch? After work/school?

Plus, what’s up with TV and movies having breakfast scenes where they get up and head right out the door? Did they already brush and now they’re going to leave food to fester all day? Eww.

  • MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml
    7·
    1 year ago

    I brush after breakfast in the morning, and before bed. I know you’re supposed to do it before breakfast, but I can’t enjoy food with the disgusting taste of toothpaste in my mouth.

    • mitchell
      101·
      1 year ago

      I actually find it more enjoyable to have breakfast after my mouth is refreshed. I wouldn’t enjoy eating with the taste of old mouth juice all over my tongue

        • mitchell
          3·
          1 year ago

          With the exception of orange juice, any food I eat replaces the minty flavour with its own. I guess I just need that reset to “minty fresh” before eating (I’ve been conditioned by Big Toothpaste to associate minty with clean)

          • MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml
            1·
            1 year ago

            I see… My problem is that I loathe anything with mint, so to me it taints anything and I can’t enjoy anything until the flavour vanishes completely.

    • Jesus_666@feddit.de
      6·
      1 year ago

      That’s why I brush my teeth first, then shower, then have breakfast. The time I need to shower and prepare breakfast is enough for my mouth to return to normal.

      • MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml
        1·
        1 year ago

        To me, I need at least 30 minutes after brushing my teeth for my sense of taste to return to normal, otherwise everything tastes like toothpaste.