Do you have a toothbrush and toothpaste in your office/workplace? Do you use your general bathroom area to brush your teeth?
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Do you brush your teeth at work?
- Thread starter FernandoRocker
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I have many times, but not regularly. Usually, if I have to go somewhere right after or stay late.
I actually used to, because my teeth are terrible and I get cavities just from looking at food, so I brush obsessively.
I stopped after asking my dentist about is and she said chewing xylitol gum would work just as well as long as I brushed at home, so I've switched to that.
I stopped after asking my dentist about is and she said chewing xylitol gum would work just as well as long as I brushed at home, so I've switched to that.
No, I keep floss at my desk in case something gets stuck in my teeth and rinse me mouth a few times after lunch.
Same thing here. I keep some floss picks with me in case I need to clean up after lunch or a snack.
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I mean, I have some essential things in a drawer: tissues, lip balm, a comb, toothpaste, toothbrush, hand lotion.
No?
I brush in the morning before work and at night before I go to bed.
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I mean, it only takes a couple of minutes. Your co-workers are doing it wrong.
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And it doesn't grosses you out to spend the rest of the day after lunch with an unclean mouth/teeth? Don't you wash your hand after eating either?
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I think most people only brush twice a day, in the morning and before bed. Certainly nothing wrong with also wanting to do it after lunch, and I see people do that in the office bathrooms, but it doesn't seem to be something most people do. I don't.
But any dentist will tell you to brush after every meal. I have a hard time believing people here haven't been in the dentist.
Do you have a hard time believing that most people don't do everything their dentist recommends? :)
Edit: Also, it seems like the American Dental Association recommends twice a day: https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/az-topics/b/brushing-your-teeth, and recommends waiting an hour after a meal (or eating/drinking anything acidic) before brushing, in order to minimize acid erosion.
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Based on my knowledge of waxing/polishing cars, finishing wood floors, and rock tumbling, I think if you literally brushed after every meal you would have no enamel left. Logically there has to a limit where too much brushing will start to cause damage.
No, but if I had a place I felt comfortable doing so, I would. I'm in Invisalign trays at the moment, so ideally I'd brush after every meal, snack, tea, or soda, but it's just not viable right now.
Yes, pretty much every single day after lunch. I also have floss, deodorant, and a set of nail clippers in my desk. I don't use any of those things AT my desk, but I have them in case I need them.
