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Rinsing your mouth out with water after brushing
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I rinse out when I brush because I usually end by brushing my tongue, and there are actual floating nasties in my mouth afterwards. THEN, I hit up with the mouth wash, and that I don't rinse after spitting. Best of both worlds.
So a couple years I read this opinion on Reddit that you shouldn't rinse your mouth out with water after you brush, and all the reasons why. However, I would recommend against it. After a year of doing this, I went in for my cleaning and it was *the* most painful cleaning I've ever had. It took two sessions. The dentist told me to *never* do what I did, because it creates deposits on your teeth that are not fun to have removed.
Your best bet is to rinse with mouthwash.
Your best bet is to rinse with mouthwash.
That would leave any food residue in my mouth. No thank you.
- Brush.
- Rinse.
- Put small dollop of toothpaste in mouth and swirl around to cover teeth
- Spit
Rinse -> Floss -> Rinse -> Brush -> rinse w/ flouride mouthwash
I highly doubt those who rinse with water are in danger of not getting enough flouride, especially if they brush twice a day like normal folk.
I highly doubt those who rinse with water are in danger of not getting enough flouride, especially if they brush twice a day like normal folk.
My dentists told me not to rinse.
I've had a quick look around and general census seems to be don't rinse:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/how-to-keep-your-teeth-clean/
https://www.dentalhealth.org/news/spit-dont-rinse-for-better-oral-health
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/self-care/preventive-care/article/should-you-rinse-after-brushing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120325102607.htm
https://medicalsciences.stackexchange.com/a/18234
https://www.lifehack.org/505446/is-rinsing-your-mouth-after-you-brush-wrong-see-what-science-says
I've had a quick look around and general census seems to be don't rinse:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/how-to-keep-your-teeth-clean/
https://www.dentalhealth.org/news/spit-dont-rinse-for-better-oral-health
http://www.berkeleywellness.com/self-care/preventive-care/article/should-you-rinse-after-brushing
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120325102607.htm
https://medicalsciences.stackexchange.com/a/18234
https://www.lifehack.org/505446/is-rinsing-your-mouth-after-you-brush-wrong-see-what-science-says
Expected "flouride is poison" era to have a field day with this thread. They must be at the dentist. Drink a cup of water, rinse on last sip, floss, brush teeth, don't rinse.
Brush with high-fluoride toothpaste, rinse with non-alcoholic mouthwash, floss often - have great teeth
Of course I don't.
Known since childhood that you shouldn't, kind of strange so many people don't.
Known since childhood that you shouldn't, kind of strange so many people don't.
next up is the thread "I recently found out you should rinse the dishes after lathering them in soap", that one's going to be a shitshow
At night I rinse and spit with normal toothpaste, waterpick, and then I use a high flouride toothpaste like Prevident and then I spit but I do not rinse.
I feel like there is no damn standard in anything dealing with Dentistry. I have had various dentists tell me opposite things for years, i don't know what standards i should even follow anymore
Don't rinse. My dentist told me this years ago.
It's literally in the UK and Australian government health guidelines.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/how-to-keep-your-teeth-clean/
https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/...e/spit+out+toothpaste+but+dont+rinse+campaign
It's literally in the UK and Australian government health guidelines.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/how-to-keep-your-teeth-clean/
Spit out toothpaste, but don't rinse
After brushing, spit out the toothpaste but don't rinse
- Toothpaste contains fluoride which helps to strengthen your teeth
- This works best if you don't rinse the paste off after brushing.
https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/...e/spit+out+toothpaste+but+dont+rinse+campaign
I've been rinsing my whole life and that's what I've been having my toddler do, but she recently came home with a brushing calendar from school that says in big letters "SPIT! DON'T RINSE!" I feel like my life is a lie now.
Imagine lathering your hands with soap and then just walking out of the bathroom
If we were always supposed to be leaving toothpaste residue on our teeth it isn't exactly self-evident.
That's a bit unfair. Toothpaste has always been put forward as something like 'tooth soap'. Use it to scrub and clean and then, like with soap in the shower, you rinse. In my experience, anyway. Seeing that note on my daughter's little dental pack is the first I've ever heard of leaving it on. No dentist has ever mentioned it to me.
I feel like it should be common knowledge at this point. What would make a person believe that flouride would stick around after rinsing? That's not how anything works with anything else, so why would flouride be different? That shit doesn't just instantly absorb into your teeth
Likewise. Fluoridated mouthwash after brushing, don't eat or drink anything for a half hour or so.
I stopped rinsing after getting a high fluoride toothpaste. That was years ago now and my dental health has become so much better.
I believe the order is floss, rinse, then brush. That way you can loosen up any stuff, get it out, then polish your teeth and leave the stuff in your toothpaste (whitening agent, fluoride, etc) on your teeth until it disolves.
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See, this isn't one of those dumb era hygiene threads. The kids are betraying our old ways!
I get the point of not rinsing, but without it, it feels like I should have a bunch of stuff left over in there. So, I just rinse with water and again with mouthwash afterwards.
You scrub to loosen the particles, then you wash off said particles. That's how you wash literally anything else. So brush, spit and leave makes no sense to me.
You scrub to loosen the particles, then you wash off said particles. That's how you wash literally anything else. So brush, spit and leave makes no sense to me.
Do you know who else rinses?
Your dentist.....when they are performing a routine cleaning. You literally get your teeth brushed and then they rinse them afterward.
Your dentist.....when they are performing a routine cleaning. You literally get your teeth brushed and then they rinse them afterward.
I found out a few years ago you're not supposed to so I stopped. My teeth and gum health has actually increased greatly and in my checkups my dentist has noticed the improvement.
so yea, I guess keep rinsing? but you're doing it wrong and your mouth won't thank you for it.
so yea, I guess keep rinsing? but you're doing it wrong and your mouth won't thank you for it.
