• blunderworld@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    That you aren’t supposed to rinse immediately after brushing your teeth. It’s better to wait 15 minutes to let the fluoride strengthen your enamel.

    Been brushing the wrong way for 30 years, apparently.

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        10 months ago

        A dentist said it to me years ago.

        But I suspect that using a Sonicare makes a bigger difference for tooth health than not rinsing.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah. I had to give a “how to” class and I picked brushing your teeth as a simple topic. I got to the end after brushing your teeth. I said rinse your mouth out and your done. The instructor said “the presentation was okay, but you aren’t supposed to rinse your teeth out right away.”

      I had no idea as amid to late 20 something at the time. What else do you do wrong?

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      10 months ago

      And if you throw up, don’t brush your teeth as you’re then just scrubbing stomach acid into them. Rinse and gargle with water then brush an hour later

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      10 months ago

      So I tried this for a few months last year. Although I didn’t rinse 15 mins afterwards or anything - I just spit as much of the toothpaste out as I could.

      Couldn’t really tell a difference other than it was strange feeling to have all the toothpaste remnants in your mouth. Maybe my teeth were slightly whiter? I eventually went back to my old ways of rinsing. Maybe I’ll try it again though.

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      10 months ago

      Meh I doubt it makes much difference. Especially if you live somewhere that has fluoride in the water. Most of the US, don’t know about Europe.

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      10 months ago

      This is also true if you use something like sensodine for sensitivity. If you let it sit on your teeth a bit it works better