How long do you brush your teeth for?
By Shar19
@Shar19 (8231)
United States
March 24, 2009 8:15am CST
My automatic toothbrush has a two minute timer on it. The toothbrush stops after the two minutes and I'm done. I will admit though that I don't always let it go to the full two minutes, especially when I'm in a rush. How long do you brush your teeth for?
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13 responses
@swaroopmsc (241)
• India
24 Mar 09
I brush my teeth usually for 5 minutes, maximum time is 15 minutes.
@lloydbelleza (1227)
• Philippines
24 Mar 09
I often brush my teeth for 5 minutes in average. I think it is a desirable amount of time to clean your teeth and mouth.
@rymebristol (1808)
• Philippines
24 Mar 09
i don't have a stop watch when i brush my teeth but i notice, i think i brush my teeth for 2 or three hours.
@alankor (478)
• Singapore
24 Mar 09
maybe around 1 minutes to 2 minutes?i don't count the time i am brushing my teeth.when i feel it is ready, i rinse and spit out.i always floss my teeth in the evening when i brush my teeth.it keeps the food bits away from the openings between the teeth.
@dom1312 (27)
• India
24 Mar 09
Well my dentist friend had advised me on that topic. You should brush your teeth for at least 2-3 min. More than that doesnt make much difference. Its the technique of your brushing which matters. Suppose you divide your teeth in 4 quadrants, then 30 sec of brushing on each will suffice. Also be it night or morning you should not rush on it as then it doesn't matter even if you don't brush!
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
31 Mar 09
Probably two minutes. My kids have those ones that play a song while they brush their chompers. I think its a neat idea, better than me telling them for two minutes to "Keep brushing" while I hold a stop watch.
@taface412 (3175)
• United States
25 Mar 09
I don't really ever time myself. I just load up the toothbrush and brusha, brusha, brusha....basically I brush and then spit and I will do this three times until there is no more paste on my toothbrush...so maybe a little less than a minute or maybe two. I dunno. Cool that your auto brush has a timer. I bet the inventor made a fortune on that one.
@angela_allen (406)
• United States
24 Mar 09
I used to have a Spinbrush with an automatic timer it was also for 2 minutes. I usually would let it go for the full 2 minutes. Now I am using a regular brush again and I am definitely guilty of not always doing the full 2 minutes...I can't really tell for sure since there is no longer a timer. I would guess I spend 1 minute or so.
@mikhatri (120)
• India
24 Mar 09
i brush my teeth for 2 or 3 min but i never seen the exact time may be more than that...