How long do you brush your teeth?
By emine08
@emine08 (1551)
Indonesia
April 22, 2010 10:28am CST
he..he.. it is a funny question but i should ask you about it. i read a newspaper this morning. i got the information from one of the newspaper articels. it is said that we have to brush our teeth minimum 3 minutes. yes 3 minutes. i got surprised because i never brush my teeth so long. maybe 1 minutes. but i have practiced it and i think it is clean. how about you my friends?
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5 responses
@dpickett321 (45)
• United States
22 Apr 10
Most people brush their teeth for about two minutes and some people do it for a longer period of time.
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@cream97 (29086)
• United States
25 May 10
Hi, emine08. Yes, I do brush my teeth. At least for five minutes. I try to make sure that I brush really good. Sometimes this will take about 3 minutes anyway. I like to brush my teeth with a deep cleaning toothbrush. It lets me know that my teeth are completely clean.
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@Ritchelle (3790)
• Philippines
30 Apr 10
i read somewhere that it should be about 2-3 minutes and based from what my dentist told me about the shape of my gums or size of it being small i have a tendency to develop cavities in the corners so i concentrate of those areas. and it paid off.
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@dqdovute (62)
• Bulgaria
22 Apr 10
It doesn`t really mather how long do we brush our teets.For me the mainly reason is just to be brushed , because this is part of our hygiene and if our breath smells bad people around us won`t like us.And now straight to the question , i brush my teeths from 2 to 4minutes maybe and i do this 2 times in a day - when i wake up and when i`m going to bed.
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@holesworth (220)
• Australia
22 Apr 10
I have always made a point of brushing my teeth for three minutes. It was something that was drummed into me during my primary school years. I also floss regularly and rinse with mouthwash.
Further to brushing for three minutes, it is also recommended that you wait half an hour after eating and drinking to do so. Rinsing your mouth out first is also a good idea.
Drinking plenty of water and chewing sugar-free gum are also very good aids for oral hygiene; as is drinking milk (particularly after consuming acidic drinks).
