How often do you brush your teeth?
By soccermom
@soccermom (3198)
United States
March 27, 2007 1:48pm CST
I know, odd discussion. But I was cleaning out my backpack today( I carry a small backpack instead of a purse) and it dawned on me I am slightly obsessed with oral hygiene. I brush my teeth 3 times a day, use restoring mouthwash before bed, I have a toothbrush, trial size toothpaste, 3 types of breath mints, floss and listerine breath strips in my backpack. It drives me nuts if my breath isn't "minty fresh", even more so in the past week I haven't been smoking. Do you obsess over the cleanliness of your mouth? Tell me about it.
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47 responses
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
27 Mar 07
Yes I do. I am paranoid that I may even have a breath that is slightly bad. I have had to physically turn away from some poeple who breath goes beyond bad to foul.
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@soccermom (3198)
• United States
28 Mar 07
Isn't that the worst? I worked with a guy once who had the most wretched breath, We'd offer him mints, which he never accepted and nobody could figure out how to tell him his breath was foul. He used to pick on me for my "mint addiction." It makes me cringe just thinking about his breath.
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@sjohnson628 (3197)
• United States
27 Mar 07
I brush my teeth at least twice a day maybe more. The first thing I do when I get out of bed is brush. I use the strips also for freshening during the day and after a smoke.
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@livesoul2 (162)
• Pakistan
28 Mar 07
Friends i brush my teeth hardly once in a day in the morning after taking my breakfast. But i feel very fresh after cleaning my teeth in the morning and all day passes very actively!
@denden (802)
• Philippines
28 Mar 07
i am aso obsess over the cleanliness of my mouth because its one of the factor that make your partner turn-off and its very shameful to have a bad breathe even if your family notice it, its very shameful. i also brush my teeth three times a day and have a listerine also.
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@4skaisthelimit (412)
• Niger
28 Mar 07
I brush my teeth at least 3 time a day;and it depend on my day activities;because some days it comes that I only brush the morning and in bathroom before I went to bed at night.
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@mishy24 (88)
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28 Mar 07
I like to brush mine twice a day otherwise my mouth feels all horrible. That way i feel i keep fresh mouth and breath.
Its recommended that you brush your teeth twice a day so that plaque is removed reducing the likihood of of your teeth decaying and resulting in gum disease.
The idea of rotting teeth is enough to make any cringe. The idea of false teeth is not pleasent, so I'd much rather take good care of them now and keep them for longer.
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
28 Mar 07
i brush my teeth two times a day... in the morning and at night... that's it... i think i don't really care about my mouth hygiene... that's the reason why i got so many problems with my teeth now and i have to spend lots of money to fix them up... i really regret it a lot for not taking care of my teeth properly since i am young... good on you for taking care of your teeth so well... keep it up...
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@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
27 Mar 07
Some people like to brush after every meal, but that would mean that I would be brushing all day. I brush in the morning after breakfast, and I brush in the evening before I go to bed. I floss at those times, too.
@leomar297 (619)
• France
28 Mar 07
I brush mine at least twice a day, after breakfast and dinner ; it's better for teeth's health and for global hygiene.
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@fahim_hitman (149)
• Pakistan
28 Mar 07
well i brush my teeth twice a day because it is good for health
@suresh747 (44)
• Davanagere, India
28 Mar 07
I brush my teeths twice a day that is morning and night befor i'm going to sleep. Then also i observed cavity in my teeths. I think i've to change my tooth paste first..
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@soccermom (3198)
• United States
28 Mar 07
I'm also picky about my toothpaste. I'm a big fan of the Colgate Luminous toothpaste, or Colgate Total. I buy special toothpaste for my 4 year old so it's not so harmful if she swallows it.
@larry1214 (59)
• China
28 Mar 07
i brush my teeth two times a day. i think two times is just enough for my teeth.it is not good for your teeth if you brush them too often.
@soccermom (3198)
• United States
28 Mar 07
That's true Larry you can over brush your teeth! My dentist told me that you can actually get periodontal disease by overbrushing, something about not giving your mouth time to create natural bacteria.
@ackars (1942)
• India
28 Mar 07
I brush daily if I have hols..Otherwise on an average only for 5 days in a week if I go to college..Its because most of us wakes up just before the college bus comes to hostel to pick up us from there..So no time to do it...But whenever I brush,I do it properly taking time...Sometimes I brush in the night especially if I eat something in night which really gets stuck inbetween the teeth or in the mouth...
@soccermom (3198)
• United States
28 Mar 07
I don't know if they have these where you are at, but they make these disposable toothbrushes that you just slide over your finger and use anywhere, with or without water. They're pretty convenient.
