How often do you brush your teeth?

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Usually three to four times -- I brush after every meal.

Once a day but really it should be twice as my teeth are prone to staining. Actually the only reason I brush my teeth at all is because my dentist is so condescending whenever he finds something wrong...

Once every morning but I am trying to get in a routine of every night as well, or after big, potential bad breath meals, so about 10 times a week atm.

Twice a day. I always feel slightly guilty that it's not more often whenever I see co-workers hunched over the bathroom sink after lunch.

Twice a day; after breakfast and before I leave the house in the morning, and every night before I go to bed. I also mouthwash probably 6 out of 7 mornings a week, and occasionally floss, too. My brother's had horrific problems through not looking after his teeth properly; I've never had a filling and don't intend to.

I brush 2x/floss 1x daily -- honestly, seeing this thread is making me feel pretty good about my dental habits.

I use mouthwash every day, and also floss every other day. I have loads of fillings - actually had another one last Wednesday.

Generally twice a day, but if I go out or meet people in the evening I often brush again first. My teeth are in pretty nasty condition though (got a few fillings, no more major problems yet but I'm sure they're coming), probably because I drink way too many sugary drinks.

I don't floss enough either cz I think my teeth are unusually closely packed but I think there's another thread for that.

i thought brushing more than twice a day was actually bad for teeth, like bad for the enamel or something (and you're just supposed to rinse after eating between brushings)

as soon as I wake up and right before I go to bed. mouth feels super gross if I skip a single brushing.

2 times 2 times.

First thing in the morning, last thing at night. In the middle of the night too if I get up for any reason - I hate the furry mouthed feeling. Will also brush before leaving the house, which now that I think about it means twice each morning. I use v little toothpaste though, the taste is too overpowering.

Twice a day. In the mornings after I shower I brush with Toms of Maine. In the evening before bed, I waterpick, then floss, then Listerine, then brush with medicated flouride sensitive teeth toothpaste. I have to do this routine every night because my gums were getting into really bad shape and I had a couple roots exposed, which was getting rather painful.

How logn do people brush for? Most of the time when I brush I use an electric toothbrush and brush for exactly two minutes; unless I'm pissed, when I use a normal toothbrush for about 1/3 the time.

Brushing right before I go to bed actually makes me less sleepy. I have a hard enough time sleeping as it is.

Sonicare, 2 min. bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Short, cursory brushing, using an ancient brush. Hmm.

once a day, every day, all day long

Twice a day; after breakfast and before I leave the house in the morning, and every night before I go to bed.

^^^^

i also keep a toothbrush and toothpaste at the office and use them occasionally, if for whatever reason it seems necessary or prudent.

2-3

as soon as I wake up and right before I go to bed. mouth feels super gross if I skip a single brushing.

^ same. floss in the morning, too, before i brush

brush once
floss once
rinse after every meal, flossing, brushing

can't believe once a day is considered normal! anything less than twice is crazy!

At least once a day, two if I throw up.

Twice a day, three on the weekends when I'm home for lunch.

this is my eurotrashiness 'n' bad hygiene showing: once per day. :-( or rather :-S
i should be going to the dentist to replace a filling (500 euros! bleeding hell!) but i have a sinus infection and don't feel up to a 2.5 hour op.

Twice a day. And I have reached the grand old age of 39 with no fillings whatsoever. Despite having an incredibly sweet tooth.

Bless the NHS - that last filling cost me £30.

How the hell does it take two and a half hours to do a filling?

It's a special filling (hah! gotta be for that price). I'll probably get money back from my health insurance.

Why 2.5 hrs? It's a replacement and, also, it won't be silver (or metal or whatever the hell they normally use) but a special filling which will look real and last a lifetime.

I think tooth-colored, light-hardened composite resins are SOP now. At least that's what I got when I had a couple of teeth filled last year. I don't think they take any more time than silver amalgam.

Generally 1x/day for me at the end of the day, but sometimes I brush in the morning after coffee, and usually before sexytime with the mrs.

^^^ That's what I had. The dentist always uses the resin type unless it's a big filling. The only trad amalgam ones I've had in the last five or six years are two big ones at the back. Everything else is resin apart from the few fillings I had over a decade ago.

Oh I of course forgot to mention the filling is enormous. :-(((

WmC, it's apparently something new. I know the resin is SOP.

I had a replacement tooth-coloured filling done on one of my front teeth the other week and it took less than half an hour! It was to cover almost half of a tooth, where the tooth had basically broken off. This thing sounds like a way for a dentist to fleece you for lots more money than is strictly necessary.

I just brushed them :)

So did I. Also I flossed them and used mouthwash. I mean my own teeth, not Alfred's teeth.

At least twice a day, often three times. Floss once a day. Don't use mouthwash unless I have an ulcer.

i take much more care of my teeth than i do the other parts of my body that will actually kill me if they fail.

"I am Jack's left incisor..."

Morning and night with the Sonicare, Showerfloss in the morning, rinse well after lunch and snacks during the day and occasionally string floss. Haven't had a mouth ulcer since I switched to non-sls toothpaste a few years ago.

two times, sometimes more depending on what I eat/how gross my mouth feels

Once a day - no fillings in 20 years. The secret is to never ever eat sugary food or drink, and to swish out mouth with water after everything you eat.

after 6 years of brushing 2x a day and occasionally flossing, but not seeing a dentist, i went back to the chair and found out i needed 12 fillings. i still haven't had them all done, but i've upped my home dental care game considerably.

Twice mostly. Probably average about 1.6 brushings per day.

12 fillings!? thats insane.

yeah, i was pretty shocked, since my teeth didn't really hurt and are generally not gross and yellow and falling out, which is pretty much my mental image of someone who has 12 cavities. but apparently i have porous teeth, which means i have to get professional cleanings 3x a year and have really good dental hygiene in between for my teeth not to disintegrate into mush.

Bummer :(

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Brush thrice daily, floss at least once a day (depending on what I had for lunch, twice a day).

I refuse to go to a dentist that lectures me about flossing. Yes, I know I don't do it enough, but I'm a GROWN ASS MAN and can determine when or not I want to floss. Flossing is not a moral issue.

Before I leave the house in the morning, maybe twice if I'm going out later.

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yuck

Less than once a day (every other day/less than 7 days a week) 9

double yuck

lol brits

that was too easy, too cheap wasn't it

but seriously yall should be at at least 2x/day

anything less is gross imo

44 of u r losing ur teeth also your breath smells

haha

Visit dentist after each meal

he's sick to fucking death of the sight of me

also listerine in AM and PM and flossing at nite should be mandatory IMO

Listerine is really goddamn bad for your mouth. It kills the good germs, and leaves you susceptible to ulcers and infections of the gum tissue.

Brush 3x before lunch, at least twice after, floss in the shower, etc
I'm such a fucking freak.

...floss between sips of my brew in the shower, of course

Brush 3x before lunch, at least twice after, floss in the shower, etc

Dude are you serious? You'll have no enamel on your teeth if you do that for too long :/

some mouthwash contains an ingredient that stains yr teeth, too

totally just nailed my one for the day...adios and buenos noces

(my teeth are absolutely fine and have never required anything like a filling, and that's despite 4 years of corrective treatment for an overbite...also, why is flossing seen as necessary? Is this going to lead to a tipping-thread-esque clusterfuck? Oh I do hope so)

lj, food and shit gets stuck in yr gums and ROTS

brushing doesn't get under yr teeth - like, if you've ever flossed you'll see how much space there is for food to get into

I would get a motherly scolding for my vote here; not just because my mom's my mom, but a dental hygienist, too.

2x/day, plus PRN after meals or sweet stuff or if I just feel like I want to brush my teeth. I wish I could brush my teeth at work, but our work bathroom is really, really, really gross and I don't like to open my mouth in there if I can help it.

a waterpik is a great addition to any dental hygiene plan

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Listerine is really goddamn bad for your mouth. It kills the good germs, and leaves you susceptible to ulcers and infections of the gum tissue.

― Spy in the Cab Sav (Trayce), Friday, August 21, 2009 12:05 AM (16 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

see my dentist says it's the only thing that really works to prevent gum infections, he says you should brush it into your gums...but maybe you know more than him, i guess.

Bless the NHS - that last filling cost me £30.

They saw you coming - my (only) filling was £6!

Once a day btw (before bed) but that's cos I'm a filthy British pig.

thats what i do! floss, brush w/ toothpaste, rinse with listerine, brush again with the listerine, rinse again with listerine. according to my dentist even when my teeth have had problems my gums are perfect so..i dont know? (xp)

i didnt vote in this but id be in a 2-5ish times a day category - definitely morning and night, usually after work, sometimes inbetween. id love to brush my teeth at work but i find brushing my teeth in a public bathroom kind of embarrassing for some reason.

brush twice a week, whether i need to or not

what is with ppl not brushing in the a.m. at the very least... doesn't yr mouth just feel all gross and you have bad breath??

not to pile on w/ the lolbritish are gross but...wow

These threads always make me sick

Dude are you serious? You'll have no enamel on your teeth if you do that for too long :/

― Spy in the Cab Sav (Trayce), Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:53 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

0 cavities to date...

I was expecting to check these poll results and feel guilty for only brushing twice a day, so this is kind of a shock.

This is serious. Do we need new I Love Cavities and I Love Brushing boards?

what is with ppl not brushing in the a.m. at the very least... doesn't yr mouth just feel all gross and you have bad breath??

after you eat you can't tell the difference

Americans on the subject of hygene. Hooray.

also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?
also, why is flossing seen as necessary?

― You are Rebels! You are all yankees (country matters), Thursday, August 20, 2009