Is it better to brush your teeth before eating?
Brushing teeth is more effective if done after a meal. It helps to remove the food deposits and particles that are stuck with the teeth. You should wait for at least 30 minutes after a meal to brush your teeth. Especially, if you consume acidic food items, you should maintain a gap before brushing or drink water to flush away the acids.Brushing after consumption of acidic food can weaken the tooth enamel. Brushing too soon after consuming such food can damage the enamel in its vulnerable or weakened state. So, use an effective toothbrush and brush before eating or wait for 30 minutes after consumption of acidic food. In case you ate something sweet, you should brush after that to remove the sticky deposits from the tooth enamel.
Can I eat fruit after I brush my teeth?
I think I understand your thoughts. Though I never eat a thing once I brush my teeth at night. I however think that eating a real fruit will cause no harm or leave a funny foul smell & taste in your mouth overnight.And aha I have just recently started chewing a clove of garlic every night before I retire on a few occasion after have brushed and there was no residue on my teeth by morning I actually wake up with a mouth reeking of garlic-- I don't mind that.Wonder if this answers your question?Cheers.
Do You Brush Your Teeth Before Eating Breakfast? Or Eat Breakfast Before Brushing Your Teeth?
Usually after but sometimes before. It depends upon how hectic the morning is
Brushing teeth before or after eating?
Recommended: at least 30 minutes after eating. If you brush too soon after eating, you can damage the enamel on your teeth. You can also brush before eating, but it's better to wait until at least 30 minutes after eating to keep bacteria from doing further damage.
Do you eat breakfast before or after brushing your teeth?
before .. cause i go to school and eat there
Do you have to brush your teeth after eating something like yogurt?
I got braces 2 weeks ago and I forgot to ask my orthodontist if I had to brush after I eat yogurt or drink a protein shake. I brush after I eat anything solid but protein shakes & yogurt don't really get into your braces. I feel like rinsing with mouth wash is good enough but I thought I'd ask what others thought.
Is it okay to eat fruits after you brush your teeth?
No, it is not. There are 2 reasons you brush your teeth: 1.) To dislodge any plaque that has built up on your teeth during the day, and 2.) To remove food particles that bacteria eat. If you eat fruit after brushing your teeth, you will be essentially un-doing the second reason you brush your teeth. Fruit contains natural sugars, which will be deposited in the places between your teeth and under your gum line. The bacteria in your mouth (which are always there, no matter if you just brushed or not), will feed on these sugars and, in turn, excrete an acid. **NOTE: this is the acid that causes corrosion of your teeth, NOT the acid that you eat!!***It is this acid that wears away the enamel of your teeth, causing cavities. Although fruits are healthy, you should not eat anything after brushing your teeth.
Does eating after brushing your teeth defeat the purpose of brushing?
The conventional wisdom, as another has mentioned, is that the main purpose of brushing (and flossing) is to "disorganize" the dental plaque (that is, the biofilm) that has formed on the teeth. Once the plaque has become disrupted, if you will, the bacteria are no longer harmful to your oral health. The harm comes once the biofilm re-forms again into plaque, where it can and does, collectively, produce the toxins that lead to caries (tooth decay) and periodontal disease. We do, however, tend to over-simplify this discussion, to imply that once you brush before bed, it does not matter whether or not you eat again. Perhaps in theory, but in reality, the oral disease process is not a discrete, but a continuous function. Studies vary on the length of time that it takes for plaque/biofilm to re-form once removed, but on average, it takes at least 30 minutes.Also, some individuals have a type of saliva that tends toward the acidic side of the scale (as opposed to alkali), and those people also tend to have higher caries rates and correspondingly lower rates of calculus (tartar) formation. On the other hand, some individuals have a higher PH saliva and for them, the greater risk tends to be heavy calculus/tartar formation, with caries rate/decay being less of a concern. Furthermore, during the night, salivary flow is reduced. And, given saliva's natural buffering properties, can we really say that going to bed with, say, a sticky, carbohydrate rich substance on our teeth (which will quickly convert into sugar, and later to acid) is a good idea? I would say generally not. In summary, we might say that eating after brushing (and flossing) does not directly defeat the purpose of brushing. Doing this before going to bed and on a regular basis, however, might not be such a good idea for all of the above stated reasons):-Cathye L. Smithwick, RDH, MADental Hygienist with >4 decades of clinical experienceAuthor, Dental Benefits, a Guide to Managed Plans (3rd Ed)
When is the best time to brush your teeth?
the graph is a representation of the drops dental surface pH after meals during the day. this has been know, demonstrated and proven once and again for over 70 years.thereforethe best time to brush your teeth is a few minutes after eating. so you should at least brush 3 times a day if you have 3 big meals. now for the science:dental cavities and periodontal disease are caused by biofilms (a bunch of microorganisms that group together and adhere to the surface of the teeth).in the case of cavities (dental caries or tooth decay) the stages of the disease are the following:1. the microorganisms live happily in the surface of your teeth forming a complex biofilm2. you eat something that the microorganisms can use as fuel (sugars, etc.) 3. the biofilm uses the food you just ate and begins metabolizing it, the product of this metabolism is acids4. the acid released by the biofilm destroys the tooth structure by dissolving the hidroxiapatite crystals that form the teeth.so:why brush? because brushing with a tooth brush is the best way of scraping and disarranging the biofilm, that's why the ingredients toothpastes have surfactants and abrasives. other strategies such as antibiotics, vaccines, etc have show to be much less effective and efficient.why brush after? 4 things:1. you want to remove as much food from the surface of the teeth as possible, that way you avoid leaving fuel for the biofilm.2. if you brush and eat again, the biofilm will quickly form again because the surface of the tooth is "dirty"3. if you eat right after washing your teeth you will also eat some of the contents of the toothpaste, mouthwash, etc. that you use.4. removing the food and biofilm will allow the surface of the teeth to be repaired by your saliva. people with damage to salivary glands (radiotherapy, autoimmune diseases, etc.) have brutal tooth decay