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I have less than desirable teeth..I have a Few missing, but thankfully (?) they are at the back. I never flossed as a youth/young adult even though I brushed twice a day. Since getting my act together and regularly flossing, I've never had better oral hygiene.
Funnily enough I only brush once a day now
Twice a day, plus a small metal tongue scraper and flossing. I used to use mouthwash until I found tongue scrapers worked much better.
3 times a day.
I brush after each meal, floss after lunch, and use a waterpik after dinner before brushing.
Probably excessive, but itβs less than 15 minutes a day total to keep my teeth happy.
I were supposed to do tree times a day, but i end up 2 every day. I also bathe every day
I brush twice a day. I had a kind of gross moment that forced the habit. One day I looked up microscopic pictures of teeth. Normal teeth kind of look like a cool lattice structure under a microscope. Non-brushed teeth... the bacteria looked SO disgusting. I do not want that in my mouth...
I have a pattern which really works for me where I wake up, brush my night guard and brush my teeth with no toothpaste and then eat breakfast. That way I don't have the horrible mint toothpaste / orange juice clash I'm sure many of you are familiar with.
Then at night I floss and brush with toothpaste, and put in the night guard.
I used to make myself floss only every other day (like if I didn't floss last night I MUST floss tonight), which I highly recommend rather than sporadic or no flossing. But I recently upped my game to "every night except special occasions".
But I recently upped my game to "every night except special occasions".
I'd like to think you record these days in your calendar in advance as if they're something to look forward to like birthdays or Christmas.
Twice a day, and if I need to freshen up.
Twice: after waking up,before bed. Floss, tongue cleaner , mouth wash is a part of the ritual. On a related note : can recommend electronic tooth brush.
The amount of individuals here who brush post breakfast or not at all in the morning is alarming ! Of course, mental health can affect the schedule but that's a different conversation and is understandable.
The rest, how is your dentist not harassing about your oral hygiene?
Easy fix. Donβt see a dentist. Many wonβt, unless they have a problem.
can recommend electronic tooth brush
Important caveat: just because electric toothbrushes are good does not mean "more power = better". For natural teeth, you should always brush gently. Don't go ham just because you've got a powertool in your hand!
If your brush has multiple intensity modes, always use the lowest. Same thing goes for your grip! The whole point of an electric is that it can get you clean with almost zero pressure. Seriously: apply no more pressure than necessary to get full bristle contact. It will extend the natural life of your teeth and gums by years.
pretty sure brazilians brush 3 times a day.
i just brush twice a day and floss + mouthwash at night on top.
Yeah I noticed that a lot of Latin Americans will brush their teeth after lunch (which I think is pretty commendable). I liked that, especially nice when you have meetings after lunch.
Where Iβm from (not LATAM) - twice a day. Floss at night because I still wear my retainers and want to make sure teeth are clean clean before putting them on
When I'm working, ever morning and most nights, when I'm off, hopefully once a day if I'm lucky. It's easier to just wallow.
I've found my people lol. Work is the only thing that motivated me to brush my teeth. On my off days, my mouth will sometimes feel gross and I'll brush it to get rid of that feeling. When it's not bothersome, I forget to do it
I floss and brush religiously every night, have for many years. I had a cavity when I was young and the whole experience was terrible.
I still ended up with multiple cavities as an adult.
Every time I take out my Invisalign :( so 5-10 times a day.
Twice a day, but I occasionally miss the one at night after a night out. Still haven't had any cavities!
Had cavities with no local anesthesia in Asia when I was younger so I am now religiously brushing twice a day and flossing at least once a day and visit the dentist every 6 months.
I got a dentist that would give me the option to not use a local for much of the teeth work he did. I actually prefer it, need to find another one that will do the same since the first guy retired.
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Twice a day: After breakfast and before going to bed.
The latter one goes with mouthwash, and at least once a week some floss. Has worked for me quite well. You might need some more depending on your genes, but it seems to be the golden middle I found for myself (and others who ask me), and even the dentist has yet to tell me to change anything in that routine.
Beginning of the day and after my last meal of the day, plus before I take a nap if I do (they feel funny if I don't)