How long do you wait to brush your teeth

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After eating?

Or do you brush your teeth then eat?

Personally I wait 30-40 minutes after eating. Just curious as to what others do.

What's the context? Of a morning?

I never rush my teeth after I eat. I brush them when I get up and when I go to bed.

Also brush when I get up and before bed

Breakfast for example, do you brush before you eat, do you wait after eating to brush or do you brush straight away after eating?

I brush after breakfast and before bed. It depends on the day how long after breakfast it is before I brush- on work days I get up, eat breakfast, drink cup of tea and then brush about half an hour after that. On a weekend it might be a longer gap between breakfast and teeth brushing if sitting round relaxing in PJs for a while.

During the week I brush when I get up so that would be before I eat. At weekends I will eat breakfast and then brush teeth a bit later on; certainly not straight away.

Don’t eat breakfast so just brush when I shower in the morning.
Evening time I brush after dinner, I’d like to say it was half an hour after - it usually is by the time I’ve cleared up etc because I then go upstairs and get ready for bed.
Not something I’m mindful of being careful of though.

As soon as I get up and last thing before bed.

If I was at home getting ready for a night out I’d do them then too but never just generally after eating.

When I get up and before I go to bed. I don't eat first thing so

As soon as I get up in the morning - loo/teeth brushed/face washed then downstairs for cup of tea. After lunch if I'm at home but not straight after eating- maybe 30 mins later. Then last thing before I get into bed.

I brush as soon as I wake up. I can't stand the feeling otherwise

I brush as soon as I wake up, sometimes if I wake up extra early and need a wee I’ll brush my teeth before I try and get back to sleep.

Then before I go to bed, I don’t brush my teeth right after every meal.

I have to wait 2 or so hours after eating before brushing, otherwise I throw up (bad gag reflex!) so it's as soon as I get up and last thing at night, and no late night snacks!

You aren't supposed to brush straight away as your enamel is unstable. Or something like that. You are also meant to eat cheese to counteract the acid. I just brush my teeth first thing and last thing - they are a bit crap so not listening to my own good advice is probably why.

Why do people brush before breakfast?

Surely if you have brushed before bed, there is nothing to make your teeth dirty overnight.

Don’t you find your teeth/mouth just claggy & horrible in the morning?

Morning breath is a well known thing!

Surely if you have brushed before bed, there is nothing to make your teeth dirty overnight. The spit in your mouth when you go to sleep just sits there in the warm till morning. Breeding ground for stinky bacteria. Why would you want that breathed all over you4family and pressed into all the crannies with food on top?

How is the spit in my mouth full of stinky bacteria overnight when it's not during the day?

I brush/floss my teeth, gums and tongue before I go to bed to remove the bacteria from the food/drink I've consumed during the day.

Genuinely only have a dry mouth in the morning if I've drunk too much caffeine/alcohol the day before.

Is there a dental hygienist around who can offer any advice?

I always brush as soon as I get up cos my mouth tastes horrible. I thought you were supposed to wait for half an hour after eating before brushing otherwise your rushing acid straight on to your teeth.

Hm, after breakfast, our after coffee, after lunch and after my last meal of the day.

I WFH so I have coffee and breakfast and then do my teeth after at least 30 minutes.

If I can’t eat first, I try to wait at least 30 minutes after brushing before eating or drinking.

I also don’t use any water and don’t rinse at all, and my teeth health has improved massively because of it.