To brush my teeth in the shower

[inchoccyheaven]

Sometimes if I am short of time I will brush my teeth in the shower while hair is rinsing off and I thought this was fairly normal but my DP thinks its slightly odd to spit toothpaste in shower. I don't spit I just rinse mouth with water from shower and the excess gets rinsed off body anyway. So am I odd or is she right ???

Brush in the shower, before breakfast as your teeth are weak after eating or summit and never ever rinse after spitting. Fact.

It washes off armani. Thats the useful thing about soap.

You brush your teeth with soap??

Good scrub of your teeth with Imperial Leather-shiny.

. Noo, I wash my body with soap. Well, shower gel. I brush my teeth with toothpaste.

I did once have a client who brushed hers with Jif. Not a good idea

Although the imperial leather does bring back bad memories of my brother trying to wash my mouth out with soap when I was a child.

So why are you telling me you wash your toothpaste out with soap? Just spit,don't rinse

No jif doesn't seem sensible.

I'm not telling you that! And ugh to spitting with no rinsing.

I clean my teeth in the shower, but only because DP does. I thought it was gross at first, but its nice to chill under the shower for a couple of minutes, rather than in the cold bathroom

I thought I was weird, but this thread indicates I'm not.

Urgh all you like but it's pointless doing it any other way. Says a dentist with no fillings

Cillit Bang would be better. 'Bang and the plaque is gone!'.

Oh. Why?

Because fluoride strengthens your teeth and prevents cavities and rinsing it away with water renders it useless.

I don't feel like I've had a proper shower unless I've brushed my teeth!

Fair enough.

armani we had a patient who took a brillo pad to her teeth :)

I'm confused. When did not rinsing after brushing become de rigour? I've never been told that and now fear I'm even brushing my bleddy teeth wrong!!

Foxy: I've been in dentistry 14 years so at least that long

NoArmani - do you dont rinse the fluoride away? What about mouthwash used straight after? It contain fluoride. So is that ok?
Plus I hope you dont mind me asking but I only floss every other day, is this enough?

yep always in the shower, with electric toothbrush. Quicker as I like to stand in the shower for a bit anyway so makes some use of that time. And nicer than standing in cold bathroom.

Here's my question - do other people find it as difficult as I do to shave their legs in the shower? Being bent double to shave, plus slippery surface and odd angles (getting to the backs of legs always difficult). Is there a foolproof MN posture for this? I hate baths but it easier to do this in the bath.

Mouthwash is pretty much pointless but if you'd prefer to pay out for it than just not rinse your toothpaste away you can. Just make sure you get one with a decent fluoride level and not something like listerine. Ideally you should be flossing daily.

Ta no Armani :)

I do this. I thought everyone did? Teeth get a proper brush whilst conditioner on hair. Longer for me to stand under soothing warm water.

I don't rinse my mouth either :)

DH does it too. We are clearly a match made in heaven.