To wonder why people get dressed and then brush their teeth?

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They often seem to get toothpaste on themselves and it looks horrible.

Who cares?

I get dressed, then eat breakfast, then clean my teeth. I don't get toothpaste down me...

Probably because they want to brush their teeth after their coffee or whatever.

I brush my teeth, get dressed, eat, then brush my teeth again.

I brush my teeth after I eat breakfast. Sometimes I am wearing pyjamas and sometimes I am dressed. I don't get toothpaste down me either way.

Just seems easier to me to do it in the bathroom before your shower to avoid white stains

I get up, have coffee, shower then teeth

No sorry, you’re not making that one happen. Most adults manage to brush their teeth without getting toothpaste all over them.

Yes and most children don’t

I'm the messiest person I know but I don't end up with toothpaste on me

Thursday evening deep thoughts?

Very

I do this, I haven't thought about it much, it's just a habit I guess

Because they get dressed before they eat breakfast and want to brush their teeth after they eat.

I get toothpaste down me since switching to a super fast electric toothbrush. I don't get dressed til after I've done my teeth though.

Ideally, you are supposed to wait about half an hour after eating before you brush your teeth.

You are supposed to brush your teeth on waking, before eating or drinking anything.
This is because all the bacteria which builds up in your mouth overnight will be swallowed with food and drink if not removed by brushing beforehand, which in turn, leads to illness as the bacteria enters your system.
Healthy mouth = healthy body.

You'd only notice the few people who do get toothpaste on themselves. You can't assume everyone you see without toothpaste is dressing afterwards.

I do this. Get dressed brush my teeth, get toothpaste on black top that wont rub off, go to work with toothpaste mark's on top. I have no idea why I do this it just feels wrong doing it before I'm dressed (I'm obviously odd).

Obviously doesn't happen everyday I would change it if it did 🙈🙈

How weird. One of the benefits of the pandemic has been with wfh I can clean my teeth three times a day, and I am not going to take my clothes off just after lunch for this!

You're supposed to brush before eating or drinking. I hope those brushing after eating wait half an hour first for the tooth enamel to sort itself out.

I eat/coffee. Pack bags and lunch. Wash and teeth. Get dressed.

But then I am known for being a nightmare and dropping it down my front - that's the coffee or toothpaste!

I shower in evenings

You are supposed to brush your teeth on waking, before eating or drinking anything.
This is because all the bacteria which builds up in your mouth overnight will be swallowed with food and drink if not removed by brushing beforehand, which in turn, leads to illness as the bacteria enters your system. Healthy mouth = healthy body.

Source? Because this sounds utterly bonkers to me, sorry. Do you not drink water during the night? Do you keep a spittoon by the bed so you don't have to swallow saliva between 10pm and 6am? At what point during the night does your mouth become poisonous?

PS I eat breakfast etc before brushing and have not yet succeeded in poisoning myself (I'm 39).