How should you brush your teeth — before or after breakfast?

How does one brush their teeth? The question involves the time of their treatment with toothpaste and toothbrush. Everyone here has their own morning rituals. Some people wake up and immediately rush to the bathroom. Others prefer to start with a cup of coffee and a light snack, then brush their teeth.

What the Science Says
Brush your teeth before eating or drinking, xrust reported. Microorganisms in the mouth, such as bacteria, can cause unpleasant tastes and odors, and plaque—a film made primarily of bacteria, food particles, and saliva—can lead to tooth decay, gingivitis, and other gum diseases.

Brushing your teeth Fluoride toothpaste and proper brushing technique immediately upon waking will help remove plaque and bacteria that build up overnight. It can improve the taste of juice, coffee and breakfast, and the toothpaste coats your teeth with fluoride and other minerals, protecting them while you eat.

What dentists recommend
They say it's also helpful to brush your teeth after eating and drinking. Brushing your teeth after eating removes food particles that get stuck in the grooves of teeth, between teeth, along the gum line and in biofilms formed by bacteria that cover teeth. This is the recommendation given by two out of three dentists. A third advises brushing your teeth before breakfast and then again in the middle of the day.

Dissenting Opinion

Very few advise brushing your teeth as you feel necessary. Some people remember their grandparents who never brushed their teeth and had no problems.

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