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[fruglemonkey]

I was asking my colleagues this question the other day, and it was pretty divided, with half saying before, and the other saying after.

I personally brush before, because I don't like the fact that the bacteria that have accumulated in my mouth over the night will be going down with my breakfast.

When do you brush, and why?

[Bão]

After!! Brushing my teeth before makes my breakfast have a weird taste to it. In addition, your breath won't smell like your breakfast!

[foogie]

I brush before I go to bed, and if I have time in the morning, I will... but I don't ever eat breakfast. lol

[Neo]

After.... I hate tasting minty breakfast.

Let the bacteria burn in the stomach acid

and if I did do it before then I would have to do it after as well, I don't want bits of food still in my mouth, and if I did brush before and after I wouldn't want to wear my enamel down too much.

[Haru]

I usually soak and rinse my dentures
j/k. I prefer to brush when I am showering which could be before or after breakfast.

[Oaken]

lol before otherwise i'll be too lazy after breakfast XD

[magda11us]

I brush after I finish my breakfast. I don't like minty and food mix together.

[Bão]

I brush before I go to bed, and if I have time in the morning, I will... but I don't ever eat breakfast. lol

How can you not eat breakfast!! It fuels my morning, otherwise, I'd be sluggish until lunch time.

[fruglemonkey]

I tried brushing my teeth after eating breakfast once, but it ruined my daily ritual of drinking a glass of orange juice directly after finishing eating...

Oh, and have any of you ever tried brushing your teeth and then drinking orange juice straight after? Tastes horrible.

[3ntropy]

I usually don't eat breakfast, but if I do I brush afterwords.

Edited by 3ntropy, 30 June 2007 - 03:28 AM.

[Oaken]

Orange Juice after doing your teeth is horrible (especially the fresh stuff)

its probably best to do them afterwards right? ....I'm going to brush my teeth now lol even though I already did them once

Edited by Oaken, 30 June 2007 - 03:27 AM.

[Bão]

Oh, and have any of you ever tried brushing your teeth and then drinking orange juice straight after? Tastes horrible.

I was going to try it, but I looked in the fridge and I don't have orange juice. I only have milk, but I just had cereal.

[Jaf]

After, OJ + Toothpaste is the devils work
When I'm in a rush i just gargle with mouthwash and take some chewing gum.

[fruglemonkey]

It tastes awful 'cus it's a base (the toothpaste) mixed with an acid (orange juice)

And Bao, how can you not have orange juice in your house?

I make sure that i at least have 3 citrus fruits in my house at all times. And a quarter of watermelon.

[magda11us]

But wait do you people floss your teeth as well?

[Hazard]

nope i don't floss my teeth, i should do though, but yea i brush it before and after

[Bão]

But wait do you people floss your teeth as well?

I don't. I have braces and it can be a pain in the butt to floss with braces.

[fruglemonkey]

Ewww... Minty milk ftl...

Which also reminds me of something gross - try leaving a cut onion in your fridge, next to the milk carton... You'll get onion flavored milk. I wasn't aware of this, and I vomited right on the ground (the cat promptly lapped it up ={})

[arthritis]

yes. brush before.

why would you want to eat your breakfast with smelly breath?

eww.

[Neo]

I don't. I have braces and it can be a pain in the butt to floss with braces.

Yeah I tried doing it and it just kept shredding up, even the waxed stuff.

So I got this Aquapik water jet that cleans in between, and it feels funny

[Bão]

And Bao, how can you not have orange juice in your house?

I make sure that i at least have 3 citrus fruits in my house at all times. And a quarter of watermelon.

I just drink water to stay hydrated and milk with cereal. There's some soda in the fridge outside, but I don't drink that; I have a fridge inside and outside and a freezer outside.

[arthritis]

i just hate tasting the toothpaste in my mouth after i brush

(i'm careless, i know)

[Neo]

Ewww... Minty milk ftl...

Which also reminds me of something gross - try leaving a cut onion in your fridge, next to the milk carton... You'll get onion flavored milk. I wasn't aware of this, and I vomited right on the ground (the cat promptly lapped it up ={})

Oh LOL, the cat lapped up the oniony bile juice filled liquid? Yuck.

Ima have to try that with my sister (though not yet, its her 18th tommorow heh).

Though I remember having warm special cheese in a bag with a carton of out of date apple juice and I was getting all thirsty and took a big gulp down....I wasn't physically sick......until we stopped off at the waltzers, I felt the dreaded clenching throat as I shouted to the ride operator to stop it, I thought I was ok as it started slowing down

Until the projectile vomit burst out of my mouth.....and over everyone, as the ride was still spinning.

Oh joy that was, I certainly brushed my teeth nicely after that!