Everyone has their own morning habits – some wash their faces and brush their teeth immediately after waking up, while others do this only after breakfast. Both options are acceptable, but as it turns out, most dentists prefer the second.
Thus, according to the results of a study conducted by Medicover Dentistry, up to 78.8% of dentists brush their teeth after breakfast, 12.2% do it before breakfast, and another 10% do it both before and after.
As doctors explain, it is advisable to brush your teeth after eating, because this is how food particles are removed, which otherwise can become a breeding ground for carious bacteria. In addition, brushing your teeth after breakfast helps neutralize the acid reaction.
According to Dr. Carlos Gonzalez-Cabezas, a professor at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, most people’s breakfast consists primarily of carbohydrates, which bacteria love to feed on – breakfast cereals with milk, croissants with coffee, pancakes, oatmeal with fruit. Thus, after sleep and a breakfast full of sweet carbohydrates, ideal conditions are created in the mouth for bacteria to flourish and multiply, which destroy tooth enamel and give impetus to the development of caries. And if you brush your teeth after breakfast, you can solve this problem. In addition, brushing your teeth after eating makes it possible to get rid of food particles and leave the fluoride toothpaste on your teeth for the whole day.
However, for those who like to eat sour fruits for breakfast or drink juice, it is better to brush their teeth before eating, since fluoride from toothpaste makes the enamel more resistant to acids, that is, toothpaste can prepare teeth for fruit.
For those who cannot give up the habit of brushing their teeth immediately after sleep, dentists recommend brushing their teeth twice – after waking up and after breakfast, in order to reduce the risk of developing caries.
It is also interesting that doctors did not see any particular advantages in using an electric brush over a regular one. Thus, according to the survey, 48.8% of dentists use a simple brush, and 46% prefer electric models. Moreover, among the survey participants there was no doctor who used a toothbrush with hard bristles, writes Doctorpiter.
Source: Rosbalt
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