brushing your teeth

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:22 pm

so how regularly do you brush your teeth?

I brush at least twice a day.......three or four times is not uncommon for me, but twice a day is the minimum.

How 'bout you?

Peace Out

-Gimp

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:34 pm

Twice a day, wether I need it or not. (Had the most horrible time with cavities and such and am determined to have them never again.)

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:36 pm

Frank wrote: (Had the most horrible time with cavities and such and am determined to have them never again.)

*knows that feeling all too well*

*isn't suprised to see someone actually voted for the last option* (no, I wasn't the one who voted for it, but it did cross my mind)

Peace Out

-Gimp

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:48 pm

I somewhat agree with them in saying that you do need to go get a life. (Unless you are not a person and just an online-based computer program that periodically generates random info.

)

And for those of you that don't brush your teeth and at the same time don't get cavities...I don't like you.

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:51 pm

Frank wrote:I somewhat agree with them in saying that you do need to go get a life. (Unless you are not a person and just an online-based computer program that periodically generates random info. )

Who knows........we have no solid evidence pointing to me being a person.

And for those of you that don't brush your teeth and at the same time don't get cavities...I don't like you.

I can share those feelings.

Peace Out

-Gimp

Eugene Meltsner · Post by **Eugene Meltsner** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:57 pm

I attempt to brush at least five times daily! I take pride in my dental hygiene!

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:00 pm

I do in the morning, before I go to bed, after every meal, and before I leave the house... so lots of times!

(although sometimes, like if I work in the morning, that combines morning brushing and before leaving brushing)

Post by **Catspaw** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:42 pm

I usually brush my teeth twice a day, but sometimes only once. It partially depends on whether I feel like it, and whether I have to be somewhere or not. If I have to go to school or work, then I always will right before I leave. If I have a day where I'm just going to sit around at home and eat, I'm usually too lazy to bother.

I hate the taste of fluoride, so I don't eat anything for as long as possible after I brush my teeth, because otherwise it feels like I'm swallowing it, and then I feel queasy.

EK · Post by EK » Mon Apr 18, 2005 7:43 pm

once a day the gum get the rest

Post by **Catspaw** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:31 pm

EK, I'm confused. Do you mean that you chew gum so that you only have to brush your teeth once a day?

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:41 pm

Eugene Kendall wrote:once a day the gum get the rest

Ha, the gum is the rest.

Or at least part of it.

I typically brush once a day, although I really should be brushing twice a day. Especially considering the fact I spend most of my days at home. Being homeschooled doesn't necessarily mean a student will brush more frequently.

Jessicado · Post by **Jessicado** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:23 am

Has anyone tried those little Crest on the go thingies? A friend pulled them out when we were done with a meal in Vegas, and I couldn't stop laughing as she scrubbed her teeth......

I usually brush before I leave and when I get ready to go to bed. My mom actually wore her tooth enamel off from brushing too much, and now I am paranoid......I usually only eat twice a day though, so if I eat more, I usually brush more. And I chew lots of trident.

Evil Chick · Post by **Evil Chick** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:18 pm

Twice a day. In the morning before I go to work, and in the evening before I go to bed.

Me · Post by Me » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:46 pm

Only before I go to bed. Doing it any more is a waste of time for me.

Laurie · Post by **Laurie** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:56 pm

I brush once before I go to bed.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:27 am

Me wrote:Only before I go to bed. Doing it any more is a waste of time for me.

That's how it goes for me too.

-Jonathan

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:51 am

Twice a day.

Bandit Squirrel · Post by **Bandit Squirrel** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:32 pm

I do it once a day. Doing it any more takes too much time. (I'm very thorough, so sometimes it takes me over ten minutes to brush my teeth.)

Trent DeWhite · Post by **Trent DeWhite** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:40 pm

Ten minutes to brush your teeth?

That sounds almost as long as it takes my sister to brush her teeth. You must spend a good 20 seconds per tooth.

But brushing for an extended period of time really isn't harmful, as long as you don't begin irritating the gums.

According to "Bay of Quinte Dental Society," brushing should take at least a couple minutes.

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How Long Should You Brush Your Teeth?

Take the time to carefully and gently clean each tooth, ideally twice each day. The average person brushes for less than 35 seconds. A good brushing takes two to three minutes. This is about the length of one song on the radio.

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Ha. I never thought of it that way. I guess we should all listen to the radio while brushing our teeth. We must not stop brushing until we've heard a complete song.

gimp80995 · Post by **gimp80995** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:40 pm

Bandit Squirrel wrote:I do it once a day. Doing it any more takes too much time. (I'm very thorough, so sometimes it takes me over ten minutes to brush my teeth.)

Takes me between 8 and 13 mins most of the time

Peace Out

-Gimp

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