• @HootinNHollerin
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    4 months ago

    Rinsing after brushing teeth. The fluoride in the toothpaste should stay on your teeth for a while to be effective. So you should floss, then brush, and wait to rinse or not rinse

    • @garbagebagel
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      194 months ago

      I learned last year that you’re supposed to floss BEFORE you brush. I have no idea why no one ever taught me that.

      • @phoneymouse
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        4 months ago

        Yeah you loosen up every thing and then brush it out. Actually, I floss, swish, then brush. I end with brush because the fluoride concentration in toothpaste is much much higher than in most fluoride mouthwash. I’d rather leave that on my teeth after I’m done.

    • @phoneymouse
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      64 months ago

      I floss, rinse, then brush. The fluoride content of toothpaste is much higher than rinse, so I’d rather end having that on my teeth than a weaker dose from the rinse.

      • @HootinNHollerin
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        4 months ago

        I’m referring to rinsing w water or even drinking water

    • @Cryophilia
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      14 months ago

      That’s only true in England, because they don’t flourinate their water. In the US, you get plenty of flouride from tap water.