I almost always read in the news/press that dentists recommend to brush teeth two times a day for 2-3 minutes.

This drives me crazy, because it does not make sense; The point for dental health is to systematical clean every surface of your teeth twice a day (and use inter-dental brushes/floss once a day). For me, brushing my teeth takes around 6 minutes, if I hurry up. For someone faster it might be possible in 1 minute.

So, why do dentists always give the 2-3 minutes recommendation?

  • Maeve
    2•1 year ago

    Are you aware some of us can’t afford that?

    • HeartyBeast
      4•1 year ago

      Since OP has firm views about what dentists says, I’m going to assume that they visit the dentist on occasion.

      • Maeve
        0•1 year ago

        I’m not. I read the lit and do what I can.

        • @[email protected]English
          -1•1 year ago

          Ah yeah this hits a nerve for me: the idea that some individuals are the arbiters of medical science and knowledge. Answers to questions like “why should I brush my teeth” is something to be found in a textbook, hopefully at a public library, not to be dispensed out by some individual with fat fees.

          • Maeve
            0•1 year ago

            I still need the dental pro. I just can’t access one, currently.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      This, so much!

      It really makes me angry, that there is no free dental hygiene training for children/teenagers.

      I life in a comparatively rich society (Germany), but our retarded health care system pumps billions every year in preventable diseases (like most dental problems) and exactly zero in prophylaxes.