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[–] 72 points 2 years ago (4 children)

If you use up toothpaste in 6 weeks you are using waaaaay too much: You need no more than a pea sized dot twice a day.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    You're just the Lemmy version of me, obviously biased.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Thrice a day*, but otherwise yeah.

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    On waking up, after lunch and after dinner. I, specifically, also brush with toothpaste after breakfest and afternoon tea. That's a personal choice and not a recommendation.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I only do it once a day even - the flossing part before bed is by far the most important iirc.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Floss and brush before bed is probably most important, yeah, but I feel gross if I don't brush in the morning. If I'm feeling lazy and my mouth feels relatively clean, I'll use mouthwash but usually it's toothpaste.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I think it's the opposite - I only brush in the morning, no cavities, one slightly cracked tooth (tiny enough to leave alone, my dentist had the same issue, and my outcome is better than his was - he needed a crown, my teeth are all natural)

    Brush your tongue - that's key. Brush your teeth when your mouth feels gross, like when you wake up or if you don't eat all day. Floss promptly if you feel something stuck in your teeth.

    Don't use mouthwash if you don't need it... Cultivate a good microbiome if you want good health - mouth and gut.

    My teeth aren't pearly white, they're natural off white. The year my dental report card jumped to an A+, I also started eating extremely spicy food... I'm pretty sure the tongue brushing was the bigger deal, but the two trends started the same year

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I use a tongue scraper, works great!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I just use the back of the toothbrush - most of them have a scraper on the back these days... Better than the type I used to use - they were hard to clean and the groves would get nasty

    My sister swears by this flexible metal blade-like style though, I've never tried it but she got my mom to use it

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