I’ve never understood the appeal, or how it works.

  • do people just wake up and start consuming food/drink without brushing their teeth & washing their face?
  • if not, do they get out of bed to wash up and then get back in bed to eat!?
  • what’s the appeal? I get liking someone else making your breakfast, but why is having it in bed fun?
    • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io
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      One reason we brush our teeth is to apply a protective coating. Brushing your teeth immediately after eating can damage your teeth.

      A more appropriate analogy is asking whether you’re jumping in a pool of mud before waxing your shoes.

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      I was told by a dentist to brush my teeth before eating. So at least one dentist would disagree with that I guess?

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        I’ve read that it helps protect your teeth from all the acidic food you’re gonna eat for breakfast, not necessarily for “hygiene” purposes.

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          When you brush your teeth and don’t use mouthwash right after, the tooth paste forms a protective barrier to help prevent erosion and acid damage.

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        That’s the 1 in 5 dentists who don’t recommend a fluoride toothpaste.

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          Dentist: “Use toothpicks, shove em under your gums! Use the blood as your toothpaste! You can even do it to other stuff, too, like digging out a bladder stone!”

          Me, in the chair in the office: 😐😶😯🫨

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      What, you don’t do it both before and after?

      It’s just like showers, you take one as you get out of bed, and another one right before going to bed.

      Some people are just dirty, sheeesh…

      Edit: -> /s

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        19 hours ago

        Almost no one showers more than once per day. So for you, “most people are just dirty”, not just “some”.

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          when i lived in a hot, humid environment i showered twice a day. once when i woke up, because i used to have hair and that’s how it worked best, and once when i got in for the evening and could stay in air conditioning the rest of the night.