Taking a toothbrush and tooth paste to work with you just to brush before going to the dentist, who is going to then clean my teeth anyway, seems far stranger to me.
I never said it replaced my daily brushing. Just that I do not specifically brush before going to the dentist and that bringing the gear to do so to work would be weird to me.
My dentist has never complained about my mouth when I’ve gone in. I’ve got an appointment in a few weeks in fact and I’ll make a point to tell her snooggums knows better.
I started brushing before going and the visit takes less time now. And I get less of the “hygienist-induced gingivitis” (my phrase for soreness after they poke around in there) so it’s a win for me. It also feels more polite not to be breathing my lunch at them. But it’s your mouth, you do what you like.
You know how you wake up after a night’s sleep and your mouth smells and tastes like shit even though you didn’t eat anything when you slept? That’s the same thing after not eating through the day. It’s not just the food you eat that affects your breath.
I mean, I schedule my dentist appointments at the end of my work day. So I guess I’m a sociopath.
You can take a toothbrush to work…
Taking a toothbrush and tooth paste to work with you just to brush before going to the dentist, who is going to then clean my teeth anyway, seems far stranger to me.
The dentist is cleaning the buildup and checking for issues, not doing one of your daily brushings.
I never said it replaced my daily brushing. Just that I do not specifically brush before going to the dentist and that bringing the gear to do so to work would be weird to me.
My dentist has never complained about my mouth when I’ve gone in. I’ve got an appointment in a few weeks in fact and I’ll make a point to tell her snooggums knows better.
I started brushing before going and the visit takes less time now. And I get less of the “hygienist-induced gingivitis” (my phrase for soreness after they poke around in there) so it’s a win for me. It also feels more polite not to be breathing my lunch at them. But it’s your mouth, you do what you like.
I don’t eat anything prior to a dentist visit. So the last things on my mouth would have been tooth paste that morning and water all day.
You know how you wake up after a night’s sleep and your mouth smells and tastes like shit even though you didn’t eat anything when you slept? That’s the same thing after not eating through the day. It’s not just the food you eat that affects your breath.
I didn’t realize I drink water all night. And, actually, no my breath doesn’t smell like shit when I wake up, you may want you get that checked out.
But again, as I’ve said, I have a dentist appointment in a few weeks. I’ll let her know strangers on the internet know better than her.
This is the third separate person that’s invested in my mouth, good lord.