After brushing my teeth, I always rinse out with water several times whereas my husband just spits the toothpaste out at the end and doesn’t rinse.
Dentists recommend leaving the toothpaste in and spitting at the end without rinsing, however, I am in my 30’s and have never had a filling or any work done to my teeth despite always rinsing.
I once had a friend who used to swallow all the toothpaste after brushing š¤®.
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I used to rinse but my dentist told me not to.
Bloody hard though, I’ve been rinsing for 50 years!
I don’t rinse my mouth out as such but I rinse the toothbrush after spitting the toothpaste out and go back in with just a plain wet toothbrush, which kind of does the same thing. I don’t like feeling the toothpaste residue on my teethš¤£
Also never had any issues with my teeth.
Yep I do. I’m trying to change though. A cup of water then brush teeth then a tiny bit of mouthwash to keep things fresher overnight.
I rinse, I can’t help myself. I know I shouldn’t but š¤·š»āāļø it just makes me feel better I guess.
Not really, a bit of water to help spit out the majority of the toothpaste and that’s it. I always thought I was a slob for not rinsing so I obviously didn’t get the memo that it was wrong – when did the advice change? (also never had a filling, 40s).
I do.
I donāt care if Iām not meant to, I canāt bear that gritty feel my mouth has if I donāt rinse.
I use mouthwash after brushing now, and as long as itās not too āspicyā I donāt rinse after that.
Mouthwash first, then brush, then spit, no rinse!
I brush my teeth, spit out and then swill with mouthwash
The only reason why they say not to rinse afterwards is so the fluoride can soak into your teeth more. I’d rather have less chemicals in my body and run the risk of not getting the alleged benefit that fluoride has on the teeth. Not all toothpastes even have fluoride. If you worry about your dental health, get a water flosser. It gets out stuff that brushing won’t.
>I am in my 30’s and have never had a filling or any work done to my teeth despite always rinsing
Diet, genetics, brushing style, brushing frequency, flossing – there are so many other things that affect getting cavities to different degrees that this one data-point is meaningless. There are people who have smoked all their lives and never gotten cancer, it doesn’t mean much.