Why do people brush their teeth first thing in the morning?

zephyr@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 136 points –

The way I'm used to it is: 1. Wake up 2. Breakfast 3. Brush teeth.

Having it as 1, 3, 2 doesn't make sense for me.

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For me it's because my mouth tastes terrible and I want that gone asap

Yeah morning breath is fucking rank.

I want that gone before I go to work. I have breakfast at work at like 9am after starting at 7am. I aint waiting 2.5 hours to brush them bad boys.

I hate the taste of coffee with toothpaste residue in my mouth, so I never brush before breakfast.

I use Therabreath toothpaste. It doesn’t have that crap mint taste and doesn’t have the chemicals that makes food (especially orange juice) taste like crap. Also it really works to keep your breath nice without that fake disgusting flavor.

Edit: there is a mint flair but it’s really undertoned

Note. I just use it and like it. No financial incentive.

I'm very interested in trying out some new toothpastes. I'll have to give this a try! Thanks!

Brush, shower, get ready, breakfast

For me, just drinking some water gets rid of that.

Wouldnt your breakfast over power the taste?

Maybe, but I'd have to wait foe breakfast and I want the taste out of my mouth immediately

Do you wash your teeth before going to bed? Not to be rude, just wondering cause I have never woke up with bad breath

Yep, every night. I think there is a huge degree of variance in oral health from person to person that people don't realize. My teeth are garbage. My friend who drank 2 liters of mountain dew daily and didnt brush his teeth for years has never had a cavity.