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What were you wrong about for a long time? How did you realize you were wrong? (lemmy.world)

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[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Rinsing after brushing teeth. The fluoride in the toothpaste should stay on your teeth for to be effective. So you should floss, then brush, and wait to rinse

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

I learned last year that you're supposed to floss BEFORE you brush. I have no idea why no one ever taught me that.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 8 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Yeah you loosen up every thing and then brush it out. Actually, I floss, swish, then brush. I end with brush by because the fluoride concentration in toothpaste is much much higher than in most fluoride mouthwash. I’d rather leave that on my teeth after I’m done.

[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago

I floss, rinse, then brush. The fluoride content of toothpaste is much higher than rinse, so I’d rather end having that on my teeth than a weaker dose from the rinse.

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I’m referring to rinsing w water or even drinking water

this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2024

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