Is it harmful to eat breakfast after brushing your teeth?

Nowadays, the first thing many people do when they get up in the morning is not to eat breakfast, but to rush to the bathroom to brush their teeth. Brushing teeth is a necessary cleaning method for people. Some people have developed a habit that they must brush their teeth before eating breakfast, otherwise they will have no appetite. In fact, you should pay attention to the difference between brushing your teeth and eating breakfast. Try to brush your teeth after finishing a meal so that you can clean your teeth thoroughly.

Mistake 1: Brushing your teeth with cold water

Cold water can cause toothache in people with sensitive dentin, and is not conducive to the activity of effective substances in toothpaste.

The main ingredients in toothpaste are abrasives and fluoride. Laboratory studies have found that the best temperature for these active ingredients to work is around 37 degrees Celsius.

Recommendation: It is best to use warm water close to your body temperature when brushing your teeth.

Mistake 2: Brushing Too Hard

Brushing too hard can damage your teeth.

Tip: 200 grams of force is enough, which is about the strength of your fingers to pick up a popsicle. Use the strength of your wrist to brush your teeth instead of your arm.

Surveys show that more than 90% of Chinese people brush their teeth horizontally. Brushing your teeth is a physical abrasion on tooth enamel.

The purpose of brushing your teeth is to remove bacteria from the surface and gaps of your teeth, not to damage the teeth themselves. On the one hand, brushing your teeth horizontally cannot remove the garbage in the gaps between teeth. On the other hand, it may also cause wedge-shaped defects in the roots of teeth, gum damage, dentin sensitivity and other problems.

Suggestion: The correct way to brush your teeth is to brush vertically along the gaps between the teeth.

Mistake 4: Brushing Too Short

Many people think that the purpose of brushing teeth is to remove food debris, but this is not entirely true. Rinsing your mouth with clean water can remove more than 90% of food debris. The purpose of brushing your teeth carefully is to eliminate dental plaque.

Dental plaque is a colorless bacteria that adheres to the surface of teeth and in the crevices of gums. It is the culprit that causes tooth decay and gingivitis. The average time Chinese people spend brushing their teeth is 59 seconds, which is not enough to completely clean the mouth.

Recommendation: Brush your teeth for at least 2 minutes. Rinse your mouth first. Moisture helps the effective ingredients in the toothpaste to take effect. Start from the front teeth and brush vertically carefully, especially the spaces between teeth and the inside of the teeth, which are easily overlooked. Since the growth cycle of dental plaque is 12-24 hours, you should brush your teeth at least once every 24 hours even if you are on a business trip.

Mistake 5: Brushing your teeth at the wrong time

98% of Chinese people get up early every day, brush their teeth, and then eat breakfast. The result is that the effective tooth-protecting ingredients in the toothpaste do not have much chance to remain on the teeth, but instead go into the stomach along with breakfast.