The best time to brush your teeth to make your teeth healthier

Correct brushing habits and brushing time can make teeth healthier. It is best to brush your teeth within 10 minutes after a meal, especially do not brush your teeth immediately after eating fruit. Everyone should master these brushing methods to have healthy and white teeth.

1. It is best to brush your teeth 5 to 10 minutes after eating fruit.

So, when is the best time to brush your teeth? Some people choose to wait a few hours after eating until before going to bed to brush their teeth.

Generally speaking, the best time to brush your teeth is about 5 to 10 minutes after eating. Because at this time, food cannot continue to remain and the teeth are given a mineralization process, so brushing your teeth will not cause minerals to fall off.

2. Oral bacteria are particularly fond of sugar

Also, don't eat after brushing your teeth. When you sleep, your saliva is particularly viscous and the oral flora is rich. In this bacterial environment, the saliva cannot be diluted well, which means that this is the bacterial growth period, and the bacteria are particularly damaging to your teeth.

Especially sweets. Oral bacteria have a special "liking" for sweets. Many foods, including fruits, contain sugars that oral bacteria like. Therefore, try to reduce the intake of sweets before going to bed.

3. This is because after eating fruit, a large amount of saliva will be secreted in the mouth, causing food to degrade. In this process, acid bacteria will become relatively active, causing a one-time mineral loss on the tooth surface. If you brush your teeth at this time, it will cause mineral loss. Brushing your teeth at this time will also cause your teeth to become particularly sensitive and decayed.

Citrus fruits, in particular, are acidic and can soften tooth enamel. Although tooth enamel will return to its hard state after 30 minutes, if you brush your teeth immediately after drinking orange juice, some of the enamel will be removed, and the risk of tooth corrosion will be greatly increased.

In addition, dried fruits such as raisins are also very harmful to teeth because they not only have a high sugar content but are also very sticky. American dental experts say: "Small pieces of dried fruit stick to the teeth for a longer time and can cause tooth decay."