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Do you remember the first time you learned to brush your teeth?\n
It seems like a simple thing to do, but you\u2019ll be shocked to know that a lot of people still make mistakes when brushing their teeth.\n
What\u2019s even more shocking is the idea of how people cleaned their teeth when toothbrushes still didn\u2019t exist.\n
With that said, here are 10 facts about brushing your teeth to feed your curiosity!\n
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You can damage your tooth enamel, the outer layer of your tooth, by brushing your teeth right after eating.\n The tooth enamel weakens when you consume acidic foods like meat, pasta, and fish.\n Dentists recommend waiting at least 30 minutes before brushing your teeth after a meal.\n This is enough time for your tooth enamel to harden again, preventing it from being damaged.\n It\u2019s crazy to think that people used to live without using a toothbrush.\n For people to clean their teeth before, the most common way was to use a rug and soot.\n William Addis hated this way of cleaning his teeth, which led him to make the first toothbrush in 1780 while he was imprisoned after starting a riot.\n He made it by putting holes in a cow bone to insert pig bristles.\n After being released from prison, he immediately built a company to mass-produce his invention.\n You remove an active ingredient from your toothpaste called fluoride when rinsing after brushing your teeth.\n Once removed, your teeth become prone to oral health problems such as tooth decay, gum disease, and acid erosion.\n Even using mouthwash after brushing your teeth can still take off the fluoride.\n Spitting is the only way to remove excess toothpaste without getting rid of the toothpaste\u2019s fluoride.\n The only time you should rinse with water is after flossing since it guarantees that all food debris left in your mouth is washed away.\n The reason why some hard-bristled toothbrushes are still sold boils down to the fact that some consumers believe they\u2019re more effective in cleaning their teeth.\n But thinking that a hard-bristled toothbrush cleans your teeth better is a myth.\n It can make your gums bleed and damage your tooth enamel, which is why dentists don\u2019t recommend it.\n What they suggest instead is a soft-bristled toothbrush because it removes plaque from your teeth and gums in a gentle way.\n It can also reach areas of your teeth that a hard-bristled toothbrush can\u2019t clean.\n But remember that brushing too hard with a soft-bristled toothbrush is no better than using a hard-bristled toothbrush.\n It doesn\u2019t matter how often you brush your teeth daily; you\u2019ll still have bad breath if you don\u2019t clean your tongue.\n When you see your tongue looks whitish or yellowish, it\u2019s a sign for you to clean it.\n A white or yellow tongue results from bacteria building up on your tongue, which can eventually reach your teeth and gums.\n This makes brushing your teeth less effective in protecting them from oral health problems.\n You can use the backside of your toothbrush to clean your tongue, but using a tongue scraper does a better job of removing bacteria and preventing bad breath.\n Whitening toothpaste contains more abrasive ingredients than regular toothpaste.\n This can make your teeth appear slightly whiter by removing extrinsic stains or stains from the outermost layer of your teeth.\nThe toothbrush we use today was invented in prison.\n
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Brushing your teeth is useless when you rinse.\n
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A hard-bristled toothbrush is bad for your teeth.\n
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Brushing your teeth isn\u2019t enough to remove bad breath.\n
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Whitening toothpaste can damage your teeth.\n
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