• AskewLord@piefed.socialEnglish
    819·
    13 days ago

    this is nonsense.

    you’re not suppose to eat/drink after brushing, esp anything acidic.

    because you want the fluoride in the toothpaste to stay on your teeth. and it’s like 10-15m.

    you are suppose to rinse your mouth. just like you rinse the flouride treatment at the dentist.

          • AskewLord@piefed.socialEnglish
            13·
            13 days ago

            flouride treatment? it was like 10-15m. then they took out the trays and you rinsed your mouth out. and they told you to not eat anything for 20m so the flouride had more time to absorb, because any friction on your teeth would scrap it off.

            toothpaste also has fluoride and the idea is the same.

              • AskewLord@piefed.socialEnglish
                18·
                13 days ago

                yes, that’s how ever flouride treatment I ever had worked… because your in a dentists office.

                toothpaste isn’t a flouride treatment. it’s toothpaste.

                • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  6·
                  13 days ago

                  So it’s safe to say there is some amount of time flouride should remain undisturbed on your teeth for best results.

                  Most toothpaste also contains flouride.

                  • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                    11·
                    11 days ago

                    I don’t think anybody was debating that. it is nonsense that you shouldn’t rinse your mouth after brushing. yes, you shouldn’t do it right away, but it’s fine after 10 minutes.

    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      13 days ago

      My dentist has never asked me to rinse my mouth with water after the flouride mouthwash (or the trays back in the day)