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[–] 41 points 3 hours ago (25 children)

Not too long ago I learned that you're not supposed to rinse your mouth out after brushing your teeth, but instead just spit out the toothpaste. Apparently you're supposed to leave a coating of it on your teeth for it to work properly.

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  • [–] 21 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (4 children)

    Where did you learn this? I've never heard this recommendation before and it sounds pretty out there.

    Edit: it turns out that apparently both the American Dental Association and the National Health Service of the UK recommend not rinsing immediately after brushing. Huh, TIL.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    It makes sense if you think about it. The flouride needs to rest on your teeth to harden them properly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 hours ago*

    I've updated my comment. I wouldn't have intuitively thought about this because why would I think that it would take time for Fluoride to take effect, or that whatever is left after rinsing wouldn't do the job? Thanks.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

    Toothpaste instructions often tell you to rinse with a small amount of water, but dentists here always say not to.

    And floss before brushing, so you can rinse goop out before the toothpaste goes in.

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  • [+] -10 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 3 minutes ago) (6 children)

    I wouldn't trust healthcare advice from a random Lemmy user. Also given that an overdose of fluoride damages your bones.

    Edit: Since the downvotes indicate disbelief, check for example Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride_toxicity

    The message should not be that more fluoride is always better. You will probably not damage yourself by soaking your teeth in toothpaste for an hour every day, but what do I know? At some point there is a limit.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 hour ago (5 children)

    You have been misinformed about fluoride in toothpaste and water. Please take the time to inform yourself and trust in facts, not propaganda.

    Not meaning any disrespect or negativity towards you, just a heads up.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago) (4 children)

    ~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrofluoric_acid?wprov=sfla1%7E%7E

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride_toxicity

    Also, my fluoride jelly says to use it once a week at most and never more than 5 minutes in one go. I wonder why.

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  • [–] 4 points 41 minutes ago (3 children)

    Are you imagining that toothpaste and municipal water supplies contain hydrofluoric acid? That's like saying hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, contains water, H2O.

    And what the hell is fluoride jelly and why do you need it?

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  • [–] -1 points 36 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago) (2 children)

    Fluoride jelly is the stuff the dentist puts on your teeth. You can buy similar stuff from the pharmacy. I don't know what the exact name is in English.

    Read the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article. I'm not gonna explain it to you, unless you didn't have any chemistry in high school.

    Edit: actually, Wikipedia has better articles about this. Read the "overdose" section in this one instead. It's pretty clear I believe.

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  • [–] 1 point 16 minutes ago (1 child)

    I think you need to retake chemistry then, right now you're the one spreading misinformation. The Wikipedia article is about a completely unrelated compound.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 hours ago* (9 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago (5 children)

    After a a treatment at the dentist you spit, not rinse.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 hours ago (4 children)
  • [–] 1 point 1 hour ago (3 children)

    How long does the treatment sit on your teeth before rinsing?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

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

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