I’ve never understood the appeal, or how it works.

  • do people just wake up and start consuming food/drink without brushing their teeth & washing their face?
  • if not, do they get out of bed to wash up and then get back in bed to eat!?
  • what’s the appeal? I get liking someone else making your breakfast, but why is having it in bed fun?
  • scripty@lemmy.caOP
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    14 hours ago

    I suppose you don’t HAVE to. But I find it unhygienic to eat before brushing my teeth as soon as I wake up. Might just be my personal issue. 🤷‍♂️

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        13 hours ago

        I was told by a dentist to brush my teeth before eating. So at least one dentist would disagree with that I guess?

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          I’ve read that it helps protect your teeth from all the acidic food you’re gonna eat for breakfast, not necessarily for “hygiene” purposes.

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            8 hours ago

            When you brush your teeth and don’t use mouthwash right after, the tooth paste forms a protective barrier to help prevent erosion and acid damage.

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          13 hours ago

          That’s the 1 in 5 dentists who don’t recommend a fluoride toothpaste.

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            8 hours ago

            Dentist: “Use toothpicks, shove em under your gums! Use the blood as your toothpaste! You can even do it to other stuff, too, like digging out a bladder stone!”

            Me, in the chair in the office: 😐😶😯🫨

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        12 hours ago

        What, you don’t do it both before and after?

        It’s just like showers, you take one as you get out of bed, and another one right before going to bed.

        Some people are just dirty, sheeesh…

        Edit: -> /s

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      The taste of toothpaste lingers for a while and ruins the flavor of breakfast, especially orange juice.

      The Way™ is Coffee/tea/juice to temporarily overwrite that morning breath feeling, then breakfast, then brushing teeth.

      • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 hours ago

        The way™️ is to drink enough water and actually brush before bed. If you’re sufficiently hydrated, and you don’t have all that bacteria shitting up your mouth then your morning breath will be a lot less stanky.

    • iii@mander.xyz
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      14 hours ago

      For me it’s the other way around. After eating I want to clean my teeth.