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TIL that you’re not supposed to rinse your mouth after brushing your teeth because it washes away the protective fluoride
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If you brush for the correct amount of time (2 min), rinsing is most likely fine. The reason they tell you not to rinse is that most people don’t brush for as long as needed, and the fluoride doesn’t have time to do its job. Rinsing 2 minutes or 2 hours after brushing won’t make a difference. The fluoride needs minutes to properly protect, not hours.
You mean the mind control nanobots? Nice try, Bill Gates.
Been rinsing for 50 years, my teeth are great.
Fuck that I hate the taste toothpaste and how your mouth feels for like 2 hours after. I’m a thorough rinser
Yeah. You’re also “supposed to” go to the dentist at least yearly…
I rinse because I don’t want the residues of dirt and plaque walking around my mouth. Sometimes after rinsing I’ll just get a little amount of toothpaste and do another rinse with it.