How often do you brush your teeth?

@dookie03 (578)
United States
October 20, 2008 3:55pm CST
I usually brush my teeth once in the morning before work and once at nightime before bed. I got talking with a friend and she said she brushes her teeth like 4 or 5 times a day! I was shocked. I was curious in how often everybody else brushes their teeth?
8 responses
• India
21 Oct 08
Twice a day morning and night, I brush in the morning after breakfast and at night before I'm going to bed. keep posting take care and have fun..
@toddsarm (766)
• Canada
20 Oct 08
2 times a day
@arcidy (5005)
• United States
20 Oct 08
I usally brush my teeth a few times a day but there are days where I forget to brush at night time which is the best time to brush but sometimes im too tired and I forget. But I always brush every morning right before I go to work or school which is right after I eat brekfast.
@monyq83 (26)
• Australia
20 Oct 08
Whoa.... is your friend obsessive compulsive? There is nothing wrong with rinsing with mouthwash that many times a day, or even after every meal, but my god, does your friend have any enamel left on her teeth? And are her gums red raw? That is NOT good, that is just going overboard. I have worked in the dental profession for a few years now, and I am quite positive any dentist will tell you there is no need to brush your teeth 5x a day. Once or twice is fine, trust me.
• United States
20 Oct 08
I useally brush my teeth in the morning after I eat breakfast and again at night befor I go to bed. I never did it more than that for I think a couple times a day is more than enough. Some will do it more than twice a day I guess it depends on the person really.
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
It will really depend on how many times I eat in a day and what I eat in a day. The higher the frequency of eating, the higher the frequency of brushing my teeth. This will increase if I eat spicy foods. I would say, I brush my teeth at least 3 times a day.
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
20 Oct 08
I usually brush my teeth once in the morning. When I remember I also brush my teeth before going to bed or after a heavy meal especially if meat is involved. I hate the feeling of something feeling stuck between my teeth. © ronaldinu 2008
@dieorfly (763)
• Slovak Republic
20 Oct 08
I brush my teeth every morning after breakfast and every evening before I go to bed. I think this is the way how most of the people do it. I do not have problems with teeth decays so I am comfortable with that. But I heard also some recommendation to brush teeth after every meal, but this is impossible for me.