Brush your teeth or chew gum?

Just like you,I brush my teeth in the morning and evening after and before sleeping,and I have to chew gums in the office.my girl firend told me don't chew gums too much because that will softenout teeth so we will loose our teetn before we are really old and what's more,I am having bad teeth because when I was a child I ate too much suger which caused borer to eat my young young teeth,autally I have never offically changed my teeth because the new teen just grow up from the holes which is generated by the borer.I am very sad but till now I still haven't ebough money to maintain my teeth in a medically healthy status which is really a big pity to myself.

Neither, I would just rinse. Too many germs in corporate bathrooms to take a chance on brushing there...and I don't smack on gum myself.

both,really.sometimes gum is ok when you can't brush (like work lunchtime)
but i wouldn't substitute gum for brushing entirely.

It's always best to brush rather than chew gum but I think it's okay if a person doesnt brush after lunch. You did say that there are circumstances where people might not have a toothbrush and toothpaste with them. However, if I did have time and was able to bring my own toothbrush and toothpaste, I would definitely brush my teeth after lunch. Well, the most important times to brush one's teeth is during the morning and at night.^_^

I brush my teeth excessively about 4 or 5 times a day. When I was a kid up until about the age of 20 I wasn't raised to brush my teeth. I have always been poor ghetto and we could never really afford things like toothpaste and tooth brushes, food and rent was always more important so now I think I do it excessively to make up for the past, although I know it really doesn't matter.

I do have a private bathroom in my office so brushing after lunch and even after every snack time is no problem to me. I am happy I am quite privileged to be sharing a private bathroom with my Boss. I don't have the habit of chewing gum so that has never been an option to me in freshening up my breath after eating. I would rather gargle a mouthwash if brushing is not possible. I am not really comfortable if I could not brush my teeth after eating.

brush my teeth of course. it's been a while since i last bought a gum. bubble gum makes me hungry. every after lunch i make sure still have time ti brush my teeth. it's a good thing you do that as you sometimes talk one on one with your office mates. and besides, it's part of proper hygiene right.

When I'm home (which I am most of the time), I brush my teeth every after meal. But when I'm out, say running errands, and I have to eat out, I chew on some mint gum and I also have a small pack of breath strips in my purse. But when I was still working in an office, I brought along with me a travel toothbrush and I have a small tube of toothpaste in my vanity kit.

During the day, gum is the plan for me. I may be in a vehicle or in a large group of clients or running around, so it is important to be able to be fresh without slopping every where.

I prefer to brush my teeth since chewing gum does not really do the job of cleraning especially after a meal. If it freshens your breath it is onoly for a short while since food particles and bacteria would still cause bad breath. In an office there is always a bathroom for employees so it is better to take along your toothbrush and tooth paste to office. i am fortunate to have my own private bathroom at the office and so i always can brush my teeth after lunch and even have some listerine to copmplete the job.