Do you ever forget to brush your teeth before going to bed?

United States
July 10, 2008 4:33am CST
Last night, I was tossing and turning in bed and realized that I'd forgotten to brush my teeth before bed. My teeth did not feel good! Do you ever forget to brush your teeth before bedtime?
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@naseeha (1382)
• India
10 Jul 08
Yes bq. I forget to brush my teeth before going to bed often. But i always drink a glass of water before i get into bed. So maybe it washes my teeth lol... I know it is a bad habit and i am trying to quit it... but still sometimes i forget and sometimes i am lazy to brush. THIS discussion might make me brush my teeth regularly hereafter wards. Thanks and keep smiling
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• United States
10 Jul 08
Then I've been an inspiration to someone and so my work is done! Beam me up, Scotty!
• United States
11 Jul 08
You're too cool!
@naseeha (1382)
• India
10 Jul 08
thats for you....
@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Jul 08
No, I won't forget it. It is a must before I go to bed. Some time ago I went to see the dentist and it cost me a lot to fix my teeth problems. So I have to pay attention to my teeth and therefore I do brush well before I go to sleep. I love China
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• United States
11 Jul 08
Good dental care always costs so much money. Prevention and home care is so much less expensive and less painful! Thank you for your comments.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
11 Jul 08
I have a time or two and then when i did my mouth was so dry and yucky feeling I had to go brush my teeth as soon as I woke up.
• United States
11 Jul 08
That's not uncommon! The saliva stops working during sleep to keep a person from gagging. I have heard that. That's why germs build up on teeth during sleep cause there's no defenses to stop them.
@AmbiePam (120904)
• United States
10 Jul 08
I know I have done that before, but these days I rarely do that. I don't like the taste of something to be in my mouth when I go to bed, and I want to get any sugar eaten prior off of my teeth, so I usually remember.
@AmbiePam (120904)
• United States
12 Jul 08
I heard something from my dentist, and then I looked it up because I didn't believe her. But she was actually right. Some heart problems come from bacteria in the mouth not being excised when we brush our teeth. If we don't brush our teeth and tongue regularly, it actually helps along some of the things that cause heart disease.
• United States
11 Jul 08
And it's so important to keep the teeth healthy! I wish more people knew.
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@poohgal (6845)
• Singapore
10 Jul 08
Nah.. Never happened to me. Brushing teeth is one of those things I will never forget. It has become part of my subconscious. Every night, I'll subconsciously move to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
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• United States
11 Jul 08
Good discussion to start! I forget a lot because I have so much to do and so much going on in my life. I brush my teeth as much as I can whenever I think about it. I think a lot of people on here are not seeing how fun mylot.com is. I read a post from a member who wanted to know why we are posting such nice discussions and responses, and why we don't respond in a negative way. He's getting so many responses for it but I bet he won't be on here for long.
• United States
12 Jul 08
Oh no! I found out that it was a girl. I was surprised. I know that mylot is a place for members to be open and truthful, but I never expected harsh. Can I ask why you post to the left like that?
@anonymili (3138)
10 Jul 08
Ooh I admit it's a naughty thing to do but I do forget sometimes, when I am extremely tired but my mouth feels uneasy so I end up getting up anyway and going to brush my teeth. Being a smoker, it's mega important that I brush my teeth regularly! x
• United States
11 Jul 08
Yes! I hear you. I am a tea drinker and tea stains my teeth terribly if I don't brush immediately after each cup.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
10 Jul 08
Good morning, dear beauty queen. (your time there, hehe). Usually I don't forget to brush my teeth before going to bed and after getting up in the morning. Have a good day, beauty queen.
• United States
10 Jul 08
I'm reading this about thirty minutes after you posted it. My time here is 8:00 AM, EST US. I think you are about nine or ten hours ahead and most likely enjoying your late afternoon or evening. I don't know which! Thanks for your post. Have a lovely evening Your friend Beauty Queen
@steve9737 (918)
• Colombia
13 Jul 08
yes I have happened to me, when I am busy at the computer I forget everything, I have forgot to bush my teeth before I go to bed a lot of times, I am trying to don't keep forgetting it because I don't want my teeth to hurt after, anyway right now I wouldn't to pay for dentist so I have to take care of my teeth, I am trying to bush them really well now and don't forget about it, I just have a good idea, maybe I should to keep my tool bush near of my computer and take note of how many times I bushed them in the day, so If I am not sure if I bushed them already i would check my notebook, a fee times it have happened with the food once I forgot to eat my supper, I was feeling really hungry at midnight when I was going to bed so realize that i have eat anything, I went to check and my supper was there all cold, maybe my mom called me but since I was listening to music, I didn't hear it, anyway i ate it and then I went to bed,
@chrislotz (8136)
• Canada
2 Sep 08
On a regular basis, I forget to brush my teeth and I forget to wash my face. I try to do it every night but some nights I am too tired and I either forget or I just don't bother. I like to brush my teeth a few times a day, not just the morning and night. I usually brush my teeth after I get home from work, while I take a shower. I then still brush my teeth before I go to bed because I had supper since I brushed them so I need to do it again. The night time is the most important time to have a clean mouth.
@the_ruler (1442)
• Turkey
10 Jul 08
hello beautyqueen26 since your nickname starts with beauty, I would never expect you to forget brushing your teeth before going to bed :) hehe, joke of course. The same thing happens to me time to time too. Especially when I am up to so late at night, then I usually hurry to go to bed and get my sleep. because if I don't sleep long enough then I will be sleepy all day long and this is why I just act in a hurry when I am very late to bed and sometimes I forget brushing my teeth too. The same thing applies if I am about to leave the home in the morning and I am already late to somewhere (school,work,meeting etc.) so I usually try to do it as soon as I finish my meal. but at nights I try to do it just before I go to bed because I might eat something after brushing teeth if I do otherwise.
• United States
11 Jul 08
Even beauty queens forget on occasion! Not often. But sometimes!
@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
10 Jul 08
It never happened to me. That's the last routine that I do before going to bed. I feel uneasy whenever I don't brush my teeth. Keep posting. HUGZ!
• United States
10 Jul 08
I feel the same way! Always have. Usually I have to get up and go brush my teeth. Just can't sleep otherwise.
@nupats (3564)
• India
10 Jul 08
sometimes when i am very tired i do forget and skip brushing my teeth before i sleep..or sometimes i doze off while putting my son to bed..
@richiem (3644)
• Philippines
10 Jul 08
Sometimes, I just don't feel like brushing. My teeth didn't mind if I brush or not. I doesn't hurt even if I don't brush sometimes. But my girlfriend always calls me to brush my teeth when I am in her house so I still brush even if I don't want to.
• United States
11 Jul 08
OK! I hear you. I didn't know girlfriends did that. She must really care about you. I do that for my spouse. He is very appreciative.
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
10 Jul 08
Yes, sometimes I forget to brush mt teeth before going to bed....
@dangaroo (234)
10 Jul 08
Of course, I only do it once a day. Bah, I think that bedtime stuff is over-rated unless you fill your mouth with sugary things, wastes water and takes up time! My teeth are as white as an albino Samoyed! Still... whatever makes someone feels happiest is the best I guess.
@gemini_rose (16264)
10 Jul 08
No, I have to clean them before I go to bed, they feel so gross! I think the only time I never clean my teeth before going to bed is when I have been out on the lash, and as that is not very often anymore my teeth get cleaned all the time!
@Elixiress (3878)
10 Jul 08
I rarely brush my teeth before going to bed, bad habit I know. I am usually upstairs watching TV before I go to bed, so I only go down and brush them if I need to go down for the toilet or something. Mine tend not to feel too bad by the end of the day really.