IT’S something we’ve all been doing since we were children, but you’d be surprised to know that many people are brushing their teeth in the totally wrong way.
According to a top dentist from London’s Chelsea Dental Clinic, there are several mistakes people make as part of their morning routine.
In a video posted to their TikTok account, which can be found at @chelseadentalclinic, they asked their followers if they were guilty of the “common mistakes people make when brushing their teeth.”
They then went through the list one by one, starting out with something quite surprising – wetting your toothbrush first.
Instead, you should start brushing your teeth with a dry brush, thought to be so that the fluoride in toothpaste is not threatened.
Next on the list was “not brushing their gum line” and merely concentrating on their teeth.
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The third common error dentists see is that once people are finished brushing their teeth, they rinse out their mouth with water.
Chelsea Dental Clinic said this was a no-go and should be avoided.
This is because you will be rinsing off the fluoride straight away, rather than allowing it to stay on your teeth for as long as possible.
Another thing to watch out for is that people aren’t “regularly changing their toothbrush”.
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And it seems the dentist was right on the money, as their social media following flocked to the comment section to say they had been doing some of the things mentioned.
One wrote: “Toothpaste is spicy, I have to use water.”
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A second said: “Ok, but washing the toothbrush with water first?
“Doesn’t that get rid of old residue?”
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