If you use up toothpaste in 6 weeks you are using waaaaay too much: You need no more than a pea sized dot twice a day.
this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2024
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Yeah, I agree with this guy.
You're just the Lemmy version of me, obviously biased.
You think you're better than me over there on Mbin?
Damn skippy fella!
Thrice a day*, but otherwise yeah.
Looks like someone is gunning for extra stickers from the dentist...
Pfff, I bet they floss every day too...
Whut. When are you brushing?
Hopefully at least 30 minutes after eating.
On waking up, after lunch and after dinner. I, specifically, also brush with toothpaste after breakfest and afternoon tea. That's a personal choice and not a recommendation.
That seems like a lot. I thought the thing was just morning and before going to bed, with xylitol gum for after eating
That's pretty standard in Brazil, but then again, we're known for being excessively clean.
I only do it once a day even - the flossing part before bed is by far the most important iirc.
Floss and brush before bed is probably most important, yeah, but I feel gross if I don't brush in the morning. If I'm feeling lazy and my mouth feels relatively clean, I'll use mouthwash but usually it's toothpaste.
I think it's the opposite - I only brush in the morning, no cavities, one slightly cracked tooth (tiny enough to leave alone, my dentist had the same issue, and my outcome is better than his was - he needed a crown, my teeth are all natural)
Brush your tongue - that's key. Brush your teeth when your mouth feels gross, like when you wake up or if you don't eat all day. Floss promptly if you feel something stuck in your teeth.
Don't use mouthwash if you don't need it... Cultivate a good microbiome if you want good health - mouth and gut.
My teeth aren't pearly white, they're natural off white. The year my dental report card jumped to an A+, I also started eating extremely spicy food... I'm pretty sure the tongue brushing was the bigger deal, but the two trends started the same year
I use a tongue scraper, works great!
I just use the back of the toothbrush - most of them have a scraper on the back these days... Better than the type I used to use - they were hard to clean and the groves would get nasty
My sister swears by this flexible metal blade-like style though, I've never tried it but she got my mom to use it
Mine is all metal: Works well and is easy to clean
I learned this when I got an electric toothbrush. It only has room for about a pea sized blob and it's surprising how far it goes.
You must use a lot of toothpaste to finish a tube in 2-6 weeks
Nah I just brush super thoroughly ~~I live with my family~~
One tube of toothpaste lasts me 14 months. I'm not joking. I started a new one January 2023 and It just ran out at the beginning of March 2024.
because you know how the instructions on the tube say that small children only need a "pea-sized" amount of toothpaste? well the same is true for adults.
Toothpaste commercials put comically large amounts onto toothbrushes to fool people into buying several times more than they need.
Little tip: use the edge of your counter to flatten it out nicely (just grab the bottom part and run it against the edge, both sides)
Agreed, leading into a quick personality test:
Do you squeeze from the back cleanly, or do you just make a fist around the middle like a subhuman animal?
The former, as I'm sure most distinguished individuals on Lemmy do.
Men when no nut november ends.
When you have a few inches flat at the end, fold it over and tape it. Repeat as needed.
That an idea. I was considering using a hydraulic press
Try tablets, less waste and less messy
Tablets?
Sounds like a not great alternative
I have not seen a consensus that they are not as effective, and they have definitely been great for me personally. Once you dissolve it in your mouth, it's literally the same thing as traditional paste: same active ingredients, foaming, the lot.
Woah never knew this existed
Interesting report, though for me they have been just as if not more reliable than paste. Been using them for a few years exclusively and my oral health has actually improved, though that might be coincidence.
Either way, the most important benefit for me is the lack of a plastic package. I just put the tablets in my old metal tin, very efficient!
Probably commented on the wrong thread
No actually, sorry for being unclear
Toothpaste tablets. Pop one in mouth, chew, instant toothpaste. So nice to travel with too since they're dry
I've never heard of it, interesting.