# How many times a day should you brush your teeth? Some people say 2 or 3 times or after every meal?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 31, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-a-day-should-you-brush-your-teeth-some-people-say-2-or-3-times-or-after-every-meal/761363 "2016-07-31T10:58:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Poo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Poo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Poo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-a-day-should-you-brush-your-teeth-some-people-say-2-or-3-times-or-after-every-meal/761363/41 "2016-08-04T17:20:14Z")

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My dentists have never told me to floss before, just that I target the gum area around the tooth when brushing and at least twice daily.

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