I’ve noticed there are a lot of you who wet the brush first, then apply the toothpaste. I’ve always applied the toothpaste first, then wet it on the brush.
I think, though, that the real question is:
How do you rinse? Use a cup, or drink from the faucet?
Me, I cup my hand under the faucet and scoop up some water to rinse.
Wet, apply, wet, brush.
/Coil
yes, cold water only
Another vote for wet, apply, wet, brush.
I then rehearse telling off my boss with flecks of foam coming out of my mouth - the image that I’m rabid gives me more courage - but as soon as I spit it out, I’m meek as a lamb again.
Apply, wet, brush.
but…
Then I floss after spitting out most of the foam and before rinsing. It makes me think I’m getting the benefits of the leftover suds in my mouth being dragged 'tween my teeth.
Yeah it feels all icky in my mouth if I don’t. And who wants an icky mouth?
I sure hope not, because that’s what I do too.
I remember a sketch on the old Tonight Show with Johnny Carson where Ed set up the segment by asking this same question. If I remember right, after Ed asked Johnny what he did he turned around and referenced a study that asked other people what they did.
It seemed to me it was a legit study he was talking about.
Again, if I remember right, of all the combinations, people choose or did the ‘wet brush, apply toothpaste, and immediately brush’ method. I think that’s what Johnny picked too, but I’m not sure.
I’d supply a link but I have no clue on where or how to find what he was talking about.
Let me just say that I hope you’re not weird Lunatic, because that’s what I do.
No, I do not “wet the brush”. I brush my teeth quickly whilst I am supposed to be working so I don’t have the blessing of water.
I apply the paste, wet brush, then brush. But what’s with spitting periodically while brushing? Doesn’t that just result in all the toothpaste going down the drain, leaving only spit??
How do we know the tooth brush was invented in West Va?
If it was invented anywhere else, it would be called a teeth brush.
Wet the brush, put on the tooth paste, wet the brush again, brush
Wet brush, apply paste, brush. I had a friend that used warm water to brush, is it me or is that weird?
You all are weird.
Grab toothbrush.
Lady Chance’s toothbrush? No? Then continue.
Dogs toothbrush? IMPORTANT!!! No? Then continue.
Apply toothpaste.
Wet toothbrush+paste assembly.
Brush.
Spit.
Rinse toorhbrush.
Replace toothbrush.
How much simpler could it be?
Apply, brush.
Why would I wet my toothbrush? My mouth is wet, the toothpaste is more or less liquidish, why the extra water?
Definitely in the “wet, paste, brush” camp.
I don’t rinse, though. I thought rinsing removed the flouride and such from your mouth. If anything, I will rinse before I brush my teeth to help make everything slippery.
I never even considered wetting the toothpaste… Put paste on brush, brush, rinse out paste with mouthwash, rinse out mouth wash with water, scrub dribblings out of beard.
Same here…
Hubby wets the toothpaste, though.
My method:
Apply paste. Wet. Brush as completely as possible without spitting. (I have a pretty strong gag reflex so sometimes it doesn’t work out this way.) Spit. Brush tounge. Spit again. Rinse brush. (This part’s gross.) Suck water from wet but clean brush into mouth. Repeat twice. Swish clean water in mouth. Spit. Repeat last steps again as needed.
–Cliffy
P.S. I’m absent-minded enough that I’ve done it without wetting the paste first. It feels wrong to me, like the paste wetted only by saliva is too thick and therefore doesn’t coat my teeth well enough.
There are 3 basic formula’s one could use:
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Two methods are simply wrong, the other is the only acceptable way for a moderately intelligent person to brush.
The justification is this. Methods 1 & 2 present the unpleasant possibility that the ever so elusive toothpaste might get knocked off the brush and into the sink, where it is truly annoying to try and clean. By relying on the surface tension of the water clinging to the bristles, and not subjecting the delicate balance of the toothpaste on said bristles, one is able to reliably brush without the messy cleaving of toothpaste into the unsuspecting sink. Ergo, method number the is the correct method.
Of course I mean:
Ergo, method number 3 is the correct method.
I lean toward Number 2 on the Omniscient scale.
As do all right-thinking, right-meaning, right-handed people…
Gp