A dentist has issued a shocking warning about some morning habits that could be ruining your oral health. The expert suggested the correct time to brush your teeth and ways to keep your teeth and gums healthy.
While most of us begin our day with a coffee and some breakfast, the expert shared how brushing your teeth afterwards could be doing more harm than good, reports Mirror Online.
Dr Shaadi Manouchehri, who runs Smart Dental and Aesthetics in London, dropped the bombshell on Instagram, leaving her 61.5k followers gobsmacked.
She posted the information to her account @dr.shaadi.manouchehri and said: “Never brush your teeth after you have just had coffee.
“Coffee is quite acidic… if you go and brush your teeth straightaway, you are rubbing the acid onto the tooth and wearing the tooth away…[And] don’t brush your teeth after breakfast, brush them beforehand.
“Because if you brush straight away, you are going to be damaging your enamel.”
Dr Manouchehri explained that our teeth are made up of minerals like enamel, dentin and root cement, and when we get up in the morning they are covered in bacteria that needs to be removed before we start the day – including before we eat breakfast.
She added: “Skip this step, and you’re letting your breakfast pile on top of the overnight build-up
“This nasty mix, coupled with coffee’s acidity, is a prime culprit for wearing down enamel.”
As enamel wears thin, it can reveal the dentine underneath, which may leave your teeth looking yellow.
Speaking specifically about coffee, Dr Manouchehri went on: “Wait at least 30 to 60 minutes – you don’t actually have to brush your teeth, just rinse with some mouthwash or drink water.”
Touching on a separate point, she added: “Never brush your teeth after you’ve just vomited [either]. This is probably all you wanna do after you’ve vomited, but actually the contents of the stomach are extremely acidic and your teeth are made up of minerals.
“So, when the contents of the stomach have come into the mouth, then the mouth is very acidic. And if you brush straight away, you’re rubbing the acid onto the tooth even more. So, wait at least 30 to 60 minutes before you brush your teeth.
“What you can do instead is rinse out with some mouthwash to begin with and drink some water just to help neutralise the acid quicker.”
Her video left viewers completely baffled, leading to a flurry of comments on her advice-filled clip.
One viewer wrote: “I’ve always brushed after breakfast before leaving home Minty breakfast? No thank you.”
Another added: “I never brush my teeth,” as someone else chimed in: “I feel so validated for always brushing before breakfast!”
