Poll: Brush teeth before or after eating breakfast?

[OriginalLadders]

Believe it or not, the chemicals in the toothpaste are still there when you eat your breakfast. They don't disappear instantly. And I tend to eat food which doesn't get lodged in my teeth like that.
By the way, yes brushing does remove the plaque even if it's before eating food. And a hell of a lot more things than just vinegar or fruit soften the enamel. And yes, brushing your teeth does involve bacteria.

Since when was brushing your teeth straight away in the morning so fucking controversial?

You don't have to eat things which get lodged between your teeth for food to remain on your teeth, a fine residue will always be there after eating and this is what the bacteria feed on, it is also what is removed by brushing. As for softening enamel, I have only ever seen dentists recommend brushing after eating, and if you've drunk some kind of citrus fruit juice with breakfast, waiting for about half an hour. I'm not saying that brushing before eating doesn't clean your teeth, but that brushing after is far more effective.

 

[Enslave_All_Elves]

After. It makes my food taste weird otherwise.

 

[Jimbo1212]

Assuming you brushed your teeth right before you went to bed and had nothing to eat after; what exactly are you brushing off, if you brush your teeth before you have breakfast?

It's literally the same thing as washing your clothes, putting them away. Then washing them again before you wear them.

This.
I have never understood why people would brush before, unless they think that somehow saliva is acidic and corrosive to teeth. It would just be a waste of time and toothpaste.

 

[cartooner2008]

Sometimes before, sometimes after.

 

[Suicidejim]

Before. Otherwise my breakfast tastes like rat anus. Whereas if I brush my teeth it just tastes like minty rat anus.

. . . maybe I need to stop eating rat anus for breakfast.

 

[Jamieson 90]

Afterwards or else it tastes weird.

 

[srm79]

All the way through primary school, we would get a visit from the people at the cities dental hospital where they would hand out free toothbrushes, flavoured toothpastes and badges, stickers and whatnot. The aim of these visits was to encourage us to be aware of dental hygiene. The mantra I remember being taught was "Brush 3 times a day, AFTER every meal".

Stuck with me for life I suppose.

 

[Argtee]

Why would I brush my teeth BEFORE eating.

It just seems strange...

 

[Ectoplasmicz]

Brush after. What is the point of brushing before if you are going to get them dirty again immediately?

 

[hazabaza1]

After. Stuff tastes terrible otherwise.