A dentist has revealed the three times where it actually do more harm than good to brush your teeth.
Dr Shaadi Manouchehri, from London, took to social media to discuss dental hygiene and inform people of the times they should steer clear of their toothbrush.
The dentist runs Smart Dental and Aesthetics near Edgware Road in the city’s capital and often uploads videos informing people about how better to care for their teeth.
The medic said: ‘I’m a dentist and this is the only time you’ll ever catch me telling you not to brush your teeth.
Dr Shaadi Manouchehri, from London, took to social media to discuss dental care and inform people when they should steer clear of their toothbrush
She continued: ‘You should never brush your teeth after you’ve just vomited. This is probably all you want to do after you’ve just vomited but actually the contents of the stomach are extremely acidic.’
The medical professional explained that because your teeth are made up of minerals, they are delicate, and rubbing stomach acid onto them via brushing can damage them.
She recommended using mouthwash straight away to get the taste out of your mouth and drinking water to ‘help naturalise the acid quicker’.
Dr Manouchehri stressed that people should wait at least 30 to 60 minutes to brush after being sick.
Elsewhere, she said many peopled reached for their toothbrush after enjoying a morning coffee before their commute to work.
But the dentist urged people to wait at least half an hour before brushing after drinking the caffeinated beverage.
‘Coffee is quite acidic and especially if you add milk and sugar, that can make the acidity even worse,’ she said.
‘You’re rubbing acid onto the tooth and wearing away the tooth.’
The dentist often uploads videos informing people about how to take the best care of their teeth and oral hygiene
Dr Manouchehri’s 56,000 followers took to the comments of the clip to comment their thoughts and some had differing opinions
Dr Manouchehri said cleaning your teeth before breakfast rather than after can actually be more beneficial.
‘If you brush straight away, you’re going to be damaging your enamel,’ she said.
‘When you first wake up in the morning, you actually have quite a lot of bacteria in your mouth and that needs to be brushed before you have your breakfast.’
Dr Manouchehri’s 56,000 followers took to the comments of the clip to comment their thoughts and some had differing opinions.
One user wrote: ‘If anyone has a hard time brushing before coffee and breakfast just get children’s toothpaste that has no peppermint in it.
‘You won’t even notice that you just brush your teeth before your first cup of coffee. You’re welcome!’
Another user said: ‘I’ve always brushed after breakfast before leaving home. Minty breakfast? No thank you.’
A third penned: ‘I also use the tongue scraper in the morning along with brushing before coffee.’
A fourth commented: ‘I’ve been telling everyone, brush your teeth first thing in the morning!!!’
