More than one way to brush a tooth

[mousepod]

Where's the "squeeze toothpaste directly into mouth" option?

[Prudence]

Water? What, you want to soften the bristles? Cheaters!

Paste on brush, brush in mouth, press power button. (And if you forget the order and press the button before putting the paste-covered brush safely into your oral cavity, enjoy your shower of teensy-tiny paste beads.)

[katiesue]

wet brush, then paste. Otherwise it falls off.

[wendybeth]

Heh heh......I just watched Tori brush her teeth and it went as follows: apply toothpaste, hold under running water, toothpaste falls off, re-apply toothpaste and start brushing. Within seconds, her Sonicare has her looking like a rabid dog and she's trying not to let the foam drip all down the front of her shirt. I started laughing and told her about iSm's post.

[blueerica]

If we're going to talk about bristle density, in my formerly-professional opinion, the softer the better, especially for your gums (you know, the thing supporting the bone that holds thems tooths in). Massage, don't scrape! (And brush at least twice daily. More often than that if you can swing a lunch time brush - or at least swish some water after lunch. Any less and that's when stuff gets caked on so hard you need a tougher scrub!)

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by mousepod

Where's the "squeeze toothpaste directly into mouth" option?

you brush in the shower....dont you

[AllyOops!]

Originally Posted by Capt Jack

you brush in the shower....dont you

Why yes, yes I do.

I brush my teeth every single morning in the shower (and over the sink at night.)

I wet my toothbrush, of course, and then brusha-brusha-brusha away! I love brushing my teeth in the shower! It's much more comfy brushing your teeth for long periods of time standing in the shower then hunched over a sink. Plus, I love how the streams of water shooting from the shower nozzle feel bouncing around my mouth. It's like being slave to a humongo Water Pik.

<---- Happy little shower teeth.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Wet brush, apply dentifrice, wet dentifrice, brush teefs.

[alphabassettgrrl]

I use an electric toothbrush that needs water as lubrication for whatever's in the tip. I do toothpaste first, wet brush, and go.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Paste first, then water, which, if done correctly, ensures the paste will NOT fall off. When applying paste, I aim the tip perpendicular to the bristles, so the paste goes into the bristles, not on top.

If I get the brush wet first, the toothpaste seems more likely to fall off, but maybe that's just me. As for no water at all - you people are crazy.