More than one way to brush a tooth - Page 3

alphabassettgrrl · 05-29-2007, 04:15 PM

All this about toothpaste...

Amberosia · 05-29-2007, 04:27 PM

I think you're all neglecting the other pressing question, which is: how much toothpaste should you use? This is constant source of debate in our house. Me, I use a large, pea sized amount. My husband will use at least three times that much sqeezed into a long, thick strip perched precariously on top of the bristles. I'm not sure if he's trying to emulate the picture on the Crest box or what, but let me tell you... we go through a heck of a lot of toothpaste in our house.

Capt Jack · 05-29-2007, 04:53 PM

retrieve brush from dental tool retention area (the ugly red plastic cup by the sink)
wet brush
remove paste cap
apply modest amount of paste, squeezing from the bottom
replace paste cap
insert said brush INTO mouth before engaging drive system (an important step unless you relish wearing said paste to work or as 'hair gel')
engage *makes Picard gesture*
spit
rinse
clean brush
return brush to assigned retention area

Cadaverous Pallor · 05-29-2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amberosia

I think you're all neglecting the other pressing question, which is: how much toothpaste should you use? This is constant source of debate in our house. Me, I use a large, pea sized amount. My husband will use at least three times that much sqeezed into a long, thick strip perched precariously on top of the bristles. I'm not sure if he's trying to emulate the picture on the Crest box or what, but let me tell you... we go through a heck of a lot of toothpaste in our house.

Yeah, the Crest box lies. No need for that much paste. I used to do the same but eventually realized I just make a huge mess of foam with all of that for no reason. I'd bet that your "large, pea sized amount" is about the same as the amount I dispense into my brush.

My other rule is that I have to brush my teeth over the sink, because otherwise I will make a mess. That's probably just my own failing.

Kevy Baby · 05-29-2007, 06:51 PM

Lather
Rinse
Repeat

Do they REALLY need instructions on shampoo bottles?!? And if so, those instructions are an infinite loop!

€uroMeinke · 05-29-2007, 07:01 PM

I prefer my brush wet

Kevy Baby · 05-29-2007, 07:05 PM

Interesting. At this moment is an almost dead heat: 7 votes each for wet first and paste first and six weirdos who wet before AND after.

Gemini Cricket · 05-29-2007, 07:15 PM

If you wet it first the paste might slip off. Dry makes it stick better.
And to be honest I never thought about it before I clicked this thread.

Kevy Baby · 05-29-2007, 07:20 PM

Here is another question as an extension of this thread:

Do you hold your head still and move the toothbrush, or hold the brusg still and move your head?

Stan4dSteph · 05-29-2007, 07:55 PM

I didn't vote because my option isn't there. I have a Braun Oral B rechargeable electric brush. It works great, and I don't wet it at all.

View Poll Results: Choose your dentistry
Wet the brush, then apply the paste.	16	44.44%
Of course you put the paste on first.	14	38.89%
I guess some people do both. Weirdos.	6	16.67%
Voters: 36. You may not vote on this poll

05-29-2007, 04:15 PM	#21
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05-29-2007, 04:27 PM	#22
Amberosia Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Washington Posts: 14	I think you're all neglecting the other pressing question, which is: how much toothpaste should you use? This is constant source of debate in our house. Me, I use a large, pea sized amount. My husband will use at least three times that much sqeezed into a long, thick strip perched precariously on top of the bristles. I'm not sure if he's trying to emulate the picture on the Crest box or what, but let me tell you... we go through a heck of a lot of toothpaste in our house.
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05-29-2007, 04:53 PM	#23
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	retrieve brush from dental tool retention area (the ugly red plastic cup by the sink) wet brush remove paste cap apply modest amount of paste, squeezing from the bottom replace paste cap insert said brush INTO mouth before engaging drive system (an important step unless you relish wearing said paste to work or as 'hair gel') engage makes Picard gesture spit rinse clean brush return brush to assigned retention area __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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05-29-2007, 06:51 PM	#25
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Lather Rinse Repeat Do they REALLY need instructions on shampoo bottles?!? And if so, those instructions are an infinite loop! __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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05-29-2007, 07:01 PM	#26
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	I prefer my brush wet __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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05-29-2007, 07:05 PM	#27
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Interesting. At this moment is an almost dead heat: 7 votes each for wet first and paste first and six weirdos who wet before AND after. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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05-29-2007, 07:15 PM	#28
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	If you wet it first the paste might slip off. Dry makes it stick better. And to be honest I never thought about it before I clicked this thread.
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05-29-2007, 07:20 PM	#29
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Here is another question as an extension of this thread: Do you hold your head still and move the toothbrush, or hold the brusg still and move your head? __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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05-29-2007, 07:55 PM	#30
Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I didn't vote because my option isn't there. I have a Braun Oral B rechargeable electric brush. It works great, and I don't wet it at all.
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