How long are you suppoesed to brush your teeth?!


Question: How long are you suppoesed to brush your teeth!?
I always thought it was 2-3 minutes!. Then floss then mouthwash!.

But my boyfriend went to the dentist yesterday and his dentist told him to brush his teeth for ten minutes, about 2 minutes for each section!.

He told me I should do that and I did it yesterday and today but It irritated my gums so I looked online and it said brushing too much can damage your teeth and gums!.


whats the right amount of time for brushing teeth because I do not want to hurt mine!Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
your right!.
2-3 minutes, floss and mouthwash
doing that morning and night will keep your teeth good!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Until they are clean!. Until you have brushed the stuff off of them which has accumulated since the last brushing and can be brushed off!.

It isn't so much a matter of how long you brush as it is how thoroughly you brush!. Use washing dishes as an analogy!. If a person slops around and doesn't bother to scrub well, then it is going to take them longer to clean the same sink full of dishes that it would take someone who scrubs thorough does!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It takes 2min for the toothpaste to work, so that's the minimum time you need to brush your teeth!. Ten minutes of solid brushing can wear away at your gums and stuff!.

Maybe your boyfriend brushes his teeth really badly, and needs to spend way more time on it, so that's why the dentist said that! :D

Or maybe his dentist meant he should spend approx ten minutes *total* on his teeth, including flossing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You are completely correct!. You should brush your teeth for 2-3 minutes, unless you have braces, then for about 5 minutes!.

I would suggest telling your boyfriend this too!. I don't know what his dentist was thinking, because you can damage your gums from brushing to long!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

inthink that its okay to only brush 2-3 minutes twice a day!. but maybe 5 could do it!. just so you can get all around your mouth!.

if you want to start brushing for 10 minutes( i personally think thats too long) each week gradually add on another minute, and your gums will get used to it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

If you really want to know when your teeth are clean, get some of that stain dentists give little kids to train them to brush properly!. It won't hurt, and after all the stain is gone, you will know how long it will take to get your teeth clean!.

I cheat, I soak mine over night!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

it is around 2-3 min but maybe the dentist wanted him 2 brush more bcuz of plaque or sumtin i wouldnt do it for 10 min if it really irritates ur gums but if u want 2 do it for that long i would gradually add a min a day nd see if that helps:)Www@Answer-Health@Com

um, yeah!.!.!.!.!.your bf's dentist sucks and yours is right!.
nothing except for hurting your gums!. at a point they can't any cleaner, you know!?

keep doin what you're doing!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

2 min---30 min for each section :)


i recommend getting a sonicare---it beeps when u r supposed to switch sections and has a timer for 2 min!.


hope i helped!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Its 2 minutes!. Thats why all the sonicare and electric brushes are timed to 2 minutes before the bleeper tells you to stop xxxxWww@Answer-Health@Com

10 mins! That is crazy, I wonder if he mis heard the dentist!.!.!.and he really said two! lol!.!.!.!.I can see it happening though!.!.!.also!.!.!.maybe he meant the whole routine should take 10 min!? Goodness!.!.!.did your gums bleed!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

My electric toothbrush has a timer that shuts off after two minutes!.

The dentist in question is obsessive compulsive!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

yeah, you are right!. only 2-3 minutes!. Brushing your teeth can actually wear away the enamel!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

My dentist and orthodontist say i should only brush my teeth for two minutes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

2 minutes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

2 minutes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Your supposed to do it for abot 2 minutes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

2 minutesWww@Answer-Health@Com

2 minutes or 3Www@Answer-Health@Com

i brush 5 minutes, and my teeth and gums are healthy!. so that seems about the right amount of time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I think it like 6 min!.
Maybe you should try a different toothbrush a softer one!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

two minutes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

dos minutes!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

2-3minWww@Answer-Health@Com

exactly what u WERE doing!. 2-3 minutes!. 10 minutes it just weird!. thats why its been irritating to ur gums!. soo w/e ur boy says dont do it if its not good for uWww@Answer-Health@Com

normally 2min minnimum 10min maximum during that time the toothpaste has the strongest effect!Www@Answer-Health@Com

2 minutes is the best timeWww@Answer-Health@Com

2 min!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

2minutes that wot every1 says nd thats wot my dentist saysWww@Answer-Health@Com

Forever until its white!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

2 minsWww@Answer-Health@Com





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