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If you use up toothpaste in 6 weeks you are using waaaaay too much: You need no more than a pea sized dot twice a day.
Thrice a day*, but otherwise yeah.
Whut. When are you brushing?
On waking up, after lunch and after dinner. I, specifically, also brush with toothpaste after breakfest and afternoon tea. That’s a personal choice and not a recommendation.
That seems like a lot. I thought the thing was just morning and before going to bed, with xylitol gum for after eating
Looks like someone is gunning for extra stickers from the dentist…
Pfff, I bet they floss every day too…
Yeah, I agree with this guy.
You’re just the Lemmy version of me, obviously biased.
You think you’re better than me over there on Mbin?
Damn skippy fella!
I only do it once a day even - the flossing part before bed is by far the most important iirc.
Floss and brush before bed is probably most important, yeah, but I feel gross if I don’t brush in the morning. If I’m feeling lazy and my mouth feels relatively clean, I’ll use mouthwash but usually it’s toothpaste.
I think it’s the opposite - I only brush in the morning, no cavities, one slightly cracked tooth (tiny enough to leave alone, my dentist had the same issue, and my outcome is better than his was - he needed a crown, my teeth are all natural)
Brush your tongue - that’s key. Brush your teeth when your mouth feels gross, like when you wake up or if you don’t eat all day. Floss promptly if you feel something stuck in your teeth.
Don’t use mouthwash if you don’t need it… Cultivate a good microbiome if you want good health - mouth and gut.
My teeth aren’t pearly white, they’re natural off white. The year my dental report card jumped to an A+, I also started eating extremely spicy food… I’m pretty sure the tongue brushing was the bigger deal, but the two trends started the same year
I use a tongue scraper, works great!
I just use the back of the toothbrush - most of them have a scraper on the back these days… Better than the type I used to use - they were hard to clean and the groves would get nasty
My sister swears by this flexible metal blade-like style though, I’ve never tried it but she got my mom to use it
When you have a few inches flat at the end, fold it over and tape it. Repeat as needed.
That an idea. I was considering using a hydraulic press
Have you tried squeezing it between your ass crack?
Try tablets, less waste and less messy
Tablets?
Toothpaste tablets. Pop one in mouth, chew, instant toothpaste. So nice to travel with too since they’re dry
I’ve never heard of it, interesting.
Sounds like a not great alternative
Probably commented on the wrong thread
Little tip: use the edge of your counter to flatten it out nicely (just grab the bottom part and run it against the edge, both sides)
Agreed, leading into a quick personality test:
Do you squeeze from the back cleanly, or do you just make a fist around the middle like a subhuman animal?
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You must use a lot of toothpaste to finish a tube in 2-6 weeks
one tube of toothpaste lasts me 15 months.
Nah I just brush super thoroughly
I live with my family
Toothpaste commercials put comically large amounts onto toothbrushes to fool people into buying several times more than they need.
