{"id":34138,"date":"2021-08-20T19:37:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/dentist-explains-why-you-should-never-eat-breakfast-before-brushing-your-teeth\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T19:50:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:20:02","slug":"dentist-explains-why-you-should-never-eat-breakfast-before-brushing-your-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/dentist-explains-why-you-should-never-eat-breakfast-before-brushing-your-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentist explains why you should never eat breakfast before brushing your teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"lead-content__sub-title\">A dental therapist has gone viral on social media after sharing a number of tips for oral health including a video explaining why you should never eat before brushing your teeth<\/p>\n<div class=\"lead-content__lead-element lead-content__lead-element--video\">\n<p><span class=\"video-caption-text\">Dentist&#8217;s valuable advice on brushing teeth before breakfast<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34139\" src=\"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36-696x365.jpg 696w, https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/0_2021-08-20-36-1068x561.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<nav class=\"inline-nav\"><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><!-- Article Start--><\/p>\n<p>We all know how important it is to look after your teeth and gums, brushing twice a day, using mouth wash and flossing.<\/p>\n<p>But even if you&#8217;re doing all that, it still seems you could be making one big mistake when it comes to your oral health.<\/p>\n<p>A dentist has taken to social media to share one rule about cleaning your teeth that is very important to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Dental Therapist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@annapetersondental\/video\/6998080049891085574?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESPgo8plC0n9o4A%2FBBZz88QUP0BoiSH9Bk3b9%2BNde1q2VUgm%2FV9W9H9BLKu62fvxFjq6YIEnRLDSO6V%2FWFzq45GgA%3D&amp;checksum=1872cdc1bc82cda98b54a32c7b6ea6b88957f2d664c689c06a029996d038c7c9&amp;language=en&amp;preview_pb=0&amp;sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAJxUNHDkRi-13Z6JqUisNC43rNUcNKUhCkiS2wS_qTQUwuaDlhprmhLtX_GZF6hJI&amp;share_app_id=1233&amp;share_item_id=6998080049891085574&amp;share_link_id=D0D8B8BD-FBCA-4A4D-9515-09D4F8432B64&amp;source=h5_m&amp;timestamp=1629459366&amp;tt_from=copy&amp;u_code=db7jhfif71194a&amp;user_id=6801022203757528069&amp;utm_campaign=client_share&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;utm_source=copy&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Anna Peterson,<\/a> uploaded a video to TikTok explaining to her 39,500 followers on the platform that it&#8217;s crucial to always brush before eating breakfast.<\/p>\n<p>This is because doing it the other way around can damage your pearly whites.<\/p>\n<p>Anna explained: &#8220;Did you know you shouldn&#8217;t brush your teeth after breakfast, always before.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s two reasons for this.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you at breakfast your mouth becomes acidic, so what you&#8217;re doing when you brush your teeth after breakfast is brushing the acid into the tooth and this wears away the enamel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And, brushing before breakfast protects your teeth from anything you&#8217;re going to eat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her video has since been viewed over 819,000 times and garnered over 36,000 likes.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people also took the time to comments, sharing their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Some were frustrated by the idea as they didn&#8217;t want their food to taste &#8220;minty&#8221;, but others thanked Anna for sharing the top tip.<\/p>\n<p>One person said: &#8220;I don&#8217;t fancy minty cereal&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another replied: &#8220;Thanks. I always brush straight away after waking up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A third asked: &#8220;Why does nobody tell you this? Never ever got told anything about personal care when I was in school.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Someone else proclaimed: &#8220;Not all dentists agree on this. Some dentists say it&#8217;s fine as long as you leave 30 mins after eating\/drinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A different user who has Invisalign braces pointed out they have to &#8220;brush after they eat&#8221; before putting their invisalign back in their mouth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dental therapist has gone viral on social media after sharing a number of tips for oral health including a video explaining why you should &#8230; <a title=\"Dentist explains why you should never eat breakfast before brushing your teeth\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/dentist-explains-why-you-should-never-eat-breakfast-before-brushing-your-teeth\/\" aria-label=\"More on Dentist explains why you should never eat breakfast before brushing your teeth\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":34139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34138"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34138\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}