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Technically, you can stop brushing any time. Forget cavities though, brushing is great to get rid of film and grime and stench. I’ll keep brushing.

adolph 3y ago
Similar to excessive antibiotic use, the clean feeling may be harmful by disrupting the balance of one’s oral microbiome. The feeling of disgust for natural body odors and biofilms is a product of socialization, in the case of toothpaste the history of marketing is told by Charles Duhig below: But Duhigg argues the brand might not have succeeded if it weren’t for Pepsodent’s unique ingredient list. The inventor “had decided to add a little bit of mint extract. Mint extract, as well as a couple of other ingredients that he added, are irritants. They cause our tongues and our gum to tingle.” And the effect of that tingling? It told people that “the toothpaste was working,” said Duhigg, “even though it had nothing to do with how the toothpaste actually worked. And people began to equate that tingling feeling with good dental hygiene. And as a result they began to crave it.” https://www.marketplace.org/2018/03/16/mouth-full-mint-cleaner-teeth-no-thanks/ https://www.marketplace.org/2018/03/16/mouth-full-mint-clean...
- salad-tycoon 3y ago
  Maybe it’s my personal mouth biome but if I don’t brush once a day I wake up with a disgusting thick film along the back of my throat and tongue. I’m not ocd about oral health. I have great teeth. I don’t floss and brush once a day. I don’t wear fragrances etc. I work in healthcare and I’ve smelled a lot of really not nice things, bad breathe can really really stink. It’s not a cultural thing it’s more like a “good lord, shut your mouth you smell like you have a pile of MRSA infected shit festival in your mouth” I used to smoke and other things, I have terrible sense of smell except when it comes to festering wounds and/or shit, especially infected shit. I pick those up like a hound dog and I know when someone isn’t brushing pretty quickly. I do believe that mint thing though, I’ve been experimenting with different flavors ginger and orange cream and etc (non minty) and I miss the minty feed back.

adolph 3y ago

Similar to excessive antibiotic use, the clean feeling may be harmful by disrupting the balance of one’s oral microbiome. The feeling of disgust for natural body odors and biofilms is a product of socialization, in the case of toothpaste the history of marketing is told by Charles Duhig below: But Duhigg argues the brand might not have succeeded if it weren’t for Pepsodent’s unique ingredient list. The inventor “had decided to add a little bit of mint extract. Mint extract, as well as a couple of other ingredients that he added, are irritants. They cause our tongues and our gum to tingle.” And the effect of that tingling? It told people that “the toothpaste was working,” said Duhigg, “even though it had nothing to do with how the toothpaste actually worked. And people began to equate that tingling feeling with good dental hygiene. And as a result they began to crave it.” https://www.marketplace.org/2018/03/16/mouth-full-mint-cleaner-teeth-no-thanks/ https://www.marketplace.org/2018/03/16/mouth-full-mint-clean...

salad-tycoon 3y ago
Maybe it’s my personal mouth biome but if I don’t brush once a day I wake up with a disgusting thick film along the back of my throat and tongue. I’m not ocd about oral health. I have great teeth. I don’t floss and brush once a day. I don’t wear fragrances etc. I work in healthcare and I’ve smelled a lot of really not nice things, bad breathe can really really stink. It’s not a cultural thing it’s more like a “good lord, shut your mouth you smell like you have a pile of MRSA infected shit festival in your mouth” I used to smoke and other things, I have terrible sense of smell except when it comes to festering wounds and/or shit, especially infected shit. I pick those up like a hound dog and I know when someone isn’t brushing pretty quickly. I do believe that mint thing though, I’ve been experimenting with different flavors ginger and orange cream and etc (non minty) and I miss the minty feed back.