What is your morning/evening hygiene routine?

[bellbell]

My routine is the same for both morning and evening:

Rinse with water
Interdental brush to remove food particles
Waterpik
Brush
Floss
ACT mouthwash


A dental school student once told me that we should always floss first then brush.

[Mandy Singer]

HI Guys

Sorry, what is this WaterPik thing you are all talking about?

I have this teeny tiny little brush, it looks a bit like a bottlebrush, it this a WaterPik?

[Slack]

Just google "waterpik" and you'll see

[cs2thecox]

I've also been told you have to floss before brushing. And you also shouldn't brush too soon after eating, so I always do my teeth before breakfast in the morning.

Morning...
Waterpik
Brush with electric brush
Flouride mouthwash - my ortho gave me Flourigard but it's expensive and there are plenty of other options with the same flouride content (225ppm) so I'm using Oral B sensitive at the moment as it was on special offer!

During day...
Swish, use brush or whatever to get bits of food out if I need to
Chew sugar free Freedent gum sometimes, now I managed to buy loads in France on holiday!

Evening...
Waterpik
Sometimes use Tepe interdental brushes if I need to get more bits out
Brush with electric brush
Flouride mouthwash

On busy/bad/party days the Waterpik doesn't always happen twice, but there you go.

[helricha]

Morning:
Eat breakfast
Use waterpik
Brush with regular toothbrush
(I developed a flouride allergy which caused a terrible red rash all around my lips so I can't use flouride toothpaste or any flouride rinses anymore. This happened about 8 months into my orthodontic treatment. I have to use a toothpaste that is $9 a tube...because I don't want any whitening in the toothpaste)

After morning snack:
Brush teeth with regular toothbrush and use tiny brushes to get out trapped food. (I'm usually at work for this)

After lunch:
Brush teeth with regular toothbrush and use tiny brush again

After snack once I'm home:
Waterpik
Brush with regular toothbrush

Before bed:
Waterpik
Electric toothbrush
(And floss if for some reason I feel that the waterpik didn't do enough.)

I will also use the waterpik at home anytime I feel like I have food in my teeth that needs to go.

Dentist and orthodontist say my gums/teeth are good.

[Bracedforthewedding]

AM:
Before breakfast:
Swish coconut oil for 20 minutes, spit in trash.
Salt water rinse.

I was curious about oil pulling with braces, how does that work for you??

[MrsCharisma]

I brush in the morning.

I brush or rinse or interdental after lunch.

At night,
floss
interdental
waterpik
brush

I do not use mouthwash at all