>>>>Something that has always puzzled me:
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>>>>When I was a kid I was taught to clean my teeth last thing before going to school. That way my breakfast wouldn't be rotting my teeth all day (esp. as cereals etc have sugar content). And this is the way I've raised my kids.
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>>>>But according to just about every US film, TV show, etc all US kids rush their breakfast, their parents never having got them started on it in time, and have to abandon it half-eaten and rush out immediately to catch the school bus, or get in the car with whichever parent is leaving for work (having just snatched a mouthful of coffee).
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>>>I taught my kids the same, and have never quite understood the folks who brush first thing in the morning before breakfast. That said, there were plenty of days in high school where my kids failed to brush in the morning because they were rushing out. My older son, in particular, is not and has never been a morning person, and getting to school by 7:30 AM was a real struggle for him.
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>>>Tamar
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>>from British Dental Health
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>>Eating and drinking naturally weakens the enamel on your teeth, and brushing straight afterwards can cause tiny particles of enamel to be brushed away. It is best not to brush your teeth until at least one hour after eating.
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>So it pays to wait a while after eating. Didn't know that, but okay. Still doesn't explain brushing before you eat to me. Not only are undoing all the good you've just done, but it makes the food taste funny.
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>Tamar

Agreed.