Brushing your teeth as soon as you wake up in the morning as well as before bedtime is best, this is actually a misconception about brushing your teeth.

Brushing your teeth after you wake up in the morning will only freshen your breath, brushing after breakfast will really clean it. It is therefore recommended that you brush your teeth in the morning after breakfast.

In general, it is recommended to brush once in the morning and once in the evening, and it is especially important to brush at night. Each brushing should last 3 to 5 minutes. In addition, if possible, teeth should be cleaned after every meal.

The longer you brush your teeth, the better. Experts suggest that 2-3 minutes is usually enough to clean your teeth and that brushing for too long increases the risk of dental disease.

Brushing your teeth 3 times a day for 2-3 minutes each time is the ideal practice. Whether or not you should replace your traditional toothbrush with an electric toothbrush is a matter of wallet and brushing habits.

Of course, electric toothbrushes clean better, but people can clean their teeth just as meticulously with a regular toothbrush, and they can also cause damage to oral health if they are not used properly.

However, it is important not to brush too hard with a regular toothbrush and to do so under the guidance of a professional dentist, as gentle and regular rubbing can remove tartar and too much force can damage the neck of the teeth.

Do you need to brush your tongue when brushing your teeth?

As our body metabolizes, the "new epithelium" grows on our tongue, while the "old epithelium" is shed; these shed epithelium, together with food debris, saliva, bacteria, etc., cover the surface of the tongue like a garment, forming tongue lint.

This sheds epithelial cells and food debris, saliva, bacteria, etc., which act as clothing and cover the surface of the tongue, forming tongue lint. Furthermore, the tongue comes into contact with a lot of food every day, so it breeds bacteria and is the "main culprit" of bad breath.

Therefore, from a hygiene point of view, it is necessary to brush your tongue when brushing your teeth, otherwise, your mouth will stink when you open it.

The right way to brush your tongue: tongue lint is like dandruff on our tongues, it looks like a thick layer but is in fact very fragile. So it's best to choose a soft toothbrush and gently brush the tongue, "cleaning" it from the inside out, to help remove some of the tongue moss and reduce the amount of spoiled food residue and bacteria that can effectively help reduce bad breath and protect oral health.

It is also important to rinse the toothbrush thoroughly under running water, many times, after brushing the tongue. Otherwise, it will accumulate a lot of bacteria in the toothbrush, which is harmful to your health.