How Bad Is Falling Asleep Without Brushing Your Teeth, Really?
For a brighter smile and fresh breath, people need to brush their teeth. More importantly you should brush your teeth to keep cavities at bay.
However, people forget to brush their teeth either out of exhaustion or out of sheer laziness. It is important to brush your teeth at least twice within a 24 hour period, according to Kimberly Harms D.D.S, spokesperson for the American Dental Association.
Brushing twice in a 24-hour period helps to prevent a film of plaque made up of bacteria from building up. The plaque takes about 24 hours to mature. Therefore, it doesn’t matter exactly when you brush your teeth provided you do it twice within the 24 hour period.
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