And floss too. If it’s the evening, that’s a perfect time to do it. If it’s the morning, great time as well. Middle of the day? You’ve probably had food, brush them teeth. If you’ve recently (but not immediately after, wait a bit, drink some water) eaten, that’s a perfect time to brush. Especially if you’ve recently had something sugary (avoid sugary stuff, also like I said not too recently).
And if you can, and haven’t recently, see a dentist.
Your teeth are precious, and hard to replace. Lack of proper dental care can in many ways amount to a tax on the poor, where a lack of proper preventative care can turn mouths into an unaffordably fixable mess. Get people in your community to take care of their teeth too.
There’s really only a few situations where you shouldn’t be brushing your teeth right now: you vomited recently (brushing after vomiting can degrade the protective coating on your teeth), or you brushed recently.
Not having the equipment for it on you is only an excuse this once, carrying that stuff with you is a good idea. You eat and drink throughout the day, so you should brush and floss throughout the day. And who knows when you’ll need to be presentable? You don’t want to barrage your comrades, friends, partners, or “path to promotion” (your bosses) with bad breath.
Oh, interesting. You mod an India community, so somewhere in India I presume?
I’m not sure I’ve ever paid for floss, it’s something I see handed out a lot for free. Syringe Service Providers often have it, along with other basic services, and will often just include it with other stuff if they think you’re using meth (meth mouth is a pretty bad image). I’ve also seen dentists handing it out, as a cheap advertising tool to get more customers. In addition, I’ve seen people at parades throwing them to people, instead of candy. But that’s all American, and probably even true in a lot of places here.
What I meant was, it costs around ₹80 per unit, and could probably last for 1.5 month per person, but for a family of four, the cost would be somewhere around 12/1.5 x 4 x 80 = ₹2560 for a year, if flossing is done once in a day. And since I am not employed (more like there’s no job), and there’s also debt to pay for EMI, education and other bank loans, we don’t spend a lot. Although I did get a small cavity on my incisors which was due to my carelessness while living in the college hostel, it wasn’t deep enough and I got it bonded for cheap at around ₹1000. I have also sharply reduced consuming or drinking sugary stuff.
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