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Teeth brushing

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Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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A 47-year old asked:

What are good teeth brushing tips for kids?

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A 33-year old asked:

Any advice on teeth brushing to keep me from throwing up?

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A 33-year old asked:

What are some ways to effectively brush your teeth brushing?

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A 47-year old asked:

What are some suggestions for getting into a good habit for teeth brushing?

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A 43-year old asked:

20 month old suddenly refusing teeth brushing?

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A 41-year old asked:

Once in a while I put the elbow grease on my teeth brush. Can I damage the enamel brushing roughly in this manner?

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A 47-year old asked:

Compare quality of cleaning with regular and electric teeth brushing device?

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A 59-year old male asked:

What is the approximate age that an adult can expect to still have about one half of their teeth? Brushing, flossing, regular visits, etc. fall short.

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A member asked:

What's the best way to get a 17 month old to sit still while having his teeth brushed? Our son simply won't sit still while we try to brush his teeth, crying, screaming, and squirming everywhere. He moves around so much that I feel like our attempts at br

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A 31-year old asked:

How can you neutralize the acidic environment in your mouth and make it more suitable for teeth brushing?

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A member asked:

What are the brown spots on my two year old son's teeth? We take good care of his teeth, brushing and flossing every day, but in the last couple weeks brown spots have appeared. Should we be concerned?

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A member asked:

Teenager with bad breath? I'm 14 years old & I suffer from bad breath. I brush my teeth 3 times a day & scrape my tongue after every teeth brush I also floss every morning but I keep getting bad breath. I don't use mouthwashes because I know it just cover

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A 18-year old male asked:

What is the best way to get very white teeth? I brush them every morning and night, and they never seem to get white. Only a softer shade of yellowish

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A 41-year old asked:

I was wondering is it possible to get crown teeth and brush them a lot and they'll become white?

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A 33-year old asked:

How do you whiten your teeth without brushing them?

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A member asked:

Is there anyway i can alleviate pain of an exposed root from home without going to a dentist I am normally in good care of my teeth. I brush my teeth 3 times a day and floss twice a day. A few months ago i lost my home and was homeless until recently. In

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A 41-year old asked:

How to get whiter teeth? Besides brushing twice a day and using mouthwash?

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A 29-year old female asked:

due to not brushing teeth when younger i have yellow teeth,i brush regular now but they never change colour what can i do ,i cant afford to spend alot?

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A member asked:

Why do I have yellow, stained teeth despite brushing and flossing every day? I brush twice a day and floss every night, but I still have yellow teeth from the bottom up. What causes this?

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A 16-year old female asked:

Can excessive cleaning harm my teeth? i brush for 2 min. ,use mouth wash and floss before i go to bed? is this fine?

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A 16-year old female asked:

Can excessive cleaning harm my teeth? i brush for 2 min. i use mouth wash and floss before i go to bed? is it fine? thank you

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A member asked:

How can I have gum disease? At my appointment yesterday, my dentist told me that I have gum disease and need to take better care of my teeth. I brush and floss every day, and my gums don't bleed when I floss. Could I somehow still have gum disease?

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A 30-year old male asked:

How many times a day shoud brush teeth?

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A 37-year old asked:

Can you avoid stained teeth if you brush often?

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A 34-year old asked:

What happens to teeth if I brush with plain baking soda?

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A 40-year old asked:

Please tell me, could we brush teeth 3 times a day:morning afternoon night?

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A 26-year old female asked:

Is it better to floss your teeth first, then brush? Or the other way around?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old male asked:

what happened to ones teeth if someone brush his teeth immediately after having his meals?

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A 28-year old asked:

how film and tv celeberities have such clean and shiny teeth. i regarly brush but still wonder. do they use some special products?

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A 33-year old male asked:

Do we really need to brush teeth daily? Seems odd that our body would need external chemicals aapplied daily to teeth... Just curious.

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