Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than people think (2019)

Re:Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than peo... by aleksandrh on Monday June 20, 2022 @11:35AM (#31811567)

#2 is terrible advice. Acidic food weakens your enamel. Brushing after eating will make things worse. It's actually recommended that you wait after eating acidic foods to brush. Rinsing (with water) is totally safe, though.

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Re:Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than peo... by guerrilla on Monday June 20, 2022 @11:38AM (#31811605)

Interesting, I'd always heard the opposite but I do see a lot supporting what you say, so I removed that for now... Hmm.

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Re:Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than peo... by bombcar on Monday June 20, 2022 @05:07PM (#31815948)

Heh I thought you were going for a 2. "there is no step 2" joke, or suggesting that you could just remove all your teeth and then have no tooth problems anymore.

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Re:Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than peo... by guerrilla on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @01:25AM (#31820210)

I mean yeah the solution is pretty much to eat zero sugary and acidic things... but that'd be a hard life these days.

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Re:Dentistry is less scientific and more gratuitous than peo... by bombcar on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @09:34AM (#31823744)

I'd love to see a section of the store or even a whole store dedicated to "no added sugar/sweeteners". It is really hard to find a surprisingly large amounts of food that don't come with sugar or corn syrup.

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