Much like the debate of folding versus scrunching or showering in the morning versus at night, whether you should brush your teeth before or after brekkie is a topic of much contention.
On one hand, if you brush before breakfast you’re getting rid of those godawful bacteria responsible for you being a walking oral stink bomb. On the other hand, if you brush afterward you’re removing food particles, as well as the built up bacteria.
So, which time is the best?
First, let’s take a look at what’s actually happening in the mouth while we’re sleeping — and why morning breath is a (terrible) thing.
“Your mouth is the same as the rest of your body during the night — things slow down,”Marc Tennant, Winthrop Professor and director of International Research Collaborative Oral Health and Equity at The University of Western Australia, told The Huffington Post Australia.
