{"id":64,"date":"2024-03-10T05:48:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T05:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avantdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=64"},"modified":"2026-02-28T02:27:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T02:27:43","slug":"brush-before-or-after-breakfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avantdentistry.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/brush-before-or-after-breakfast\/","title":{"rendered":"Timing is Everything: Should I Brush Before or After Breakfast?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While seeing your dentist biannually for cleanings and checkups<\/a> is important, oral health professionals would be the first to tell you that the most important things you\u2019ll do for your teeth will happen outside of their office. Daily dental hygiene is absolutely vital to keep tooth decay and gum disease at bay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That means that having a good understanding of how best to care for your teeth is essential to your oral health. For example, you may wonder whether it\u2019s better to brush your teeth before or after you eat breakfast, and whether preferring one over the other could cause problems for your smile. Here\u2019s what you should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Should I Brush Before or After Breakfast?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It might sound a little bit silly, but there\u2019s actually a fairly strong consensus on when people ought to brush their teeth. Typically it\u2019s a good idea to brush your teeth as soon as you wake up, or at least before you have your first meal of the day. There are a few reasons why this is the case, and it\u2019s worth running through them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n