teeth

Kookaburra · Post by **Kookaburra** » Wed 19 May 2010 01:57

When on the Wai Diet, how should I take care of my teeth? Brush before sleeping and after waking up? Can I drink orange juice first thing in the morning? Use a straw to drink the orange juice to prevent the acid from touching my teeth?

YouTube · Post by **RRM** » Wed 19 May 2010 08:54

Kookaburra wrote:When on the Wai Diet, how should I take care of my teeth? Brush before sleeping and after waking up?

Thats up to you.

Can I drink orange juice first thing in the morning?

Yes. Just dont brush right after drinking / eating.
The other way around is ok though.

Use a straw to drink the orange juice to prevent the acid from touching my teeth?

Yes, thats best.

Kookaburra · Post by **Kookaburra** » Thu 20 May 2010 03:47

Quote:
Can I drink orange juice first thing in the morning?

Yes. Just dont brush right after drinking / eating.
The other way around is ok though.

The other way around meaning that it is okay to brush before drinking / eating? How long do I need to wait after drinking orange juice to brush?

Post by **Oscar** » Thu 20 May 2010 11:12

At least an hour, preferably more.

Mr. PC · Post by **Mr. PC** » Fri 18 Jun 2010 04:40

Could I make it less than an hour, by eating something like coconut oil after the juice?

Post by **Oscar** » Fri 18 Jun 2010 14:03

No, eating something else would only make it longer.

Mr. PC · Post by **Mr. PC** » Wed 23 Jun 2010 02:53

So would it be better to say, eat some egg yolk +OJ at 8:00, brush my teeth at 9:00, and have some eggyolk + OJ at 9:01,

than to have eggyolk and OJ at 8:55, and brush at 9:00 and not eat anything after that?

I guess I've always just brushed my teeth last thing because I always felt like having clean teeth while I slept was really important. It would feel really strange to switch this around.

Post by **Oscar** » Wed 23 Jun 2010 21:17

Both options are far from ideal. I'd say eat something, wait a while, brush, go to bed.

Mr. PC · Post by **Mr. PC** » Thu 24 Jun 2010 02:51

But it's hard or me to go so long without eating. In fact going an hour with no food is already a lot for me.

Post by **Oscar** » Thu 24 Jun 2010 17:58

That's why I said "a while", so wait as long as you can.

Kookaburra · Post by **Kookaburra** » Fri 13 Aug 2010 10:11

Is flossing using my nails effective? My nails are pretty long.

Post by **Oscar** » Fri 13 Aug 2010 10:45

No. Flossing should be like scrubbing, using nails does not accomplish that.

djkvan · Post by **djkvan** » Sat 14 Aug 2010 01:06

I use wax-free plain floss. It works fine and I now realize that a lot of the gunk I thought was coming from between my teeth was actually wax coming from the floss I used to use. What a gyp!

Kookaburra · Post by **Kookaburra** » Sat 14 Aug 2010 02:21

Oscar wrote:No. Flossing should be like scrubbing, using nails does not accomplish that.

Not even when the nail can reach between the teeth?

Post by **Oscar** » Sat 14 Aug 2010 10:34

Nope.

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