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• [Oral-2060]Health and Wellness--Do not Jump Brush Teeth After Eating!

  [Oral-2060]Health and Wellness--Do not Jump Brush Teeth After Eating!

  
  Do not Jump Brush Teeth After Eating !

  
  Everyone will want to have fresh-smelling breath. Once the importance of the fresh smell of the mouth so that not a few people who can not stand to immediately brush your teeth immediately after eating. Though, ideally brushing teeth after every meal done 20 minutes later.

  
  According to Prof. Melanie Djamil drg, oral and dental health experts from Trisakti University, the degree of acidity of saliva (spit) will decrease when we eat. “When eating, the pH will drop from the normal 6.8 to 4. But, slowly, its pH will rise again in about 20 minutes,” he explained.

  
  

  That is why, if we are in a hurry to brush your teeth after eating, then the structure will be damaged saliva. In fact, saliva has a function as a counterweight and help the digestive process. To neutralize the acidity of the mouth, drg Melanie suggested that we should gargle with water after eating. Gargling with water after eating, especially sweet and sour food, is also recommended to reduce the number of bacteria in the mouth.