A dentist has issued a warning about some morning habits that could be ruining your oral health.
Many of us start off the day with a coffee and some breakfast, but did you know brushing your teeth afterwards could be doing more harm than good? Dr Shaadi Manouchehri, who runs Smart Dental and Aesthetics in London, dropped the bombshell on Instagram, leaving her 61.5k followers gobsmacked.
"Never brush your teeth after you've just had coffee," she stressed, posting to her account @dr.shaadi.manouchehri. "Coffee is quite acidic... if you go and brush your teeth straightaway, you're rubbing the acid onto the tooth and wearing the tooth away...[And] don't brush your teeth after breakfast, brush them beforehand.
"Because if you brush straight away, you're going to be damaging your enamel."
Our teeth are made up of minerals like enamel, dentin and root cement, and when we get up in the morning they are covered in bacteria that needs to be removed before we start the day – including before we eat breakfast. Skip this step, and you're letting your breakfast pile on top of the overnight build-up, Dr Manouchehri explained.
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This nasty mix, coupled with coffee's acidity, is a prime culprit for wearing down enamel.
As enamel wears thin, it can reveal the dentine underneath, which may leave your teeth looking yellow. Speaking specifically about coffee, Dr Manouchehri went on: "Wait at least 30 to 60 minutes – you don't actually have to brush your teeth, just rinse with some mouthwash or drink water."
Touching on a separate point, she added: "Never brush your teeth after you've just vomited [either]. This is probably all you wanna do after you've vomited, but actually the contents of the stomach are extremely acidic and your teeth are made up of minerals.
"So, when the contents of the stomach have come into the mouth, then the mouth is very acidic. And if you brush straight away, you're rubbing the acid onto the tooth even more. So, wait at least 30 to 60 minutes before you brush your teeth.
"What you can do instead is rinse out with some mouthwash to begin with and drink some water just to help neutralise the acid quicker."
Dr Manouchehri's thoughts follow a shocking 2022 survey by Hive Business which revealed that a staggering 39% of 25 to 34-year-olds brush their teeth less than once a week. Moreover, 36% of 35 to 44-year-olds confessed to never having used mouthwash in their entire lives.
Unsurprisingly, her video left viewers completely baffled, leading to a flurry of comments on her advice-filled clip. One viewer wrote: "I've always brushed after breakfast before leaving home Minty breakfast? No thank you."
Another added: "I never brush my teeth," as someone else chimed in: "I feel so validated for always brushing before breakfast!"
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