Are you supposed to brush your teeth in hot, cold, or warm water?
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In winter, like here now, warm water. It is freezing. I dont think the temperature matters.
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hot water
warm.hot can hurt your gums and so can cold
warm water.
im not an expert in this, but i use room temp water, not too cold and not too hot..but still wouldnt qualify as warm. id like to see some dentists answering this question..
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a truly, truly, truly lame question.
warm
im thinking warm.. because cold is to harsh on your gums and hots to harsh also. so i say warm. i used to use cold but i use warm now, because my dentist told me to!
warm water. It really kills off the bad stuff, and it doesn't burn your gums.
I use warm, because cold gives me an ice cream headache, and hot would be painful. I THINK you're suppose to do it with warm because it loosens up things and helps circulation more than cold water.
Smiddy likes to use ice water - it just makes that minty Crest all the more refreshing.
hot water can actual cause toothpaste to cause more harm than good to your teeth.
i forget why but it has to do with the flourine element in it.
so hot water=bad.
at least that's what i learned in chem.
what ever kinda water comes out first when you turn it on!
does it matter? i think i've heard warm, but often that warm water isn't coming out of my tap at that hour of the day so i deal with cold. it's the toothpaste that cleans it anyway right? and i figure my toothpaste is strong enough. after all i sneeze or cough whenever i use it. haha. it has scope in it. yay! hehe.
i would say warn water.but i always wash my mouth out in cold water.i think the important thing is that you are brushing your teeth and shows good hygiene. i do think this should be common knowledge but a lot is how you were taught to do as a child.. i have my grandkids and they do it different than i do.. so i think as long as you brush your teeth good, that is the important factor..
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Warm water. Cold won't kill the germs, and hot will hurt your gums!
I always brush mine in warm water because it feels better to me. I don't know if it really matters?
hm.. I have been using cold. My dentist said my gums were fine.
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Dentist
It doesn't matter what temperature the water is so long as it is comfortable for you. If your teeth are sensitive to cold water then use warm water. I can't imagine why you would want to brush your teeth with hot water?
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