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Jinksy
Member
09-28-2005
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 9:22 am
I'm with Kady! I brush a lot but in my defense I do have the invisalign braces. LOL. I do floss each time too. So, the official number is between 5-7 times a day.
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 9:52 am
Usually twice...once in the AM and once in the PM. Occasionally I'll brush mid-day if I feel the need or get the chance.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 10:31 am
3 times a day My mom brushed 6 or 7 times a day and her dentist told her that she brushed the enamel off!
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Wink
Member
10-06-2000
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 10:39 am
Okay then my answer is 2.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 10:53 am
Did I ever tell you folks that at one time I wanted to be a dental hygentist? Turns out I can't stand the smell when they grind or drill. Yuck. But SIL is a hygentist and gave me the inside information on obsessive compulsive tooth brushers. Even those with braces. The braces and glue are already doing a number on your teeth and the enamel, you can remove the food from your braces with a tooth pick or a wash. For those who brush more than three. (more than after every meal) The enamel on your teeth cannot handle that type of wear. Your tooth enamel is there as part of a natural defense, as is our bodies natural defense to germs, yet we still shower away the good bacteria that helps ward off germs. Therefore, for those who are just avid brushers, try instead of brushings more than three times a day, a good mid day flossing followed by a gargle with some mouth wash to get off the extra germs. Adam and Eve weren't created with toothbrushes in their hands, so that enamel is there for a reason. Stay away from soda or carbonated beverages, even caffein/sugar free will hurt your tooth enamel. It will create decalcifications, which weaken your teeth, and create cavities and tooth decay. Stay away from drinks high in citric acid, or an abundance of citrus itself. Cranberry juice is a great antibacterial for gum disease, but be sure it is the sugar free. Also parsly is a natural breath freshener, why do you think they put it on your plate at a restaraunt. It's not just for prettiness, folks. Although, I wouldn't eat it off a plate from just any restaraunt. Brushing more than 2-3 times per day is doing more harm than good.
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Finqwik
Member
09-23-2000
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 11:14 am
Twice a day
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 11:46 am
adam and eve weren't wearing clothes, either! LOL for bad breath, just brush your tongue those extra times a day and save your enamel.
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 11:48 am
p.s. let me know if tomorrow's question will be how many times we 'do it' a day, so i can chase my dh around and try to get a 'passing score'! i am also looking forward to kady saying "at least 7" again. 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 11:50 am
Honestly I hate clothes. Clothes are so much of what is wrong with todays world. If it weren't illegal (and I had a better body, LOL) I'd be a nudist.
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 12:02 pm
2 times (or more if I am going out) But I do confess to taking 15-20 minutes at each of the 2 brushings to include the proxy brush and the floss and the pick and the use of 2 different toothpastes each time (maybe I too should be posting in the weird thread!!)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 12:20 pm
At least twice, and I floss as well before bed(before that brushing). I have a sonicare so it times each quadrant.. you want to spend enough time, but not too much, either..
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Tabbyking
Member
03-11-2002
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 12:35 pm
i hate clothes, too, but a lot of places it's too damn cold to go without! ditto on the 'had a better body', too. heck, if i weighed under 130, i'd run down the street 'buck nekkid'.
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 1:26 pm
I'd have to lose 40 pounds to be under 130. Although, the pregnancy things helps a little. My ideal weight is 140. I am 5'9, and if I get any smaller than that I look all sunk in and unhealthy.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 2:45 pm
brush, floss, brush again in the a.m. brush, floss, brush again before bed Don't brush at noon because I find that too gross to do in a public sink. Have floss with me all the time and sneak that if I need to.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 5:20 pm
Twice. And if I could, I would run around sans clothes. I HATE the winter because I have to wear so danged many clothes, just to stay warm! 
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Heyltslori
Moderator
09-15-2001
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 9:53 am
Hi Everyone! Well...we're off to a great start! Along with yesterday's results we also found out that a few TVCHers wanna run around nekkid!! Here are the results of: How many times a day do you brush your teeth?
1 time | 1 | 1-2 times | 1 | 2 times | 22 | 2-3 times | 2 | 3 times | 2 | 4 times | 1 | 5-7 times | 1 | 7+ times | 1 | Today's question is: Knowing what you know now, would you want to do your senior year in High School over again?
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:03 am
yes i would as long as it does not have to be in today's world
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:04 am
Yes. Absolutely. I loved my high school years, but I wasted too much of my time in angst over trying to figure out what I was supposed to do next. BUT it would have been very difficult to go on all those double dates with my best friend and her boyfriend, knowing that he and I would be married the following year!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:14 am
No
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Metoo
Member
02-22-2005
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:16 am
Yes
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Cablejockey
Member
12-27-2001
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:19 am
Knowing what I know now, I would relaxed and not let certain people's opinions bother me. I would have reached out to some of the kids who were interesting but so quiet and not outgoing. School still would have been boring and restrictive though. I guess the answer would be no.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:20 am
No thank you!
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Vee
Member
02-23-2004
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:22 am
Absolutely not!
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:31 am
No way no how. I was stupid and did stupid things and people said stupid things about me, but none of that matters to my life today, so I don't really care 
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:36 am
Yes!
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