I took a shower today.

I know. Cheers all around. Don’t worry, I already gave myself credit for taking a shower, but while in there I had some of those deep shower thoughts. You know the rambling thoughts that only happen in nice silence and monotonous tasks where your mind can wander.

So this morning I thought about teeth brushing. I have pretty awful teeth. Or did. Haven’t had a cavity in a while or any major tooth surgery in a few years. In my early 30’s, I had a new dentist look at my teeth and actually say “whoa, you got a lot going on in there.” Anyways, cutting back on candy, all but eliminating soda, and better brushing habits have helped immensely. I also floss all the time and bought one of those fancy electric toothbrushes with the timer and expensive heads.

I was thinking today, with my wonderful daughter who can interrupt anything at any time, is it better to brush long and well in the morning or evening. Should I care more about one or the other? Does more plaque begin growing after a long period of non-eating, such as sleeping, or after a day of eating and drinking? I honestly don’t know the answer.

Over the years I’ve learned some stuff about how and when to brush. Like how you actually aren’t supposed to floss or rinse after brushing your teeth. It makes a lot of sense when you think about it. That clean feeling on your teeth from the toothpaste, its supposed to stay like that. The fluoride from the toothpaste that coats your teeth, yep, its not supposed to be rinsed away.

But then its like every Scope and Listerine commercial I have ever watched lied to me. And even the fancy Sonicare app that goes with my toothbrush, it asks if you used mouthwash after brushing. Lying through advertising and a brushing app, guess it makes sense to sell more mouthwash and brushing products though.

Anyways, it’s not the worst toothbrush related thing I’ve heard of. I once had a girlfriend who wiped her toothbrush dry with a towel after using it. And it was not like a special towel for her toothbrush – it was just her bath towel. Gross.

Like I said, Shower Thoughts.