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Brush Teeth First or Eat Breakfast First? (piefed.ca)

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 17 hours ago

For decay, you need plaque, food and time. Remove the plaque and you don’t get decay even with food. Brush after eating and you help remove plaque and food, but if it was acidic, you need to wait 30+ minutes or you’ll do more harm than good.

So either can work. Personally, I brush before breakfast as I want my mouth fresh and clean to enjoy my food.

Brushing is more linked with reducing gum disease, than tooth decay. Tooth decay is more linked with sugar frequency intake, cutting down sugar events prevents decay more than choosing the optimum time to brush.