Your Toothbrush

[BillSears]

I do wet the toothbrush but I do it after I put on the toothpaste not before. So I'm an other.

 

[3 MEN AND A BOAT]

I wet it first, in a sort of attempt to rinse it off before putting toothpaste on it and putting it into my mouth.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Toothpaste first - then wet

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[xlxo]

For those that voted "Other".... I'm puzzled.

 

[TCRAIG]

I should mention that I have a Sonic electric toothbrush - there's no need to rinse it off first because they have a cover that goes over the bristles - but even when I used a regular toothbrush - I put the toothpaste on first - then wet...

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I put toothpaste on, then wet, also.

 

[Mizzoufan]

I put toothpaste on first then water.

 

[mrodgers]

Another toothpaste first then water.

Have to laugh at some reasons though. Exactly how does water soften plastic bristles? Heat softens plastic, not water (disclaimer: 22 year manufacturer of plastics here... )

 

[Gary M]

Yes.

 

[elaine amj]

I've brushed teeth without wetting my brush (when camping) and I don't like it as it doesn't lather up well. I never knew there were people who might do it by choice. I always wet my brush before adding toothpaste - for the simple reason that it is easier than worrying about toothpaste getting washed off.

 

[BillSears]

For those that voted "Other".... I'm puzzled.

The question is
"Do You Wet Your Toothbrush Before Squeezing On The Toothpaste?"

I wet after adding toothpaste so I'm an other. It seems to me the the choices are wet before or don't wet at all.

 

[usnuzuloose]

depends my teeth are sesative and if the water has not heated yet I put it on dry

 

[MataHari22]

I put the paste on first, and then wet it.

 

[penguin087]

I wet, toothpaste, wet again. It may be a silly argument but I have actually had it before.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

The question is
"Do You Wet Your Toothbrush Before Squeezing On The Toothpaste?"

I wet after adding toothpaste so I'm an other. It seems to me the the choices are wet before or don't wet at all.

I added a poll with "Other" as a choice.

 

[tvguy]

I should mention that I have a Sonic electric toothbrush - there's no need to rinse it off first because they have a cover that goes over the bristles - but even when I used a regular toothbrush - I put the toothpaste on first - then wet...

That is what I have, a Soniccare, and that cover is the REASON I always rinse off my toothbrush before using it. Mold spores and bacteria growing under that cover.....uck!

 

[TCRAIG]

That is what I have, a Soniccare, and that cover is the REASON I always rinse off my toothbrush before using it. Mold spores and bacteria growing under that cover.....uck!

Hmm - never thought of that - interesting point..

 

[MetalMasterC]

I had always wet by brush thinking tougher bristled brushes would soften them a little. Turns out that's sort of true. I read somewhere the reason you wet a toothbrush before every use has to do with the water drying from the previous use. It stiffens the brush. Wetting them, softens it again.

 

[Mickey's Best Girl]

I'm in the toothpaste then water camp - but warm water only. I figure I wash my dishes, most of my clothing and my body with warm water, my teeth should be cleaned the same way.

 

[GreatLakes]

Water, toothpaste, water, brush, water to rinse.