Why don't people brush their teeth with warm water?

ceekay74 · 23-11-2010 10:28AM #1

Seriously?

Cookie_Monster · 23-11-2010 10:29AM

why would you?

Delirium · 23-11-2010 10:31AM

Because they know that toothpaste works better

:P

D1976 · 23-11-2010 10:31AM

Dental Plan

listermint · 23-11-2010 10:32AM

Because warm water tastes disturbingly icky....

Son Of A Vidic · 23-11-2010 10:33AM

I suppose for the same reason you wouldn't make a cup of cold tea.

Rasmus · 23-11-2010 10:33AM

Because it's not necessary and people tend to reserve their hot water? I would only use the hot when it's needed.

Pookah · 23-11-2010 10:34AM

koth wrote: »

Because they know that toothpaste works better :P

Dry brushing works best, but the toothpaste companies don't want you knowing that.

jester77 · 23-11-2010 10:34AM

I know some people that do.

Me, I find the cold to be more refreshing but then again I'm not a big fan of warm drinks anyway

AnonoBoy · 23-11-2010 10:35AM

Hot water comes from the tank in the attic. That's where the dead pigeons live.

Ick.

cynder · 23-11-2010 10:36AM

I use hot water as it softens the bristles, if i use cold water the brush is really hard and cuts my gums. No I'm not buying a soft headed toothbrush, i prefer using hot water.

KerranJast · 23-11-2010 10:40AM

Cold water is fresh and clean. You really shouldn't be putting water from the hot water tank which is slowly stagnating for hours or days at a time, near your mouth.

chin_grin · 23-11-2010 10:42AM

KerranJast wrote: »

Cold water is fresh and clean. You really shouldn't be putting water from the hot water tank which is slowly stagnating for hours or days at a time, near your mouth.

So, by your reasoning, people (used to/still) bathe in stagnating water. It's a wonder we're all still alive! My word!

biko · 23-11-2010 10:43AM

ceekay74 wrote: »

Seriously?

They don't?
You do?

KerranJast · 23-11-2010 10:44AM

chin_grin wrote: »

So, by your reasoning, people (used to/still) bathe in stagnating water. It's a wonder we're all still alive! My word!

The bigger problem with a bath is you're stewing in your own filth

Power shower ftw.

AnonoBoy · 23-11-2010 10:44AM

chin_grin wrote: »

So, by your reasoning, people (used to/still) bathe in stagnating water. It's a wonder we're all still alive! My word!

Yeah but you don't swallow your bath water, do you? :eek:

Donal Og O Baelach · 23-11-2010 10:50AM

When I was a kid we used take turns in the bath (six of us), it was always freezing when it was my turn. Then mam would wash our clothes in the same water. We were weird as f**k, but we were happy (-ish).

syklops · 23-11-2010 10:51AM

Pookah wrote: »

Dry brushing works best, but the toothpaste companies don't want you knowing that.

Is that true?

I know that mouth wash was invented by the toothpaste companies to fight halitosis, which, funnily enough, is also an invention of the toothpaste companies.

But is brushing your teeth with no paste really just as effective?

AnonoBoy · 23-11-2010 10:52AM

syklops wrote: »

I know that mouth wash was invented by the toothpaste companies to fight halitosis, which, funnily enough, is also an invention of the toothpaste companies.

I wish somebody had told that to old stinky mouth O'Brien who used to be the head of HR in my office.

He certainly fell hook, line and sinker for their halitosis marketing scam.

cython · 23-11-2010 10:53AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Hot water comes from the tank in the attic. That's where the dead pigeons live.

Ick.

Well most people's houses are plumbed so that the cold water and hot water taps in the bathroom come from the same tank in the attic, the only difference being that the hot water took a detour through the water heating system and hot water tanks.....

Generally the cold tap on the likes of a kitchen sink is about the only place where the water comes direct from the supply.

AnonoBoy · 23-11-2010 10:57AM

cython wrote: »

Well most people's houses are plumbed so that the cold water and hot water taps in the bathroom come from the same tank in the attic, the only difference being that the hot water took a detour through the water heating system and hot water tanks.....

Generally the cold tap on the likes of a kitchen sink is about the only place where the water comes direct from the supply.

Well that put me and my dead pigeon theory in my place.

cynder · 23-11-2010 10:57AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Yeah but you don't swallow your bath water, do you? :eek:

Do you swallow toothpaste mixed with water and saliva, i don't, i don't swallow any water that i brush my teeth with, i spit it out.

Also who how many of us have swallowed swimming pool water or sea water contaminated with pee (or anything else)?????

Could be worse i could be eating a kangaroo anus or a crocodile penis!

smokie2008 · 23-11-2010 10:58AM

^^^^^^^ What he said.

Most people brush their teeth upstairs so the hot and cold tap both come from the attic tank

Asphyxia · 23-11-2010 10:59AM

I feel fresher when it's cold water hot water in my mouth feels rotten, I use it to wash myself and my hair that's it

iguana · 23-11-2010 11:02AM

I prefer using warm water to brush my teeth. It's cosier. I suspect it may be bad for me, but I have super teeth genes so I'm not worried.

AnonoBoy · 23-11-2010 11:04AM

grindelwald wrote: »

Do you swallow toothpaste mixed with water and saliva, i don't, i don't swallow any water that i brush my teeth with, i spit it out.

Ah you swallow a bit. You just don't know it.

Could be worse i could be eating a kangaroo anus or a crocodile penis!

Do let us know where you lunch. It sound exotic!

Pookah · 23-11-2010 11:06AM

syklops wrote: »

Is that true?

I know that mouth wash was invented by the toothpaste companies to fight halitosis, which, funnily enough, is also an invention of the toothpaste companies.

But is brushing your teeth with no paste really just as effective?

One study, referenced here, says the technique is more effective, and there are other studies saying toothpaste can be damaging, causing abrasion and gum erosion, not to mention toxicity.

How do the toothpaste companies cause halitosis?

Old_-_School · 23-11-2010 11:10AM

Brushing with hot water damages your enamel.

smodgley · 23-11-2010 11:11AM

Pookah wrote: »

Dry brushing works best, but the toothpaste companies don't want you knowing that.

here here !!! well said

r3nu4l · 23-11-2010 11:12AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Hot water comes from the tank in the attic. That's where the dead pigeons live.

Ick.

Zombie pigeons!!! :eek:

cynder · 23-11-2010 11:12AM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Ah you swallow a bit. You just don't know it.

Just keep telling your self that, if it makes you feel better.

she doesn't swallow, she spits it over the side of the bed

PCPhoto · 23-11-2010 11:15AM

medicman2009 wrote: »

I suppose for the same reason you wouldn't make a cup of cold tea.

ahem ..iced tea anyone !!

Turtyturd · 23-11-2010 11:22AM

Don't most people leave the tap running while they brush their teeth?...hot water would result in a burnt mouth??? at least thats what happens to me when I use the downstairs bathroom and forget the taps are on opposite sides to the upstairs one.

pawrick · 23-11-2010 11:26AM

this is funny - just had this argument with the new gf last weekend. I never knew people used hot water to brush their teeth. I have when there was no cold tap and it tastes awful I think and you don't get the clean crisp feeling when finished that you do with cold water.

anyhow - the one thing that really annoyes me is people who run the tap while brushing! Like have any of you ever watched Captain Planet as a child!? Don't waste water!!!!

--Kaiser-- · 23-11-2010 11:27AM

Pookah wrote: »

One study, referenced here, says the technique is more effective, and there are other studies saying toothpaste can be damaging, causing abrasion and gum erosion, not to mention toxicity.

How do the toothpaste companies cause halitosis?

Well I'll be.....a French guy a work with says he brushes with salt sometimes, I just thought he was weird*

*actually, he eats coffee granules dry, so he is a bit weird

cynder · 23-11-2010 11:34AM

pawrick wrote: »

anyhow - the one thing that really annoyes me is people who run the tap while brushing! Like have any of you ever watched Captain Planet as a child!? Don't waste water!!!!

Dont forget about barney ' never let the water run' song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDWtCSiAjnM

Ginger Nut · 23-11-2010 11:36AM

Prefer cold water myself - not sure about the "Zombie " birds in the Attic!!! Wonder is that why so many people are pure nuts????:eek:

cynder · 23-11-2010 11:39AM

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Well I'll be.....a French guy a work with says he brushes with salt sometimes, I just thought he was weird*

*actually, he eats coffee granules dry, so he is a bit weird

Brushing with warm water and salt is recommended for cancer patients who are receiving treatment, also brushing with warm water is recommended for people with sensitive teeth and gingivitis.

Ginger Nut · 23-11-2010 11:41AM

grindelwald wrote: »

Brushing with warm water and salt is recommended for cancer patients who are receiving treatment, also brushing with warm water is recommended for people with sensitive teeth and gingivitis.

Brush with bread soda to make them white - especially if you smoke or drink black tea/coffee

wolfmoon87 · 23-11-2010 11:42AM

Donal Og O Baelach wrote: »

When I was a kid we used take turns in the bath (six of us), it was always freezing when it was my turn. Then mam would wash our clothes in the same water. We were weird as f**k, but we were happy (-ish).

:eek::eek: Ewww!!!

fakearms123 · 23-11-2010 11:46AM

Whatever temperature the tap water is when I turn it on is what I will use to wash my teeth, sure when your abroad you can use the tap water to brush your teeth just once you don't swallow the water so if its hot water then just take it like a man :cool:

kylith · 23-11-2010 11:59AM

I usually use hot water because i have sensetive teeth. They just don't feel as clean and fresh as they do using cold water though.

seamus · 23-11-2010 12:27PM

grindelwald wrote: »

Do you swallow toothpaste mixed with water and saliva, i don't, i don't swallow any water that i brush my teeth with, i spit it out.

It's a great anti-acid. When I run out of Rennie, just get a little bit of toothpaste, a small mouthful of water, swish it around it foam it up and down the hatch.
Relieves it for hours, so it does.

ceekay74 · 23-11-2010 01:02PM

biko wrote: »

They don't?
You do?

I haven't, but might.

ceekay74 · 23-11-2010 01:04PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Hot water comes from the tank in the attic. That's where the dead pigeons live.

Ick.

So does the cold water. Unless you are using the cold water tap in the kitchen.

ceekay74 · 23-11-2010 01:11PM

grindelwald wrote: »

Brushing with warm water is recommended for people with sensitive teeth and gingivitis.

thats good to know.

TheZohanS · 23-11-2010 01:25PM

A Poem by: Donal Og O Baelach

When I was a kid we used take turns in the bath (six of us),
it was always freezing when it was my turn.
Then mam would wash our clothes in the same water.
We were weird as f**k,
but we were happy (-ish).