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

PCPhoto

medicman2009 wrote: »

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

ahem ..iced tea anyone !!

Turtyturd

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

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--

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

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

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

--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

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

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

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

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

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

biko wrote: »

They don't?
You do?

I haven't, but might.

ceekay74

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

grindelwald wrote: »

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

thats good to know.

TheZohanS

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).

Ruu_Old

I do all in the shower, brush teeth, shave, have a wash have a sheet so makes sense why I use hot water.

OutlawPete

Just to be awkward, I do both .. I brush with warm water and rinse with cold.

CrazyRabbit

Wimps. I use a wire brush, grit & boiling water to brush my teeth.

Wade in the Sea

That's what got this country into trouble in the first place, them an' their hi-falutin' ways, warm water to brush your teeth....... indeed!

Leeg17

Could you live with the shame :eek:

DarkJager

To those who brush with warm water, just take a trip in to the attic and look in to the tank its coming from. You'll have hours of amusement (or horror) counting the dead spiders, insects and other weird **** which somehow found its way in there.

Orando Broom

Tepid bottled water is the best for cleaning ones teeth.

Saila

AnonoBoy wrote: »

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

Ick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLMUasyxkfA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeAOC3A0xJ8

Star Bingo

KerranJast wrote: »

The bigger problem with a bath is you're stewing in your own filth Power shower ftw.

always hear this. never understood it is having a good hot bath not more thorough? all crevasses covered, then rinse off with the showerhead then an invigorating cold bath.. n whats the purpose of this radox "muscle soak" for i ask? surely not a quick fix, a downward rinse

i think its you who has never had a proper wash.

Antomus Prime

DarkJager wrote: »

To those who brush with warm water, just take a trip in to the attic and look in to the tank its coming from. You'll have hours of amusement (or horror) counting the dead spiders, insects and other weird **** which somehow found its way in there.

And where do you think the cold water in the bathroom comes from?? 99% of houses only have mains water in the kitchen.

Capt'n Midnight

Because hot water has more Fluoride

FACT

bnt

I brush my teeth with toothpaste, not water - but I do rinse with hot water if it's available. You folks worried about water being less than perfectly pure, congratulations: you're the perfect target market for bottled water companies. We're not that delicate. :rolleyes: