Part of my daily routine is eating my breakfast on the way to work. This saves me time since I have nothing better to do while sitting in my car for 30 minutes and is enjoyable since part of breakfast is a large, delicious latte-ccino (my own name for an extra foamy latte). Of course, this practice has eliminated the effectiveness of brushing my teeth at home as I promptly render my teeth brown and full of food particulates. My solution is to brush my teeth at work. I keep an extra toothbrush (my "work" toothbrush) and some toothpaste stashed in a drawer in my office.
On occasion, my personal hygeine practices draw glances from others as they pass through the public restroom. I’m not sure why. No one would think twice about someone washing their hands or combing their hair at work. Why should dental care be any different? Undeterred, I continue to brush my teeth each morning in the bathroom near my office despite the slightly negative response to my personal cleanliness.
This morning I was pleasantly surprised while brushing my teeth to be joined by another on-the-job tooth-brusher. Now, I know I’m not alone. Perhaps there are even more people at work cleaning their teeth. Maybe some are still shy–cowering behind closed doors with dental floss and mouthwash–but now is the time join together and make a bold statement. Our teeth were dirty when we arrived, but they will be dirty no more!
I am so proud of for standing up for you tooth health! And I am also proud of you for combatting that morning breath. 🙂
Good post.
I have noticed that even frequent brushing cannot slow the ebbing tide of “teeth-staining”, caused by a frequent latte-chinno. However, this will not alter my coffee drinking habits. In fact, in an act of defiance, I will drink several coffee drinks at Diedrich’s in Mailbu this next week. Ha, take that stained teeth.
Maybe females are different, but I have seen several inveterate “tooth brushers” in my office restroom. Of course, these are generally after lunch brushings, not first thing in the AM brushings.