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How to Brush your Teeth

Cleanliness is a very important part of human life.  You need to make sure that you are always clean because that is one way to make sure you maintain a healthy existence.  Brushing your teeth is only one part of being clean, but it is a definite necessity.  Having bad breath is a social "no no", which most people want to avoid. Who wants to talk to someone, or be near someone who is breathing smelly air?  Make sure you brush your teeth!  You will no longer have that problem!  Keeping gum around is another way to make sure your breath stays pleasant.  Why else do you want to brush your teeth?  Have you ever kissed someone? Do you have a current boyfriend or girlfriend? You never know when you can be kissed! If your teeth are clean, shiny, and white and your breath smells good, your kiss will be that much more enjoyable! Who wants a kiss where you taste the last meal they ate?  Or a kiss tasting overwhelming like morning breath? No one!  Brushing your teeth will make sure your mouth is healthy, your social life stays in tact (in that area anyway), and your kisses are more enjoyable! Don't hold your breath, feel comfortable breathing around people!  Brushing your teeth will make your life much easier and more enjoyable in many different aspects.

How do I brush my teeth?  First, you need to find your way into your bathroom. Walking into the bathroom seems like an easy task, and thankfully, most of the time it is.  Step one, open the door.  Step two, walk through the door.  Step three, close the door behind you for privacy, if you wish.  There, that was easy.  However, some tips I have for you are to look where you walk so that you don't run into anything, and be sure to turn on the light if it is not already on.  You are now well on your way to brushing your teeth.

After you find your toothbrush, turn the water on by either rotating the knob clockwise, pulling the handle towards you, placing hands under faucet if it's motion censored, or many other different ways depending on what type of faucet you have.  Place your toothbrush under the water in order to wet your toothbrush.  This step is important so that you get some water in your mouth as well as the toothpaste, which brings me to my next step!

Open the toothpaste by twisting off the lid, pushing up the cap, or a different way depending on your toothpaste preference and slowly squeeze until there is a pea-sized dollop of minty paste on your brush.  Raise your arm that is holding the toothbrush with the toothpaste on it up to your mouth, and gently begin to brush in circles over your teeth.  It is important not to go roughly from side to side because it tears at your gums and isn't healthy.

"Brush your teeth round and round," my mother always used to sing to me.  She sang while my dad and I did the "tooth brushing dance", which consisted of a spastic father daughter pajama dance with no real dance moves.  It was wonderful.  After you think about something important or reminisce about the past while softly gliding the bristles over your teeth, you do the final "brush summary".  Hopefully, by now you have brushed the front of your teeth, the backs of your teeth, the tops/bottoms of your teeth, and pretty much every single showing part of your tooth that you can reach!  As one of your final steps, you quickly do a once over of all the spots you just did in order to make sure you didn't miss anything. (Side Note! Involving your tongue in the teeth brushing process is important because a lot of the "bad breath problem" is because of your tongue!)

Spit out the foaming minty bubbles into the sink, and turn on the water so that it washes it down the drain.  Sip some faucet water, if you know it is clean and drinkable, and swish it around in your mouth for a final rinse.  Run water over your toothbrush until there are no more bubbles on it, and place it back where you found it.  Make sure there are no suds around your mouth or on your clothes, and exit the bathroom.  You have successfully brushed your teeth! Good job!