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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you're basically supposed to do the same thing twice a day with your toothpaste, which is why the tube says "spit out after brushing" and not "make a little cup with your hand and use it to swish some water from the sink around in your mouth, rinsing most of the fluoride off before it has a chance to work".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)