I DRINK MILK BEFORE BED, do I have to brush my teeth again???

Question

I eat dinner at least 2 hours before I go to sleep and I brush my teeth after dinner. But right before bed I drink a glass of skim milk because it helps me sleep. Theres no sugar in it......so I dont have to brush my teeth again right??? thanks!

well im not married so I can just brush my teeth in the morning without worrying about that. but can anyone recommend a mouthwash or toothpaste that doesnt have a strong minty flavor?? I just hate drinking milk and feeling calmed for bed and then having to brush my teeth with such a strong minty flavor with menthol.

Answer 1

Yes you should brush your teeth again. The milk residue will set on your teeth all night and cause decay. Although calcium is good for healthy teeth, milk is suprisingly bad for them when you allow it to set on your teeth over night.

Answer 2

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I DRINK MILK BEFORE BED, do I have to brush my teeth again???
I eat dinner at least 2 hours before I go to sleep and I brush my teeth after dinner. But right before bed I drink a glass of skim milk because it helps me sleep. Theres no sugar in it......so I dont have to brush my teeth again right??? thanks!

Answer 3

I drink milk every night as well before bed, I've never had any problems with decay or such like.

If you've brushed your teeth properly, there won't be the plague on your teeth to convert the sugars to acid- so no problem.

Not only that.. although lactose is a sugar, it is alkaline- IE, neutralises acid.

Personally I wouldn't worry =]

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Milk has tons of sugar in it! It's called Lactose. Yes, you should brush again. And not only sugar causes cavities.

Answer 6

Actually, you should either brush again or rinse with mouthwash because milk has natural sugars in it and that can be corrosive to your teeth's enamel.

Answer 7

Milk does have sugar in it (because that is what milk includes even without you adding sweetener). I have seen kids whose baby teeth were rotted away and needed to be extracted because they went to sleep with their bottle and had the milk sugars on their teeth all night.

Read this link http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_bottleto_hhg.htm
and see why your teeth could be next.

Answer 8

The American Dental Association recommends brushing twice a day but does not specify when. They do say that after eating is when you are most likely to develop plaque. Also after you eat the bacteria in your mouth creates acid. The acid breaks down teeth too.

http://www.ada.org/public/topics/cleaning_faq.asp

Ann Kucera
Reference Librarian
Baker College
https://www.baker.edu/library/

Answer 9

Well even skim milk has lactose in it which are sugars, so you should at least rinse with mouthwash or a quick brush or somethign.

Answer 10

Yes you should brush again. Well, it may go sour sitting in your mouth all night, and your breath will be really rank the next morning. So please brush them after anything you eat or drink!