Love the morals, but there is one wrong time to brush your teeth and that is within an hour of eating/drinking strong citrus. If you just had fresh orange juice do not brush your teeth immediately because large amounts of citric acid temporarily soften the enamel on your teeth and brushing then can cause it to erode rather than re harden. Those juices are high in sugars so instead swishing water in your mouth is a good way to clean your teeth after citrus.
Also: Gatorade. I had heard it wasn’t great on teeth but that did not prepare me for the 17 cavities I had when I visited the dentist after I had forgotten to go for like a year. Turns out drinking gatorade near daily can heavily soften your teeth. Literally my dentist said I was doing so well with brushing and flossing, so I was like cool I got an A, but then he continued all confused saying how I had so many cavities “as if you were drinking lots of sports drinks”. Yeah apparently gatorade is by far the worst of the bunch for your teeth. I’ve been a little obsessive since getting those all filled and a huge thing is:
1) Alkaline water will reharden the enamel of your teeth because its basic (opposite of acidic). Most brands have alkaline water bottles as an option and it tastes the same. I think the price is a bit more expensive but it doesn’t have to be every day or anything.
2) Swishing water is actually a super good thing to do after any sugar&acid beverage like the OJ, coffee, gatorade, energy drinks ect. It does Not have to be alkaline, tap water works too. Sipping coffee all day is another great way to fuck up teeth but if you also swish with water every once in a while it sort of resets your teeth instead of sinking in. Swishing water is also going to help a ton if you can’t convince yourself to brush before bed.
I switched to doing these immediately after finding those cavities. The dentist said there were a few tiny ones that might need filling next time, but with care they might not get worse. I am very relieved to say that I saw him again last month for a normal check up and the scan showed my teeth are doing a lot better and those little cavities haven’t grown at all. I am terrible with remembering/finding the will to brush and that hasn’t changed, but i find the swishing a lot easier and its clearly effective. And I still drink coffee and gatorade! Just with some water to swish too.
Tldr: there is one wrong time to brush and thats after citrus. Swish with water instead after acidic and/or sugary drinks. Swishing with water is also effective as an occasional alternative to brushing (but will not help your breath smell better)