Video transcript

The general recommendations that we can make for patients regarding oral hygiene practices are probably not to brushing immediately before you're going to get exposed to erosive challenge because that would ... if you're using an abrasive toothpaste, that would remove the pellicle, and the pellicle is protective. So, it's probably not a good idea to brush your teeth immediately before you're going to drink some orange juice, It's also probably not a good idea to ... to brush immediately after an erosive challenge because the enamels has become softened. a general recommendation is to use a soft toothbrush and a low abrasion dentifrice if you are going to brush your teeth, you know, shortly after because a low abrasive dentifrice will not be as aggressive to the tooth surface, definitely the softened enamel, but particularly the dentin because dentin is much more susceptible to the abrasive effects in toothpaste than enamel is ... softened enamel is but it's typically the dentin that's much more susceptible to the abrasive.