What If You Stopped Brushing Your Teeth?

This man didn't brush his teeth for over two years. And unfortunately, he had to get a lot of his teeth removed due to them decaying.This is what would happen if you stopped brushing your teeth for two years, but what would happen if you stopped forever? How much bacteria lives inside your mouth? How could this affect your overall health? How long could you last before your teeth fell out?

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[carloscareen]

I showed my 7 year old this and she hates brushing her teeth. Shes now brushes them 20 minutes everyday. Youre a saviour 🤣😂

[Furtilecolarpold]

Me : didnt brushed my teeth for a day

Germs : "ITS TIME TO SHINE"

[adialwm]

Okay. I’m brushing my teeth every day from now on

[sambhav]

Who else saw one video of 'What If'
And became a permanent member of this channel?

[pelememes]

Me : I need to brush my teeth
me : I'll do it tomorrow

[NintendodogsDream]

Me who brushes once a day or sometimes skips a whole day because I’m too lazy: 👁👄👁

[kelly_duong]

when i was little no one taught me how to brush my teeth and i didnt start brushing till i was 11. and since then ive been brushing twice a day 2 mins each and flossing every single day. havent missed a day my teeth will never be white but atleast they are clean :)

[bharathbhat]

Animals won't brush, but they are healthy?🤔🤔🤔🤔

“Well that's an story for another, “WHAT IF” 😂😂

[justsomepersononyoutube]

School can't even teach this in a year
What if: hold my 5 min

[BizzareShortsofficial]

Thank you this helped me start brushing my teeth more from fear 😂

[shebinmohd]

"Mom buy me a brush I don't have one"

[lauraraynelove]

Me who once didn't brush for a while: 😳😱💀

[Lexojoso]

Tiny correction. When you have periodontitis, the main cause for tooth loss is actually not the decay, but your bone actually starts to disintegrate from the infection which causes your teeth to come loose and fall out.
Sincerely,
dental assistant

[implct]

We live in rural when i was a kid. One day we found some dead frog with full of maggots on its mouth when our way home. My mother deadass says to me "that's what happens to your mouth when you don't brush your teeth". That's pretty traumatizing and i start brushing my teeth everyday.

[AlchemyLOZ]

I used to go a few days at a time without brushing. Thanks for scaring me into brushing daily again

[matts]

I feel so bad for people who are afraid of the dentist. All it takes is one uncomfortable experience and you are forever scarred so I understand. I just got my teeth cleaned and fillings replaced. I have changed my brushing habits and I can't wait to show my dentist how much better they are this time

[takeizo]

I think ima start brushing twice a day.

[wehfkrd]

Omg I never knew that's how much plauge grows each day 😯 I'm definitely brushing LONGER each day 😁

[MAGNITUDE]

One time I did a temporary experiment with not brushing my teeth for my whole summer break, which is about three months. My breath stunk a little bit and my teeth got zero cavities and they stayed almost white the whole time. But that doesn’t matter because cavities will eventually happen! I brush my teeth well after that.