Why Do We REALLY Clean Our Teeth?

Rory Sutherland tells the real reason why people brush their teeth every day which mainly has nothing to do with cavities.

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[tobythomas]

I agree with almost everything Rory says but not this one. Fresh breath is the bonus for most people... dental health is the main motivation.

[sorousha]

I'm a dentist and I deal with people's mouths. I can tell you he is absolutely correct. If people brushed their teeth for dental health I wouldn't be seeing the things I see all the time at work. People only do it for fresh breath or habit. If they do it they rarely do it properly. They rush it and get lazy with it. This applies to 90% of the patients I see.

[marianmorley]

No i only brush to prevent decay and preserve my teeth and avoid expensive painful dental treatments

[hypers]

Never disagreed with anything this man has said until watching this clip. People absolutely primarily brush their teeth for health reasons.

[Hankaholic]

There's something poetic about a British man making this argument

[andreeacenusa]

Not everything is image and marketing.

[thetruth]

I like to chew food so for me preventing cavities is a major reason for toothpaste

[Cody-pnfy]

if we ate the food and drink we evolved to eat and drink you should have to brush your teeth but all the sugar we put in everything means we have to brush daily

[jordwright]

Anybody that has ever had toothache and fillings know this isn’t true!!

[quiet.success]

I don't care what my breathe smells like to other people. However I ABSOLUTELY DO care about never feel again the hellish pain from rotten teeth that kept me awake and banging my head on the walls for days while begging all dentists for a short notice appointment to extract it.

[nm]

Not exactly related to this video but just a fun fact : the mint or tingly effect of the toothpaste doesn't actually do anything extra...but they add this to toothpaste to give you that satisfying feeling of freshness and cleanliness ...like a reward for your hard work😅😅😅😅😅

[kaya]

He has this one wrong
As most people aren't going on dates or getting close to people yet still do clean their teeth

[EarsBeEazy]

that and I don't want my teeth to Decay and fall out of my mouth 😂

[FirstNameLastName-evjk]

This teaches us much about Rory’s teeth brushing habits.

[eeaotly]

No. Mint is still used because traditionally people were using plants to destroy germs.

[jozefserf]

Who wants that gummy yucky feeling in their mouth?
If you really want to help your teeth then make sure you rinse your mouth out regularly.
Water is fine.

[danielhayun]

People clean their teeth because people clean their teeth.
I cleaned my teeth from the day i had them till the day I die. Just because.

[fabiosantucci]

I think it's for both igiene and mouth freshness

[lazytoad]

Open cavities fucking hurt man.. easily one of the most painful experience i've ever had

[TeddyFaceFiver]

I usually agree with this fella but this is off the mark. I brush to prevent great big painful holes in my teeth.