HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

If i brush my teeth all day would there will be no bad consequences to that?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Gary Sandler answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Consequences: You can do damage with a hard toothbrush, or brushing too often, too hard or too vigorously. You can irritate your gums and wear away your teeth. Brushing and flossing for 2 minutes total after every meal is fine.

Dr Ahmed agreed

Answered 5/21/2013

5.1k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Hi, my daughter has bad breath, but she is brushing her teeth twice a day, what could be the the issue? She is 5.

8 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

A member asked:

I have experienced an increase of bad breath. I brush my teeth twice a day and have a healthy set of teeth. What could the causes be?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

I had a bad mouth breath..Even if i brush my teeth the bad breath don't go away..I brush 3 times a day..Its affecting my life.Any home remedies.Plz hlp?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

What to do if i brush my teeth twice a day and use mouthwash too. Is this enough to get rid of bad breath?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

A member asked:

White coating on tongue, causing bad breath? How can I get rid of this? This white coating is causing me to have bad breath which is really embarrassing. I brush my teeth 3x's a day, flosh about twice a day and scrape my tongue after every brush. It alwa

9 doctors weighed in across 4 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

When i brush my teeth my gums bleed really bad. I brush them twice a day, why are they bleeding?
Is there such thing as brushing teeth too much? I brush my teeth at least 5 times a day; when i wake up, before i go to bed, after every meal, and sometimes more. I have really white teeth as a result but can brushing so much be bad at all? Also when i br
Although i brush my teeth every day i still have bad breath. Any way i can fix this issue?
Can you brush your teeth too much? I brush for about 5 minutes twice a day. Is this bad? I brush my gums down on top and up on bottom so I do it right
What causes bad breath and how can one prevent from getting such repulsive smelling breath? When one brushes there teeth in the morning and evening, it is still smelly forhalf a day.

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.