Toothbrush: Wet or dry?

[zanne]

I was talking to a friend yesterday about toothbrushes.(Yeah, we're both really exciting people). He says that you have to put the toothpaste on a dry toothbrush or you won't get the abrasive action that the toothpaste provides. I called him an idiot, of course, and said that if you don't get the toothbrush wet first, the toothpaste will not spread throughout your mouth and give you that "mouthwashy" quality. Who's right?

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Wet, of course.

:hi:

[mikeargo]

2. I vote for wet

Maybe it's just a New Hampshire thing

[zanne]

3. The dry toothbrusher lives in....

Gilford!

[I Have A Dream]

4. Wet. n/t

[ashling]

7. hmmm . . . interesting answer . . .

in light of your screename . . . something Freudian this way comes :)

[Gormy Cuss]

5. Friend ought to ask his dentist about that "abrasive action"

IMHO that's a recipe for gum damage.

[ashling]

6. I've got news for you

you're both idiots! . . . but wet is the way to go

is 'mouthwashy' even a word?

:)

[zanne]

8. "Mouthwashy" is only a word on DU nt

[ashling]

11. oh

[philosophie_en_rose]

9. Wet

The brush provides whatever abrasive action is necessary.

[billyskank]

10. This is the daftest thing I ever read

You don't think it's going to get wet once you put it in your mouth and start brushing? :rofl: