Is this awful? not brushing teeth before a dental visit...

Question

I totally forgot to bring my travel toothbrush and toothpaste to work today and I have a dental exam/cleaning (and I just had coffee, caramel, a bagel, and other food). I don't want to be gross but I don't have time to go buy a brush and toothpaste before my visit. Do you usually prep like that before going in or am I a psycho??

Jane S. · Answer

Hmm..I do always brush my teeth before the dentist, so I get where you're coming from. If there's a pharmacy on your way there, it would only take a few minutes to buy a brush/small thing of toothpaste! But if it's out of your way and you really don't have time, I'd just be upfront about it and apologize to the person cleaning your teeth so at least they know you're self aware. I am sure they have seen worse - it's not that big a deal.

Is this awful? not brushing teeth before a dental visit...

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