Re: Question for providers

I think it means you should brush your teeth not more than 2 minutes before an encounter!

Shouldn't you wait 45min afterward because you might get cramps?

... in left field on this, but - - -

could it lead to higher risk of STD ??

Again, I'm just "thinking out loud", but could normal brushing allow the gums to be at risk of infection??

If I remember right, HIV is passed via blood and/or semen.  But I'd think there would have to be some open skin/tissue (or a wound) for an a through-the-skin infection to occur.

Perhaps that is the thought or belief behind her statement.  Then again, would the "risk" go away after 45 minutes??

I don't know.  Maybe I'm way off.  Like I said.  Just "thinking out loud" on a Saturday afternoon.

Later,
Manny

brushing your teeth can abrade your gums to varying degrees, exposing you to potential disease during a date.

use mouthwash instead

Although I am dubious with respect to these claims because I have yet to see published data on this theory, the blogosphere is awash with safe-sex advice that makes the claim that hard brushing damages the gums. This provides a vector for bloodborne diseases such as Aids or Hepatitis to transfer into the bloodstream.

This has some logic to it. It's been well known that AIDS does not transmit well via simple kissing and that the virus needs to have a path to the bloodstream in order to transmit. This is why anal sex and dentists were at higher risks for transmission of the virus. Anal sex often causes tiny tearing in the intestinal wall and Dentists were found to be getting infected because of contaminated blood in the patient's mouth. This is why after 1990 all dentists and dental hygenists started to wear face shields or masks.

Now whether this applies to teeth brushing and an increase in infection from oral sex? Well it stands to reason given the other data but I have yet to see anything from a trusted source like the NIH or the Mayo clinic.

I cannot vouch for its safety, but here is what I do after an encounter.

I rinse vigorously for 1 min with a 50/50 peroxide solution. (h2o2 concentration 1.5%). Then I rinse vigorously for 1 minute with a germicidal mouthwash containing multiple germicides.

I wait 15 minutes, then do it again, and THEN brush my teeth.