{"id":291401,"date":"2023-05-21T14:15:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T14:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nybreaking.com\/gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom\/"},"modified":"2023-05-21T14:15:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T14:15:20","slug":"you-shouldnt-keep-your-toothbrush-in-the-bathroom-for-the-following-disgusting-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/you-shouldnt-keep-your-toothbrush-in-the-bathroom-for-the-following-disgusting-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"You shouldn&#8217;t keep your toothbrush in the bathroom for the following disgusting reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom:20px;\"><img width=\"306\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"According to a dentist on TikTok, it may not be such a good idea to store the brush there, as it means the bristles get covered in all sorts of things you really don&#039;t want in your mouth\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg 306w, https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 40\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"90.601974476282\">n<\/p>\n<h2>I&#8217;m a dentist and this is why I NEVER keep my toothbrush in the bathroom &#8211; and once you know the reason, you won&#8217;t do it again<\/h2>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">n<\/p>\n<li class=\"mol-style-bold\">TikTok dentist revealed how disgusting matter ends up on your toothbrush<\/li>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<li class=\"mol-style-bold\">The reason there&#8217;s a toilet in your bathroom is why your toothbrush needs to come out<\/li>\n<p>n<\/ul>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By Milica Cosic <\/span><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2023-05-21T15:15:20+0100\">    3:15pm BST, 21 May 2023 <\/time><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/de\/health\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/6.50.5\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>n<![endif]--><!--[if !IE]><!--><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>n<![endif]--><!--[if !IE]><!--><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/8.31.2\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/17.16.0\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><!--<![endif]--><!--[if gte IE 8]><!--><link rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" media=\"screen\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-fff\/2.4.1\/styles\/fff.css\" \/><!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE 8]>nn<![endif]--><!--[if IE 9]>nn<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>nn<![endif]--><!--[if !IE]> --><!--<![endif]--><!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. More info available atn    http:\/\/www.omniture.com --><!-- End SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3. --><!--[if IE]>nn<![endif]--><!--[if !IE]> --><!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>n  n  <noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/gunther\/gunther-2159\/video_bundle--.css\"><\/noscript>n  n<![endif]--><!--[if !IE]> --><link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/6.21.1\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.rel=\" stylesheet=\"\" \/><noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/static\/videoplayer\/6.21.1\/styles\/mol-fe-videoplayer.min.css\" \/><\/noscript>  <!-- <![endif]-->   <!-- CWV --><\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" wp_automatic_readability=\"83.03410059676\">n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It&#8217;s one of the first things you do in the morning, and very often the last thing you do before going to bed.  Brush your teeth.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But while brushing back and forth against your pearly whites, while doing other things, you&#8217;ve probably never wondered how hygienic the toothbrush in your mouth really is.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Now a dentist has taken to TikTok to reveal the rather disturbing reason why he keeps a close eye on the location of his toothbrush. <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-f8fd94e437831274\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"306\" alt=\"According to a dentist on TikTok, it may not be such a good idea to store the brush there, as it means the bristles get covered in all sorts of things you really don&#039;t want in your mouth\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 29\"><\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-f7645a04e7225c2d\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679439_469_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Every time you flush the toilet, it causes something called a \" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" stool which releases microscopic droplets of and whatever else is in your toilet into the surrounding title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 30\"><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-f7645a04e7225c2d\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679439_469_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Every time you flush the toilet, it causes something called a \" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" stool which releases microscopic droplets of and whatever else is in your toilet into the surrounding title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 31\"><\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">According to a dentist on TikTok, it may not be such a good idea to store the brush there, as it means the bristles get covered in all sorts of things you really don&#8217;t want in your mouth<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-ca2796b2033d085a\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679442_843_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\" alt=\"TikTok Dentist Dr.  Jordan Brown revealed the disgusting fact about where we keep toothbrushes in a video on his TikTok channel\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 32\"><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-ca2796b2033d085a\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679442_843_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"1127\" width=\"634\" alt=\"TikTok Dentist Dr.  Jordan Brown revealed the disgusting fact about where we keep toothbrushes in a video on his TikTok channel\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 33\"><\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">TikTok Dentist Dr.  Jordan Brown revealed the disgusting fact about where we keep toothbrushes in a video on his TikTok channel<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Thoroughly cleaning your teeth twice a day &#8212; for two minutes &#8212; keeps them from rotting and plaque buildup.  Colgate experts also recommend replacing toothbrushes every three to four months.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After that, dentist Dr.  Jordan Brown revealed a disgusting fact about where we naturally store toothbrushes in a video on his TikTok channel.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the video, which has more than 120,000 likes, the dentist explained that no matter how spick and span you keep your bathroom, the reason there&#8217;s a toilet is why your toothbrush should be elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Dr.  Brown explains, \u201cEveryone should know this about their toothbrush.  If you can see your toilet and your toothbrush in the same view without moving your head, there&#8217;s a 99 percent chance you have stool on your toothbrush. <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Aerosols from your toilet spray into the air and end up everywhere, including on your toothbrush.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">To use a technical term, every time you flush the toilet, it causes something called a &#8220;stool fountain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">This sprays microscopic droplets from the toilet bowl all over the surrounding space &#8211; and that includes your toothbrush, which rests innocently in a glass on the sink. <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"11\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"splitLeft\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-ba27f1041288aa8e\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679444_856_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"306\" alt=\"In the video, dentist Dr. Jordan Brown explains, \" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" If you can see your toilet and toothbrush in the same view without moving &#039;s 99 percent chance have stool on title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 34\"><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-ba27f1041288aa8e\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679444_856_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"306\" alt=\"In the video, dentist Dr. Jordan Brown explains, \" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" If you can see your toilet and toothbrush in the same view without moving &#039;s 99 percent chance have stool on title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 35\"><\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div class=\"splitRight\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-3f0dfe068b04b95a\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679446_554_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The video of Dr.  Brown has garnered over 1,000 comments as many TikTok users have revealed where they store their toothbrush\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 36\"><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-3f0dfe068b04b95a\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679446_554_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"306\" alt=\"The video of Dr.  Brown has garnered over 1,000 comments as many TikTok users have revealed where they store their toothbrush\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 37\"><\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">In the video, dentist Dr. Jordan Brown explains, &#8220;If you can see your toilet and your toothbrush in the same view without moving your head, there&#8217;s a 99 percent chance you have stool on your toothbrush.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\" style=\"style\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mol-img\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-fd127bb276f9ef19\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679447_958_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"634\" alt=\"It has been suggested that you can keep your toothbrush clean by keeping it separate from other people&#039;s toothbrushes.  You can also buy covers to put on the head to keep nasty germs away (File image)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 38\"><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p> <noscript> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"i-fd127bb276f9ef19\" src=\"https:\/\/nybr.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/1684679447_958_Gross-reason-why-you-shouldnt-store-your-toothbrush-in-bathroom.jpg\" height=\"362\" width=\"634\" alt=\"It has been suggested that you can keep your toothbrush clean by keeping it separate from other people&#039;s toothbrushes.  You can also buy covers to put on the head to keep nasty germs away (File image)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" title=\"Gross reason why you shouldn&#039;t store your toothbrush in bathroom 39\"><\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">It has been suggested that you can keep your toothbrush clean by keeping it separate from other people&#8217;s toothbrushes.  You can also buy covers to put on the head to keep nasty germs away (File image)<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">That&#8217;s why Dr. Brown has been urging people to close their toilet seats when they flush. <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And it&#8217;s clear that the best place to store your standard or electric toothbrush is in the bedroom.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But if this is too much of a hassle for you, it has been suggested that you delete your<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> toothbrush clean by keeping it separate from other people&#8217;s toothbrushes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">You can also buy covers to put on the head to keep nasty germs away.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And the video of Dr.  Brown has garnered more than 1,000 comments, as many TikTok users have revealed where they store their toothbrush.<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">One person wrote, &#8220;I put mine in the medicine cabinet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And another said, &#8220;My toothbrush has a cover and I&#8217;m a drawer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While a third user said, &#8220;My toilet and toothbrush are in different rooms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Someone else said, &#8220;I close the lid when I flush, so I think I&#8217;m good.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">While a disgusting person jokingly said, &#8220;I dip my toothbrush in the toilet, so I think I&#8217;m fine.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And another comedian wrote, &#8220;That&#8217;s why I brush my teeth in the kitchen.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/de\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">n<\/p>\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">n<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article: <\/h3>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/div>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p>Gross reason why you shouldn&#8217;t store your toothbrush in bathroom<\/a><\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>n I&#8217;m a dentist and this is why I NEVER keep my toothbrush in the bathroom &#8211; and once you know the reason, you won&#8217;t do it again n n TikTok dentist revealed how disgusting matter ends up on your toothbrush n The reason there&#8217;s a toilet in your bathroom is why your toothbrush needs <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/you-shouldnt-keep-your-toothbrush-in-the-bathroom-for-the-following-disgusting-reason\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-291401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291401\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}