This TikTok shows why you're probably brushing your teeth the wrong way

A social media user is earning plenty of online praise — including from dental hygienists — after sharing the “right way” to brush your teeth. The advice comes courtesy of TikTok user kassyslays90 who shared her recently received knowledge in a video posted on April 29. In her clip, she explains the tooth brushing “secret” her husband had been told during a recent visit to the dentist. Kassyslays90 says in her video, that while many people use mouthwash after brushing their teeth. they should actually be doing things the other way around. “He says that the right way to brush your teeth is to first rinse with an alcohol mouthwash,” the TikToker reveals. “Then to floss, then to brush your teeth, then to use a fluoride rinse". She explains that alcohol-based mouthwash, according to her husband’s dentist, . will remove the fluoride that toothpaste applies to the teeth — essentially negating the whole process if done last. Several dental hygienists commented on the viral clip, confirming that the advice was, in fact, correct