# Wait Then Brush
> After acidic food or drink, enamel is softer. Learn the typical wait and what to do in the meantime.

## Guides
- [Brushing After Acidic Drinks](https://brush-after-eating-how-long.lajyjequ.workers.dev/brushing-after-acidic-drinks/): Acidic drinks leave enamel temporarily softer, so brushing immediately can wear it more than brushing later would.
- [The Thirty-Minute Rule Examined](https://brush-after-eating-how-long.lajyjequ.workers.dev/thirty-minute-rule/): The thirty minute rule suggests waiting about half an hour after eating, mainly after acidic food or drink, before you brush.
- [Rinsing With Water Instead](https://brush-after-eating-how-long.lajyjequ.workers.dev/rinse-with-water-instead/): A water rinse after eating is a simple, gentle way to clear food and acid when you cannot brush straight away.
- [Sugar-Free Gum After Meals](https://brush-after-eating-how-long.lajyjequ.workers.dev/sugar-free-gum-after-meals/): Sugar free gum after meals can be a useful stopgap when you are not near a sink, because chewing gets saliva moving in your mouth.
- [Cheese After a Meal](https://brush-after-eating-how-long.lajyjequ.workers.dev/cheese-after-meals-teeth/): Cheese after meals teeth routines are popular, and the idea is reasonable: cheese is low in sugar and chewing it prompts saliva.

## About
- [About Wait Then Brush](https://brush-after-eating-how-long.lajyjequ.workers.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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