average seconds spent brushing teeth
African-Americans brush 18 seconds longer than Americans as a whole, while younger adults ages 18 to 24 spend 16 seconds longer than average brushing. Nearly six of 10 Americans brush their teeth at bedtime and as soon as they wake up in the morning, while 38 percent brush after breakfast. About 17 percent brush after lunch, and 21 percent brush after dinner. Unfortunately, 23 percent of Americans have gone two or more days without brushing their teeth in the past year. Nearly 37 percent of adults ages 18 to 24 have gone that long without brushing.
Categories: Uncategorized. Short answer: In a lifetime, the average person will spend 852 hours, or 35.5 days, brushing their teeth. Long answer: If you spend a minute every morning and every evening brushing your teeth, every day for 70 years, then you will have spent 35.5 days of your life brushing. Put another way, if you could do a lifetime of brushing in one sitting, youâd be in the bathroom for over a month.