Over 90% of Irish adults have agreed that poor oral hygiene is the biggest dating ick.
Oral-B has revealed new research that suggests neglecting your pearly whites could impact your social and romantic life.
According to the new study, over 9 in 10 (91%) Irish adults confessed to finding bad oral hygiene a major “ick”.
It was discovered that women are the biggest culprits when it comes to getting “icked” out, with 63% admitting they’re always turned off by poor oral care.
In addition, it was revealed that over 36% of adults stated they would most certainly brush-off a second date if they discovered the other person had poor oral hygiene and of those surveyed, it was 42% of women who said that a second date would be a no-go, compared to 30% of males.
Despite the research findings and level of “ick”, only a fifth of adults said they’d be willing to broach the often-awkward conversation of bad oral care with their friends.
The survey showed that 23% said they’d stay silent on the matter when it comes to their friend’s bad breath or appearance.
However, for 18 to 24-year-olds, they said when it comes to expressing awkward news to their friends, 32% claim they’d always speak up when faced with a friend’s oral care faux pas.
This World Oral Care Day, take charge of your oral health and banish the “ick” from your life – for good!
In a survey by Slingo, a slew of other dating icks for Irish people were revealed, these include:
- Lack of manners – 31%
- No sense of humour – 28%
- Lack of ambition/laziness – 21%
- Always on their phone – 19%
- No communication skills – 17%
- Talks over you/always interrupting – 16%
- Lack of care over appearance – 15%
- Clinginess/no self-independence – 12%
