That is drastic. Has he totally forgotten how to brush them?
My husband often doesn't want to and seems confused as to what I am asking him to do. I load the toothbrush, touch his mouth and make up and down motions with my hand as I try to get him started. Sometimes he does refuse and gets upset. I will wait and try later or if it is night and I am tired we just skip the brushing......sometimes, I have brushed mine at the same time so he can see but it can be an issue for us, too. Other times I just say "brush your teeth" and hand him his loaded brush and he gets right too it. The spitting can be an issue as well, he has spit in a drawer, in the wastebasket, on the faucet.....or just swallows it! Life is so much easier when he cooperates!!!

I agree - many bigger problems will occur. If he’ll even suck on the toothbrush and brush a few strokes I’d continue to encourage him.

I don’t know if there is a good solution to this. You can try to help him, if he will allow that. If he doesn’t like the toothbrush ( to hard etc) they do make sponge mouth swabs to clean his mouth. Not as good as a brush, but but better than nothing. A non alcohol mouthwash is good if he will swish and swallow. It helps kill the bacteria in the mouth. It is very difficult when they can no longer do a task but won’t let you help. I am having some problems with personal hygiene with my husband. He won’t shower so I have gone to sponge baths. Sometimes he will do a part, otherwise I do it. He argues and sometimes swears and I ignore him and do the best I can. Harder with the mouth because they can just clamp their mouth shut. I figure that I do the best I can and that’s all I can do. I am following this because I think that in the near future my husband will not be able to brush his teeth. Good luck.

Thank you all for responding to my post. I will keep trying to do the best I can.

I do the same thing but he will put the toothbrush in his mouth and pull it back out again right away. I do show him the back and forth movement but he might do it quick once or twice and that is it. He only does a few teeth for that quick pass with the toothbrush. The rest of his teeth don’t get touched.
Thank you for your reply.