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Swallowing Food Left Between Teeth on Yom Kippur

Question

Is swallowing food left between the teeth forbidden on Yom Kippur?

Answer

One should remove this food and not swallow it. Indeed, some have the custom to brush their teeth thoroughly before the fast begins for this reason.

Source

See Yoma (page 74); and Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, siman 612) regarding half a measure being forbidden by the Torah.

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