Meat Between Teeth After Six Hours

It is the custom of Jewish women not to eat meat on the night of immersion due to the concern that meat may remain between their teeth and act as a barrier during immersion. The question is whether a woman is allowed to eat meat in the morning of the day of her immersion when her immersion time is more than six hours later, as we find in the law of waiting between meat and dairy that Maimonides (Rambam) holds that after six hours one need not be concerned about meat between his teeth?

Although Maimonides holds that one need not be concerned about meat between the teeth after six hours, this means that after this period the meat is considered digested. However, certainly, one should be concerned about meat between the teeth even after six hours, and therefore regarding a woman's immersion, the custom is not to eat meat all day, even in the morning. Regarding meat with milk, even if it is considered digested, if one comes to eat dairy and finds meat between the teeth, it must be removed, and the mouth rinsed.

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