Epping Dentist Advice
Some well intentioned advice may have unfortunate side-effects. Sometimes something that boost our health in one way may compromise our health in other ways. Recently a few popular health habit have been show to be harmful to teeth.
Lemon Water
This is part of the detox trend; lemon water is supposed to get rid of impurities in the body and reduce body odor. But is is unfortunately hard on teeth, causing tooth decay or thinning tooth enamel. This often leads to sensitive teeth.
Alternative – Try Chlorophyll in water if you feel the need to detox.
Fruit Juice
Juices contain sugar. Varieties made at home in a blender are a little better that commercial varieties, but in both cases the sugar is bad for the teeth. Many juices have as much sugar as soft drink. Our bodies should be digesting fibre with the juice, which is the way it occurs in natural fruit. The juice on its own is a bit strong.
Drinking with a straw reduces the impact on the teeth.
Gargling water after drinking juice will help clean the mouth and greatly reduce the harm.
Bottled Water
Water is healthy, and essential. But bottled water can be so pure that it does not have trace elements, or any fluoride.
Tap water contains fluoride, which helps reduce tooth decay. Drinking bottled water causes us to miss out on this fluoride. Dentists have noticed the general increase in decay since the start of the bottled water fad.
Our bodies need some salt and trace minerals to function. If we drink too much pure water we wash these trace minerals out of our system.
Gargling tap water, or mouthwash, will give our teeth some much needed fluoride.
Sports Drinks.
These are full of sugar and bad for teeth. They are as bad as soft drink.
The health benefits of sports drinks are still debatable. Perhaps drinking them once a week when actually playing sports is acceptable. But no more than this.
Try gargling water after sports drinks, to reduce the damage on teeth.
Cough Lozenges
Only use these if you really do have a sore throat. But remember that they are full of sugar, so they will harm your teeth.
Rinse your mouth out with water as often as possible if eating lozenges. And drink green tea for both the sore throat and the teeth.
Brushing straight after Meals is a mistake.
This was recommended by previous generations. But is is actually harmful to brush too soon after eating. Our tooth enamel can be softened after eating or drinking, especially if we consumed acidic foods or soft drink. So if we brush our teeth while the enamel is still soft we will end up wearing away that enamel and cause damage. This will soon lead to teeth that are sensitive to temperature changes. Hot and cold things will cause pain in the teeth.
Wait 30 minutes after eating before brushing teeth.
Rinse with water after eating.
Chew sugar free gum (with Xylitol) after eating.
Epping Dental
A few lifestyle changes can improve our dental health. Keep regular dental appointments and enjoy better health.
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