What Are The Worst Foods To Eat When It Comes To Keeping Your Teeth White?
It’s no surprise that what you eat has a major impact on the overall health of your teeth. However, many people don’t realize just how profound the effect of your diet on your teeth can really be.
If you are thinking about teeth whitening or just trying to maintain a whiter smile yourself, there are definitely some foods that you should moderate your intake of — or avoid entirely. Being aware of these will help you to get and maintain better results.
What are the foods that you should be careful of when it comes to whitening? Let’s look at a few of the biggest culprits that you might not be aware of:
Juices And Other Highly Acidic Foods
Citrus juices such as orange juice are good for you because they provide a huge amount of vitamin C. Even so, though, you might want to avoid drinking them too regularly if you are especially concerned about your teeth.
Acids in foods like this can eat away at the outer layer of your enamel. Rather than wearing away stains, however, they can actually weaken the porous surface of enamel so that stains are more likely to sink in deeper.
Coffee, Tea, And Other Breakfast Beverages
Coffee can also be highly acidic, depending on the beans used and the grinding process. However, even high quality coffee can be problematic because of the dark, rich color that very easily stains teeth.
Not all the blame goes to coffee, though! Even darker beverages like tea can have a very significant effect. And be aware that if you are still drinking cola products with added sugar, you might be at a higher risk of cavities, not just staining.
Peanut Butter And Other Things That Get “Stuck” Between Teeth
Although there’s nothing about peanut butter in particular that will cause your teeth to be damaged or stained, you should be aware of the challenges of anything that causes little food particles to get between teeth, such as chunky peanut butter.
No matter what kind of food you’ve been eating lately, the only truly effective way to get food out from between teeth is by using floss on a regular basis — either traditional or water flossing.
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