Dr.asha-food and Teeth

7/27/2019 Dr.asha-food and Teeth

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High-fiber fruits and vegetables - Saliva is the

mouths first line of defense, because itneutralizes tooth-damaging acids, and contains

calcium and phosphates that help rebuild

minerals leached away by bacterial acids.


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WaterWater is valuable as the final rinsing

agent for foods and sugary drinks, and, if

fluoridated, works to prevent tooth decay by

strengthening tooth enamel.


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Green and black teas contain compounds

called polyphenols that interact with the

bacteria that causes plaque.


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Go nuts - Many nuts provide vitamins and

minerals that help your teeth. These include

peanuts (calcium and vitamin D), almonds

(high levels of calcium that helps both teethand gums), cashews (stimulates saliva and

helps clean teeth) and walnuts (fiber, folic

acid, iron, thiamine, magnesium, iron, niacin,vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium and zinc).


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Mining for minerals Foods that provide

vitamins A, C and D as well as calcium and

phosphorus, are especially good for the teeth.

These include beef, eggs, fish, potatoes,spinach, fortified cereals, tofu, leafy green

vegetables, beans, whole grains and poultry.


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3) Dairy products Dairy products without

added sugar help teeth in a number of ways.

Cheese helps stimulate saliva, while its

calcium helps replace minerals leached fromthe teeth. Other dairy products, such as milk,

yogurt and similar products also provide

calcium and phosphates; enriched milk alsoprovides Vitamin D, which helps the body use

calcium.


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Sugar-Free Gum

You won't hear many positive health claimssurrounding artificial sweeteners, but when it comes todental health, there's one exception: Xylitol. The sugarreplacement, which is found in many sugar-free gumsand mints, is helpful because it prevents harmfulbacteria in plaque from metabolizing sugar, thusgenerating harmful acids that degrade tooth enamel. In

other words, it's the anti-sugar -- doing exactly theopposite of what sucrose can do, which is feed thebacteria that leads to tooth decay and gum disease.


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Cheese

Cheese is low in sugar and acid and high incalcium, making it a good choice. But it also

contains casein, a protein found in milk that isparticularly useful for fortifying the tooth'ssurface. In fact, dentists frequently prescribe aremineralizing paste called MI Paste, which ismade from casein, to patients who areparticularly prone to cavities, says Wolff.


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Top 7 Worst Foods and Drinks for Teeth

1) Carbonated beverages & other drinks - Soft drinksare a perennial target of nutrition police, because theyadd so much sugar to the national diet. The sugar

content as much as a king-sized candy bar - is bad forboth body and teeth. But teeth arent safe even forthose who stick to diet drinks! Like their sugar-loadedversions, artificially sweetened soft drinks containtooth-eroding acids, such as phosphoric and citric.

Even canned iced teas, which normally might be goodfor teeth, contain flavor-enhancing organic acids thatcan erode tooth enamel.


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Tap Water

According to the National Institute of Dental andCraniofacial Research, a division of the NationalInstitutes of Health, "67 percent of the United States

population served by public water supplies, drink waterwith optimal fluoride levels for preventing decay."

That's because fluoride remineralizes teeth, reversingdamage caused by acids, which strip away the enamel

layer, or "demineralize" it.

So, if you live in a community with tap water that isalready fluoridated, drink up
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Sesame Oil

Sesame seeds are thought to reduce plaque andhelp remineralize tooth enamel. A method ofgargling with sesame oil, known as "oil pulling," is

popular in Ayurvedic medicine. And in onecontrolled, triple-blind study, washing withsesame oil was just as effective as usingchlorhexidine mouthwash in reducing plaque,

gingival scores and the total bacterial countamong a group of teenage boys who already hada diagnosis of plaque-induced gingivitis
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Not-so-healthy vitamins - Even so-called health

drinks are brimming with danger for your

teeth. Sports drinks are notoriously acidic and

full of sugar. And vitamin waters can containas much sugar as a candy bar. Chewable

vitamins from multivitamins to large

chewable vitamin C tablets are especiallybad, because they contain a concentrated acid

that tends to cling to and between teeth


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) Mouth-drying consumablesWhether itslast nights margaritas that are leaving onecotton-mouthed, or one of the medications

that affect salivation, a dry mouth is danger toteeth and gums. Psychiatric medications, Dr.Moore says, are among the worst culprits incausing dry mouth. One must to take extra

care to keep the mouth hydrated, fromdeliberately washing with water or fluoridatedrinses, to mouth hydration solutions.


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Long-lasting and sticky sweets - Its not news thatcaramels and other gooey, sugary sweets are badfor teeth. Its not just the sugar, though; its howlong the teeth are exposed to sugar. So whilethose caramels stick and cling tenaciously totooth surfaces and crevices, hard candies andlollipops are also very bad; theyre designed for a

long, leisurely suck. This principle applies to anysweets, from candy to sweet drinkssugar shouldstay in the mouth as briefly as possible


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Dried fruits While fresh grapes and plums areconsidered good foods, if they are dried, theygo from hero to villain. Although often touted ashealthy snacks, dried fruits like raisins, prunes

and apricots, are similar to caramels. Alreadysweet when fresh, their sugars are highlyconcentrated as the water is dried away, andtheir gummy texture can cling to teeth as much

as gooey candy. And worse, the fruit is packedwith non-soluble cellulose fiber, which can bindand trap sugars on and around the tooth, makingit worse than candy.


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Starchy foods - Many starchy foods, including

white bread, potato chips and French fries and

al dente pasta, can easily become lodged

between teeth and in crevices. While theymay not necessarily taste sweet, the starches

can begin converting to sugar almost

immediately, not only by the bacteria, but alsoby the pre-digestive process that begins in the

mouth through the enzymes in saliva


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High-acid foods and drinks - Citrus fruits anddrinks contain powerful citric acid in fact, such

juice is often used as a cleaning agent. Whileoranges, lemons and grapefruit can be a healthypart of the diet, they should be consumedquickly, preferably as part of a meal, and theteeth should be rinsed afterward. Sucking on

citrus fruits should be avoided; this especiallyapplies to the "home remedy" practice suckinglemon wedges for tooth-whitening.


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Some tooth-healthy dos and donts

1) Crunching ice and popcorn Teeth are

tough and made to last a lifetime eating a

normal diet, but they do have a breaking point.

Ice is tough tough enough that glaciers carve

mountains and an iceberg could peel open the

Titanic. Chewing ice is a common habit; but

even if this doesnt cause a major break, it can

lead to a network of tiny cracks that can

develop serious problems as time goes on.

Popcorn has its own dental danger, from husks

that can easily become wedged between teeth

to uncooked kernels that can damage teeth.

2) Use a straw/dont swish The impact of

sweet and/or acidic drinks can be cushioned bygetting into the habit of drinking through a

straw aimed toward the back of the mouth.

Swishing a drink through the teeth, however,

intensifies the effect of both sugars and acids.


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3) Use water as a mouthwash Water makes theperfect rinse to clear sugars and acids after eating ordrinking.

4) Be careful brushing - Brushing is recommended

after every meal. However theres an exception; if onehas just eaten or drunk an acidic food or beverage,they should rinse with plain water to clear the mouth,and then wait at least a half-hour before brushing.After the acid bath, tooth enamel is more vulnerable to

damage. Waiting a while gives saliva a chance toremineralize the teeth so the brushing doesnt worsendamage.


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Celery

Most raw, fresh veggies are good for teeth

because their fibrous nature requires chewing,

which causes an abundance of saliva. But

according to Robbins, celery is a particular

winner because it breaks down into fibrous

strands that naturally clean the teeth.


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Pears Fresh fruit is another good option because, like

veggies, its fibrous nature stimulates saliva production.Pears, in particular, are a good pick -- one 2004 study

found that the fruit had a larger acid neutralizing effecton tooth surface than other types of fresh fruit,including bananas, apples, mandarins and pineapples.

But you may want to skip the dried fruit when it comes

to teeth: Robbins points out that the concentrated,sticky and sugary nature of dried fruits make themtooth enamel killers
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Yogurt

Another healthful provider of casein, yogurt

also contains calcium and phosphates that

remineralize the teeth.

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