Few dental habits to avoid

Baby is habituate with a bedtime bottle milk or juice, which leads to teeth decay.

Bedtime Bottles

Avoid bathing the new teeth in sugars overnight.Try to keep the bottle away from crib.

Chewing Ice Cube

Many think sugar less ice cubes are harmless but the truth is any cold & hot foods trigger sharp & quick toothache.

Chewing frozen ice cubes cause damage to teeth.

It can chip and crack the teeth.

Binge eating cause sever damage to teeth due to excessive amount of sugar intake.

Binge Eating

Binge Eating Cause Acid

The strong acid in vomit can erode & brittle teeth

Chewing on Pencils

Chewing on pencil may cause chip or crack teeth so its better to chew sugarfree gums

Constant Snacking

Snacking generates less saliva than a meal, so food particles stuck in the teeth & produce bacteria.

Stick to snacks which are low in sugar and starch

like carrot sticks.

Gummy Candy

Sugar in gummy candies result in acid to destroy the teeth enamel.

Cough Drops

It is loaded with sugar just like candies and create bacteria which harm the teeth enamel.

Caffeine Intake

The acidity and dark color of coffee discolor the teeth.

Soda contains a huge amount of sugar, citric-acids & phosphoric which destroy tooth enamel.

Sports Drinks

It is as harmful as soda, as it has sugar. Best option to drink plain water at the gym to stay hydrated

Red Wine

Red Wine has acid which destroy teeth enamel, also has pigments like tannins & chromogen

which cause discoloration of teeth

White Wine

It may not cause teeth discoloration but the acid weaken the teeth enamel

Fresh fruit juice

Besides vitamins & anti oxidants fruit juice has lots of sugar so its better to take sugar-free

juices

Grinding Teeth

Grinding teeth may cause decaying tooth enamel. Wearing a mouth guard while may help.

Tobacco consumption make teeth yellow & even cause cancer in mouth, quit all tobacco products

Smoking

Potato Chips

Bacteria in plaque break down starch into acid which attack teeth enamal within 20 mins

Tearing pouches with teeth

Using teeth to open bottle's caps and plastic packets may crack or chimp your teeth

Protect your face while playing sports

Use a molded plastic mouth guard while playing any sports like soccer, jockey or boxing.

Tongue Piercings

Tongue Piercings may crack your tongue and rubbing the metal stud into your mouth may loosen up the teeth

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These are few bad dental habits to avoid

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