6 familiar things spoils teeth

A national survey of American dentists, which was attended by over 700 dentists showed that the damaging effect on teeth are not only sugar and radical procedures like whitening. Tooth enamel, for example, greatly spoils the usual toothbrush.

Many people specially chosen for themselves a brush harder: it is assumed that hard toothbrush   It cleans the teeth better. Meanwhile, hard-bristled tooth brushing causes excessive sensitivity of the incisors - working hard hard toothbrush Together with the microbes can be easily removed and tooth enamel.

"When the protective tooth enamel is erased, it remains unprotected hard tooth tissue, known as the Dent - said Professor, MD Howard Wen College of Medicine in Georgia. - Dentin is directly linked to the nerve center of the tooth, located inside. And when Dent is unprotected, the nerve center becomes vulnerable to numerous stimuli. "

Tooth sensitivity is usually called erasure tooth, resulting in the exposure of the nerve endings. But that's not all. The expert says: aggressive cleaning not only do harm to the enamel, it also pushes the border of the gums, exposing the roots of teeth and making them look old. According to Professor Howard, brush with soft to medium hardness clean the teeth is not worse than with a hard-bristled brushes, without damaging either enamel or gums. The expert also recommends switching to desensitizing (reduces sensitivity) toothpaste and oral hygiene -use floss and brush your teeth twice a day for at least two or three minutes, holding the brush at 45 degrees and rotating it in the circumferential direction.

What else destroys teeth

The water from the tap . And much chlorinated water in the pool. Chlorination of water breaks its natural alkaline balance and makes dangerously acidic. After visiting the pool or brushing teeth chlorinated water dentists advise to use mouthwash containing fluoride.

Snacks. During a quick snack produced little saliva that cleans your teeth naturally. In addition, most people are carbohydrate snack food and quickly digestible carbohydrates break down into simple sugars: glucose, fructose, maltose, lactose, which are exposed to bacteria in the mouth to form plaque - a primary cause of dental caries and periodontal disease. By the way, along with dessert in the list of the most dangerous foods for teeth are present and bananas. Their flesh sticks to the interdental space and the inside of the gums, which collects a lot of bacteria, and thus accelerating their growth.

Diet soda.   It is dangerous as well as sweet drinks. Teeth port is not so much because of the sugar in these drinks, but because of their high acidity - in kolah contains citric acid and phosphoric acid. Soda should drink through a straw, and then immediately rinse your mouth with water. But it is better to stop drinking it altogether.

Oral contraceptives.   When oral contraceptives to visit a dentist to check teeth need to frequently - once every three months. Hormones that come with contraceptives in the body, can trigger a condition known as "periodontal infection" when the immune system can not compensate for the amount of bacteria that accumulate in the oral cavity. It is usually observed in pregnant women, who often lose their teeth, nurturing the child. Women who take oral contraceptives, it is also desirable to increase the intake of calcium and rinse your teeth more often, including antibacterial rinses.

Slimming.   Many of them contain substances that reduce salivation (this is the sensation of hunger). Lack of saliva leads to the fact that the acidity of the oral cavity increases, and the acid begins to erode dental enamel.

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