subject: Making Your Smile Last Your Whole Life [print this page] Taking care of your teeth is something that should be a priority in the way that you eat and in your personal hygiene. There are a lot of small changes you can make to ensure your teeth stay healthy throughout the duration of your life.
First, you should try drinking soda out of straw. There are a lot of people that do not like drinking from a straw because of the wrinkles they feel they get from pursing their lips to drink out of the straw.
Although you may get wrinkles around your mouth, you will also be protecting your teeth from whatever you are drinking. People do not often times think about the affect that sodas and juices will have on their teeth.
Sodas are especially bad for your teeth. The chemicals that are in sodas can do a lot of damage to the enamel on the surface of your teeth, which can eventually result in permanent and painful damage to your teeth.
Of course, the best alternative is to give up drinking anything but one hundred percent juice, water and milk. When you eliminate everything else from your drinking diet you will be doing your teeth a big favor.
There are not a lot of people that will eliminate everything else from their diet. If you fall into this category at least do your teeth a favor by drinking through a straw rather than letting the liquid come in contact with even more of your teeth.
If the soda sits in your mouth you can do some serious damage to your teeth. Take the time to grab a straw the next time you are drinking soda and you will be glad you did after you visit the dentist.
After you start drinking from straws you should also avoid drinking coffee directly. When you drink coffee you can stain your teeth and the stain can sometimes be a permanent stain, making your teeth a yellowish color.
Drinking coffee may be part of your daily routine and if it is there are some things you can do to minimize the effects of the coffee. First, you can start by brushing your teeth or rinsing your mouth after you are done drinking.
There are a lot of people that drink their coffee in the morning without even thinking about what it could potentially do to their teeth. By brushing or rinsing your teeth you will be able to get much of the coffee away from your teeth.
Third, you can start eating more fruits and vegetables. The vitamins and the nutrients in fruits and vegetables will help strengthen your teeth against the daily chewing and eating that, overtime, may wear them down.
Of course, you should be brushing your teeth at least twice a day and preferably three times a day. Many people do not understand the benefit that can come from brushing their teeth when they are done with their lunch.
After you eat lunch you will have residue on your teeth from the food you are eating. If that residue sits on your teeth it can slowly corrode your teeth and take of some of the protective enamel from your teeth.
Enamel is something that is not easily restored. Taking the time to make sure your enamel stays intact on your teeth will help you to make sure that your teeth are going to last you for the rest of your life.
Flossing is something that many people are not in the habit of doing. Brushing your teeth daily is just as important as taking the time to make sure that you are flossing each of your teeth on a regular basis.
Unlike brushing, you have to make sure that you are only flossing once a day. When you are flossing you have to make sure that you are gentle with your gums and you are doing so in a manner that will keep your teeth healthy.
The floss will dislodge the food particles that get stuck between your teeth. Brushing is a great way to get the majority of the residue off of your teeth but when there is some stuck between your teeth brushing may not get it all off.
Taking care of your teeth will ensure that you will have a healthy smile. The more time that you invest in your teeth the more time your teeth will have in your mouth.
Investing in your teeth now will save you time and money in the long run.
