Brushing your teeth is a good habit but should not be done immediately after drinking coffee, carbonated water, orange juice, or lemon juice.
Brushing and flossing twice a day sounds like a simple task, but it’s easy to get it wrong. You may forget to shave your tongue, brush your teeth too hard or be lazy to change your toothbrush …
Also, there is one thing that damages the enamel – the outer coating of the tooth. That’s when you brush your teeth right after drinking coffee, carbonated water, orange juice, lemon juice.
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Consequence
The four drinks above are both acidic and harmful to your enamel. Madison Kaplan, a dentist in California, said that if you brush your teeth for an hour after consuming one of these drinks, you can erode tooth enamel.
“Enamel is one of the hardest structures in the body, but brushing can weaken it. The filaments of the brush rub the acid against the tooth’s porous enamel, potentially causing permanent damage.
The enamel protects the more fragile, inner areas of the tooth, the dentin and pulp. This is the first and most important line of defense against tooth decay. If the enamel is damaged, you can experience tooth decay, sensitivity to temperature, and even tooth infection.
Prevention
If you’ve eaten acidic foods, the American Dental Association (ADA) recommends waiting at least 60 minutes before brushing your teeth. Acid-induced enamel erosion can occur if you brush your teeth when your mouth is overly acidic.
If you’ve just eaten something acidic and don’t have 60 minutes to wait before brushing your teeth, the ADA recommends drinking water or chewing sugar-free gum.
“Drinking soft drinks, juices, sports drinks or any acidic drinks leaves a residue on the teeth,” says dentist Kaplan. But ordinary filtered water can remove unwanted excess sugar. Water minimizes all bacteria that cause tooth decay in the mouth and dilutes the acid.
“You still need to brush your teeth twice a day for two minutes and brush your teeth clean, but drinking water regularly will help keep your teeth from decay,” the ADA said.
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