Diet plays a major role keeping teeth healthy! How often do we eat healthy food that suits our teeth? Most teeth diet consists of what impact the overall health but not dental health. Right food diet has direct relation with the health of your teeth and gums. Common sources of sugar in diet include chocolates, aerated drinks, pastries, cookies, candy, caramel. Sugars are the food for bacteria. Your body is a complex machine.
“People who love to eat are always the best people.”
The foods you choose and how often you eat them can affect your general health and the health of your teeth and gums, too. If you consume too many sugar-filled sodas, sweetened fruit drinks or non-nutritious snacks, you could be at risk for tooth decay.
What is a the right healthy diet?
Your diet should consist of fruits and vegetables which are rich in calcium, iron, and vitamins. They can be eaten raw or cooked. Eat foods which are not high in fat, such as white fish, turkey, chicken, cheese, low fat dairy products, whole grains, and fruits and vegetables.
Eating a variety of nutrient-rich foods from all the food groups promotes healthy teeth and gums. This means maintain a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, protein foods, calcium-rich foods and whole grains for a healthy smile as well as a healthy body.
It is recommended to follow the 6 D’s of diet to prevent tooth decay. If you follow these 6 D’s, you will have healthy gums and teeth. They are;
Don’t Drink too much soda
Go for juices instead of soft drinks. Water is more preferable than soda.
Don’t smoke
Cut down the smoking.
Eat right portion of carbohydrates
The size of carbohydrate should be moderate.
These bacteria survive by utilising sugar which we eat and form dental plaque which forms on surface of teeth. Whereas If the plaque is not eliminated by saliva or brushing, the bacteria can continue to turn these sugars into acid. To control the amount of sugar, some diet modifications use to recommended!
Choice of Right Food Diet for Your Teeth:
Healthy diet contains more of healthy acids: high-quality sources of dietary acids include orange juice, rice bran oil, broccoli, apples, lemon juice, carrots and mushrooms.
Healthy carbohydrates: low-quality sources of dietary carbohydrates include sweetened drinks, white bread, white potatoes, whole-grain flour, noodles and white rice.
Nutrients that help in reducing tooth decay: green leafy vegetables, salads, carrots, apples, strawberries and celery.
Healthy diet includes nutrients and minerals that help in promoting healthy development of teeth and gums and protect against tooth decay and cavities.
Fibre rich fruits and vegetables help to keep your teeth and gums clean. They stimulate the salivary flow activating the natural defense mechanisms against cavities and gum disease. Saliva contains traces of calcium and phosphate. Thereby restoring minerals to the surface of the teeth that may lost due to bacterial attack.
Cheese, milk, plain yogurt and other dairy products stimulates the salivary flow. The calcium in the cheese whereas and calcium and phosphates in milk and other dairy products. Helps to restore the mineral content of the teeth.
Green and black tea contain polyphenols that either kill or hold back bacteria. Due to which bacteria are not able to produce acids that attack teeth.
Foods with fluoride help strengthen the teeth. It helps to prevent cavities. Benefits of fluoride include re-mineralization and of weakened tooth enamel, slowing down the mineral loss from tooth, reversal of early signs of tooth decay, prevention of harmful bacteria growth.
Tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease, but the good news is that it is entirely preventable.
Hear Dr Chirag speak about the Right Food Diet:
Eat for a healthy mouth!
- Eat sugary foods with meals. Your mouth makes more saliva during meals. This helps to reduce the effect of acid production and to rinse pieces of food from the mouth.
- Drink more water. Fluoridated water can help prevent tooth decay. If you choose bottled water, check the label for the fluoride content.
- Limit between-meal snacks. If you crave a snack, choose something nutritious. Think about chewing sugarless gum afterward to increase saliva flow and wash out food and acid.
- Brush your teeth twice a day. Floss once a day.
Harmful food diet for oral health:
Sticky candies and sweets, caramel, chocolates, lollipops etc. contribute to tooth decay as they accumulate in the tooth’s pit and fissure, tooth crevice which are difficult to clean.
Starchy food such as soft breads, potato chips can stuck in between your teeth providing a nidus for bacterial growth and spread.
Carbonated soft drinks contain loads of sugar, phosphoric, citric acid which demineralize tooth enamel.
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Tooth decay can be overcome by alkaline food such as fennel seeds or peanuts after having sweet or acidic food to neutralise the decay causing process. Visit to a dentist every 3-6 months for both children and adults helps to access one’s oral hygiene and its maintenance to prevent cavity and gum disease.
The bottom line is to keep intake of chocolates minimum especially between meals and right before bed time.
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