For Healthy Teeth, Read This

If your teeth could talk, they’d tell you what they would like you to eat, and not to eat. There’s the obvious stuff like sugary drinks and, OK, sugary anything, and there are some less obvious culprits, like alcoholic beverages, which can inhibit salivation, a natural tooth cleansing ingredient. The New York Times offers much excellent advice, passed on from dental health experts at the University of North Carolina and the University of Rochester Medical Center. The good news is that there are actions you can take to keep your teeth clean and healthy– things like drinking certain types of tea, learning which medications (there are several) inhibit saliva production, and taking advantage of several sugar substitutes that don’t harm your teeth. Read more in the New York Times.