2023-06-22 22:10:59
It takes 60 minutes for saliva to turn ‘acidic’ foods and drinks into ‘neutral’ ones that are good for teeth.
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There are so many people who work while holding a cup of curch, tea or soda and sipping it. This habit is not good for dental health. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]It is better for dental health to drink soda, coffee, or tea in one sitting or in relatively large amounts at once rather than drinking small amounts of tea.
“Frequent contact with acidic liquids on tooth enamel can damage teeth and turn them into cavities,” said Dante Debotti, an assistant professor at Columbia University School of Dentistry in the United States. This is from an interview with MedicalXpress, an American health and medicine media.
Sugar, soda water, and sticky candy are bad for your teeth. But what’s worse for your teeth than this is sipping various drinks over a long period of time. “There are not a few people who keep a cup of coffee, tea, or juice next to them and sip these beverages whenever they have a chance over a long period of time. This is a bad habit that can ruin your teeth.”
If you sip various beverages several times, it has a bad effect on your teeth because the beverage is acidic. The hydrogen ion concentration (pH) ranges from 1 to 14, with 7 being neutral. If this number is less than 7, it is acidic, and the lower the number, the higher the acidity.
The more often acidic beverages come into contact with the teeth, the more the tooth enamel wears off and the higher the risk of tooth decay. Usually, the hydrogen ion concentration of beverages is 3-4. When the hydrogen ion concentration is lower than 5.5, the teeth start to break down.
Of course, saliva (saliva) in the mouth washes food particles and neutralizes the hydrogen ion concentration in the mouth, but it cannot respond quickly to strongly acidic beverages.
“When you drink something other than water, it takes regarding 60 minutes for your saliva to change to neutral, which is good for your teeth,” said Debotti. “Sipping coffee, tea, or juice with added sugar, cream, or flavoring can do a lot of damage, especially to your teeth,” he stressed.
Assistant Professor Devouti said, “Repetitive and long-term exposure to almost all foods and beverages can be harmful to teeth.
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