10 Habits That Are Detrimental To Your Teeth
Here are our picks of what bad habits can ruin your teeth!
Chewing on ice: biting and munching on frozen cubes can chip or even crack your teeth.
Playing sports with no mouth guard – this is extremely dangerous in regards to any contact sport you may play. This piece of molded plastic will benefit you from damaging those pearly whites.
Bedtime bottles – giving your baby a bottle of milk, formula, etc. will harm their new teeth as they will be coated in sugars all through the night. Be sure to keep bottles away at night.
Tongue/lip piercings – they may look stylish, but biting down on metal can crack a tooth.
Grinding teeth – lots of people have issues with this due to stress/anxiety, but this pattern can eventually wear your teeth down.
Cough drops – while this might assist your throat in healing, there's still tons of sugar in them. To prevent damage, make sure you brush after taking the drops.
Soda – our biggest culprit. Soda can contain up to 11 teaspoons of sugar per serving.
Opening anything with your teeth – never use your teeth as apparatus! This will surely cause a chip or crack in your teeth.
Drinking coffee – most of us need caffeine to power through the day, but coffee's dark color and acidity cause yellowing of teeth over time.
Smoking – tobacco products can stain teeth and cause them to fall out as a result of gum disease along with causing cancer of the mouth, lips, and tongue.
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