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6 Things You’re Doing That Ruin Your Teeth

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3. Diet soda
If soda is sugar-free, it must be OK for your teeth, right? Wrong. The acids in diet drinks, including citric and phosphoric, damage the tooth enamel. If you consume a lot of diet soda, it means your teeth are continually under acid attack. That can lead to tooth erosion. The solution: Drink water immediately after you drink diet soda to neutralize the acid attack.
  • 3. Diet soda
If soda is sugar-free, it must be OK for your teeth, right? Wrong. The acids in diet drinks, including citric and phosphoric, damage the tooth enamel. If you consume a lot of diet soda, it means your teeth are continually under acid attack. That can lead to tooth erosion. The solution: Drink water immediately after you drink diet soda to neutralize the acid attack.
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    3. Diet soda
If soda is sugar-free, it must be OK for your teeth, right? Wrong. The acids in diet drinks, including citric and phosphoric, damage the tooth enamel. If you consume a lot of diet soda, it means your teeth are continually under acid attack. That can lead to tooth erosion. The solution: Drink water immediately after you drink diet soda to neutralize the acid attack.
    6. Whitening
Tooth whitening is safe. What is not safe is doing it too often, since excessive whitening can damage not only your teeth, but also your gums. In addition, beware of the tooth whitening pop-up shops at your local mall. The staff is not necessarily trained or licensed in tooth whitening, and consumers have walked out with burned lips and gums.
    6.%20Whitening%E2%80%A8Tooth%20whitening%20is%20safe.%20What%20is%20not%20safe%20is%20doing%20it%20too%20often%2C%20since%20excessive%20whitening%20can%20damage%20not%20only%20your%20teeth%2C%20but%20also%20your%20gums.%20In%20addition%2C%20beware%20of%20the%20tooth%20whitening%20pop-up%20shops%20at%20your%20local%20mall.%20The%20staff%20is%20not%20necessarily%20trained%20or%20licensed%20in%20tooth%20whitening%2C%20and%20consumers%20have%20walked%20out%20with%20burned%20lips%20and%20gums.
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    6. Whitening
Tooth whitening is safe. What is not safe is doing it too often, since excessive whitening can damage not only your teeth, but also your gums. In addition, beware of the tooth whitening pop-up shops at your local mall. The staff is not necessarily trained or licensed in tooth whitening, and consumers have walked out with burned lips and gums.
    4. Birth control
Birth control pills work by tricking your body into thinking it’s pregnant, which isn’t good for your teeth. These hormones can lead to periodontal disease, an infection that occurs when your immune response can’t compensate for the amount of bacteria in your mouth.
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    %28Photo%20Illustration%20by%20Kevork%20Djansezian%2FGetty%20Images%29
    4. Birth control
Birth control pills work by tricking your body into thinking it's pregnant, which isn't good for your teeth. These hormones can lead to periodontal disease, an infection that occurs when your immune response can't compensate for the amount of bacteria in your mouth.
    2. Snacking
When you eat a large meal in one sitting, your mouth produces a lot of saliva, which helps wash away the food particles that can cause tooth decay. But when you snack, you don’t produce as much saliva so your teeth aren’t being cleaned naturally. The worst snacks for your teeth are carb-rich, including chips, crackers and even bananas.
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    %28Photo%20by%20Scott%20Heavey%2FGetty%20Images%29
    2. Snacking
When you eat a large meal in one sitting, your mouth produces a lot of saliva, which helps wash away the food particles that can cause tooth decay. But when you snack, you don't produce as much saliva so your teeth aren't being cleaned naturally. The worst snacks for your teeth are carb-rich, including chips, crackers and even bananas.
    1. Swimming
Swimming may be good for your heart and lungs, but excessive chlorine in the water can lower the pool’s pH level, making it dangerously acidic. And that can be devastating to your pearly whites. The solution: If you are a frequent swimmer, bring a toothbrush to the pool so you can brush immediately after.
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    %28Photo%20by%20Jasper%20Juinen%2FGetty%20Images%29
    1. Swimming
Swimming may be good for your heart and lungs, but excessive chlorine in the water can lower the pool's pH level, making it dangerously acidic. And that can be devastating to your pearly whites. The solution: If you are a frequent swimmer, bring a toothbrush to the pool so you can brush immediately after.
    5. Your toothbrush
Many people think the harder the bristles on a toothbrush, the better they must be, but it’s just the opposite. Hard brushes can actually cause gums to recede, exposing the root of the tooth. The solution: Use a soft bush, which more effectively removes plaque and bacteria without hurting your teeth.
    5.%20Your%20toothbrush%E2%80%A8Many%20people%20think%20the%20harder%20the%20bristles%20on%20a%20toothbrush%2C%20the%20better%20they%20must%20be%2C%20but%20it%27s%20just%20the%20opposite.%20Hard%20brushes%20can%20actually%20cause%20gums%20to%20recede%2C%20exposing%20the%20root%20of%20the%20tooth.%20The%20solution%3A%20Use%20a%20soft%20bush%2C%20which%20more%20effectively%20removes%20plaque%20and%20bacteria%20without%20hurting%20your%20teeth.
    %28Photo%20Illustration%20by%20Christof%20Koepsel%2FGetty%20Images%29
    5. Your toothbrush
Many people think the harder the bristles on a toothbrush, the better they must be, but it's just the opposite. Hard brushes can actually cause gums to recede, exposing the root of the tooth. The solution: Use a soft bush, which more effectively removes plaque and bacteria without hurting your teeth.
3. Diet soda
If soda is sugar-free, it must be OK for your teeth, right? Wrong. The acids in diet drinks, including citric and phosphoric, damage the tooth enamel. If you consume a lot of diet soda, it means your teeth are continually under acid attack. That can lead to tooth erosion. The solution: Drink water immediately after you drink diet soda to neutralize the acid attack.
(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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