A healthy diet can play a big role in keeping your whole body healthy, including keeping your mouth clean and in good shape. In fact, eating nutritious foods can help prevent cavities, tooth decay, gum disease, and other harm that can be done by improper dental care.
However, in this video, you’ll see that some foods that are actually healthy also have the ability to stain your teeth, like pomegranates, beets, teas, cherries, and dark berries. Watch this video and learn how to eat the nutritious foods you love while reducing staining by enjoying them in moderation, eating crunchy foods with them, brushing your teeth, swishing water in your mouth, and chewing sugar-free gum. Avoid dryness in your mouth to avoid staining your teeth. Swishing water in your mouth can help wash away what stains your teeth, and eating crunchy foods like nuts and fruits and vegetables like carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, celery, apples, and pears stimulates the production of saliva. Sugar-free gum does the same, increasing the production of saliva that contains calcium and phosphate that helps restore tooth enamel and prevents dry mouth that also causes cavities. Moderation also is important as the less you eat food that stains your teeth, the less likely you are to have stained teeth in the future.
Make sure to keep these tips in mind so that you can form habits that allow you to have and show off a clean, healthy, stain free smile.
Discussion Questions
What are some foods and drinks that have the ability to stain your teeth?
What are some things you can do to reduce food and drink stains on your teeth?
How long after eating and drinking something that can stain your teeth should you brush your teeth?
Look up foods that can stain your teeth. Which ones do you eat?