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You should chew your food
properly. Foods that need to be chewed are important for healthy teeth and gums.
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Fruits, vegetables, wholegrain and
cereal products are good for healthy teeth. |
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Calcium rich foods such as milk,
cheese, yoghurt, etc help maintain healthy teeth. |
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Foods eaten between meals should
not contain fermentable sugars. |
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Sweets and other sticky carbohydrate foods are not suitable as snacks, especially when you can not brush soon after.
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Drinking frequent cups of tea or coffee with sugar added will increase the risk of tooth decay.
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Sugars are not good for teeth. Minimise foods that contain sugars. It's better if you have all your sugar at once, than to distribute it throughout the day.
If you wish to eat 5 lollies, eating
them all in one sitting is safer than having one lolly each hour for 5 hours! One acid attack is less damaging than frequent attacks.
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Biscuits, crisps, lollies, sweet breakfast cereals (eaten dry), cakes and other sweet foods are not suitable as snacks
because most people don't clean their teeth after every snack. These may be eaten at mealtimes.
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A glass of milk, yoghurt or fresh fruits are good snacks. |
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Meat Eaters
Meat eaters need to take better care of their teeth than vegetarians. If the stuck meat fibres are left overnight without cleaning, the fibres may petrify and release an acid which acts on the tooth, causing it to decay. |
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