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Fruit/tooth decay

Amadeus. · 2010-01-31 00:11:55

I heard on TV recently that it is best not to wash teeth directly after eating fruit. Is this true dental folk? They said it is better to wait 30mins as the acid softens teh enamel and you can brush it away or something That could be a problem if I am rushing out to work in teh morning.

31-01-2010 01:11AM

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Amadeus.

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I heard on TV recently that it is best not to wash teeth directly after eating fruit. Is this true dental folk?
They said it is better to wait 30mins as the acid softens teh enamel and you can brush it away or something
That could be a problem if I am rushing out to work in teh morning.

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#2 31-01-2010 04:07AM

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that is true. the acid in the fruit changes the ph of your mouth causing the enamel to become more porous. if you brush in that time, you can damage the enamel that's already under acid attack. your saliva counteracts this change in ph but takes a bit of time.
do what i do, have a spare toothbrush at work!

when you get tooth decay, it's because the bacteria are converting sugar into acid to basically do the same thing.

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