A healthy diet is essential to healthy teeth and gums. Developing teeth and the periodontal tissues especially need protein, vitamins A, C, and D, and calcium. It is also important to limit your intake of sweet foods like candy that will stick to your teeth and encourage bacterial growth that will lead to tooth decay. Vegetables, fruits and whole grain foods are great snacks because they are nutritious and won’t stick to your teeth. If you eat sweets at all, eat them after a meal when saliva levels are high and can fight the acids produced by sugar.
Article prepared by Diamond Braces Brooklyn Orthodontic Clinic.
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