i learned Acid is bad for teeth, not sugar

[Vrindavan]

i learned Acid is bad for teeth, not sugar

But what food are acid ?

acid and acidic are different ?

[Dimond]

Citrus. You just need to remember to rinse your teeth immediately and also brush as soon as you can. Which you should do anyhow. Not sure if anything else affects your teeth in the same way. Pineapple can be put in that category too.

[RawHemp]

heres a list off the top of my head,
-Hybridized fruit(any fruit without seeds, pineapples, bananas, mejool dates etc.)
-Citrus fruit, is acid in your mouth but alkaline in your body so aslong u don't soak your teeth in the juices for to long there not to bad
-Most fruit is slightly acid forming according to David wolfe but im still not too sure on that one
-nuts, seeds etc.


Brushing your teeth won't do much against acid food cus its not necesarily the acid touching your teeth as much as the acid creating a acidic condition in your body which leaches calcium from your bones/teeth. The best bet is to balance fruits and nuts with plenty of dark leafy greens loaded with calcium, i don't even brush my teeth and there the healthiest they've ever been thanks to my balanced diet of fruits, nuts and greens

[T-Bird]

pineapples!

[Seedy]

The acid attacking your teeth comes from bacteria living on the teeth, not from the food you eat. Bacteria metabolize sugar (from fruit among other things) and excrete acid as a waste byproduct. The bacteria live in the plaque (a type of biofilm) on the teeth and under the gums. Since plaque is sticky, the excreted acids cling to teeth and dissolve the enamel. Brushing the teeth temporarily removes the bacteria's food source and reduces the plaque biolfilm. But the bacterial colonies soon recover. Dentist are developing a friendly bacteria treatment to displace the acid-causing ones - which should reduce tooth decay. Just because you eat low-acid fruit, doesn't mean your can't still rot your teeth if you neglect brushing.
Seedy (who happens to be a microbiologist in real life)

[RawHemp]

But the bacterial colonies soon recover. Dentist are developing a friendly bacteria treatment to displace the acid-causing ones - which should reduce tooth decay. Just because you eat low-acid fruit, doesn't mean your can't still rot your teeth if you neglect brushing.
Seedy (who happens to be a microbiologist in real life)

Guess what i've already found the ultimate treatment, green leafy vegetables! Screw what those quacks think, alls they wanna do is rob you of all your cash. Eat plenty of greens, use toothpicks or floss often and brush every once in awhile without toothpaste, do this a u'll never have to worry about your teeth again

[Vrindavan]

Seedy

Thanks
i think i have to do cleaning more often is the key.

[betty boop]

Just came back from a cleaning at the dentist and I asked him about this. He said that if you eat alot of anything acidic it will hurt the enamel on your teeth. I asked him if I should brush afterwards and he said definitely not as it will do more damage and just be sure and drink some water after to dilute the acid, that's all.

[snoops]

My dentist said the same. Wait at least half an hour to brush or you are just scouring the acid into the teeth.

[Vrindavan]

>> brush or you are just scouring the acid into the teeth.

so brushing is OK i think if
- the food/drink is not acid or acidic then ?
- there is food stick around the surface of the teeth or even worse between the gaps

[pixie_333]

i've heard that lemon juice is great for a teeth whitener... some people brush their teeth with it or add with baking soda.. but it's terriable to do since it hurts the enamal as already mentioned here.

and i've also heard that strawberries whiten the teeth as well.

[Vrindavan]

who did experiments to prove the claims ?

Besides, i also think normally we will rinse the mouth at least one time with tap water before brushing, so i doubt seriously if there is still acid around the teeth that cause damage if we brush right after eating acidic fruits.

[pixie_333]

who did experiments to prove the claims ?

Besides, i also think normally we will rinse the mouth at least one time with tap water before brushing, so i doubt seriously if there is still acid around the teeth that cause damage if we brush right after eating acidic fruits.

there's been many researches on it and testings with measurment devices. acids have a low ph.. i'm not sure about fruits but soda is way low and immediately starts harming the enamal. and saliva has minerals (and maybe more stuff?) that is able to get the ph level back to normal. this is why it's important not to brush for 30-60 minutes. toothpaste etc adds more damage to the enamal after drinking/eating acids because it doesn't have the minerals etc that saliva does and something about the 2 components causing harm... i forget.

i remember one of my old friends who was/is balemic (sp) and is a total brainer... she studied hard to find out how to be the most healthiest balemic ( rolls eyes) and she figured out that by chewing sugarless gum after puking helps stop the acids from harming teeth. and she said it's very bad to brush teeth afterwards. i don't know if there is any truth to that.. but this girl is a total brainer.. so i'll take her word for it. but i think salavia is the best route.