Eat your vegetables! It's not just a dinner time directive
from mom -- it's also a fantastic way to maintain a healthy smile.Crunchy
vegetables such as raw celery and carrots, and crispy fruits like raw apples
and pears are naturally abrasive, which means they'll polish your teeth and
remove stains from your tooth enamel -- and they'll do it without harming or
eroding enamel, the outermost layer of a tooth.
Crunchy fruits and veggies also
encourage your mouth to produce saliva, which is important because saliva helps
protect teeth from cavity-causing bacteria. Saliva also contains compounds
called surfactants as well as enzymes that give it detergent properties, which
means the more saliva in your mouth, the fewer stains on your teeth.
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