TODAY'S TOP TEN LIST
The ten most harmful habits for your teeth!
#10... Smoking. Cigarettes and other tobacco products can stain teeth. There is a high correlation between smoking and periodontal disease. Also tobacco can cause oral cancer.
#9....Binging and Purging. Purging after binging brings strong stomach acids into contact with your teeth. These strong acids can erode your teeth.
#8... Grinding Your Teeth. Grinding or bruxing can wear down your teeth and make them prone to fracture. It is often caused by stress and most people do it in their sleep.
#7...Tongue Piercing. Biting down on a metal stud can crack or chip your teeth.
#6...Bottles at Bedtime. Giving a baby a bottle of juice or milk at bedtime can lead to extensive decay in baby teeth. The baby falls asleep with his or her teeth covered with sugar.
#5 ...Ice Chewing. It's natural and sugar free but it is not harmless. Munching on hard ice cubes might feel good but it can crack and brake teeth.
#4...Gummy Candy. All sugar treats promote decay. Sticky gummy candy can stick to your teeth longer keeping the sugar in contact with the enamel surfaces of your teeth for a longer period of time. Thus increasing the chance of decay.
3...Opening Plastic Packages with Your Teeth... Opening bottles or plastic wrappers with your teeth may be convenient but it is a habit that makes dentist cringe. Using your teeth as a tool may cause them to crack or brake.
#2...Drinking Coffee and Red Wine. The acids in coffee and red wine can eat away at the surface of your teeth making your teeth mote vulnerable to stain and decay.
And the #1 Most Harmful Habit for your Teeth is
CONSTANT SNACKING. Snacking which also includes drinking fruit juices and soda. Constant snacking on these and any other sweet foods expose your teeth to high concentrations of sugars. These sugars are converted into acids which which attack and destroy your teeth.
