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Holiday Sweets Can Be Tough On Your Teeth!

With Thanks giving right around the corner, you may be getting ready to travel and see family or host a dinner party with your friends. Thanksgiving is certainly a time for indulgence and treating yourself, but that doesn’t mean that you have to end up in the dentist’s chair come December! Here at your local family dentistry in Dayton, Crosby Family Dental is dedicated to providing you with the ultimate oral health care that will make you feel better about your teeth and smile. Today we’ve got a few tips to help your teeth remain happy throughout this Thanksgiving!

  1. Eating foods that are sugary or rich in carbohydrates as a part of a balanced meal is much better than eating them alone. When you’re eating larger meals, your body produces more saliva which is responsible for washing away food from your teeth and neutralizing acids that can hurt your enamel.
  2. Food that takes a long time to chew can also damage your teeth so be mindful of this, too. Try to limit your consumption of foods like raisins, dates, and dried fruit.
  3. After consuming high acids foods like fruit or drinks like wine, rinse your mouth out with water.
  4. Keep travel size toothpaste and a toothbrush handy so that you can brush your teeth right after eating at Thanksgiving parties. An added benefit to this is that you’re less likely to eat more food after brushing your teeth so it may actually help stop you from overeating. You can keep these things in the glove compartment of your car for convenience.

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