{"id":52,"date":"2014-09-12T16:43:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devotedfamilydental.com\/blog\/?p=52"},"modified":"2017-04-27T20:29:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T20:29:00","slug":"bad-food-for-dental-hygiene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devotedfamilydental.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/12\/bad-food-for-dental-hygiene\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Foods you didn\u2019t Know Were Bad for Your Dental Hygiene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bad Food for Dental Hygiene<\/h1>\r\nWhile many foods can help keep your dental hygiene in check, there are countless others that do just the opposite.\u00a0 We all know the obvious ones: soda, candy, energy drinks and pretty much everything else that contains a large excess of sugar. While most have known about these sugary, tooth-rotting fares since childhood, there are a handful of healthy foods that can cause havoc to your pearly whites. Check out the follow bad foods for dental hygiene.\r\n

Citrus Fruits<\/h2>\r\n\"105509002_fedec042c5_z\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nCitrus fruits are considered a bad food for dental hygiene. Not all fruits have a high acidity level, however a majority of them do. Eating an orange at lunch isn’t enough to cause concern for your dental hygiene but for those who eat a large amount of high-citrus fruits could be at risk of permanent damage. Much like sugar, a large amount of citrus can cause your teeth to soften, eroding your enamel.\r\n\r\nFruits are an essential part to a healthy, complete diet so avoiding them in efforts to protect your teeth isn\u2019t a smart solution. \u00a0In fact, vitamin C, most commonly consumed from oranges, is an essential vitamin for maintaining healthy gums. Rather than cutting fruits from your daily diet, drink a big glass of water following consumption of acidic fruits, wait 20 minutes,<\/strong>and then brush your teeth. Remember, citrus softens your teeth so brushing right after can cause a lot of damage and is a bad dental hygiene practice.\r\n\r\nHigh acid containing fruits:\r\n