Drink your apple cider vinegar with strawđ„€
Be it metallic or glass straw, just make sure you avoid ACV from getting your teeth đŠ·
Why?
It's widely known that acidic drinks can degrade tooth enamel. Likewise, that holds true for both unhealthy drinks like soda but also healthy drinks like sparkling water. While these carbonated beverages may erode tooth enamel due to their high levels of carbonic acid and citric acid, some studies have found that acetic acidâthe predominate acid in ACVâmay also have the same effect.
A Clinical Laboratory lab study found that when enamel from wisdom teeth was immersed in different kinds of vinegar, the teeth lost anywhere between 1% and 20% minerals after just 4 hours.
As this study was performed in a lab and may not directly translate to the same findings if done in a human mouth, it does show that there is an erosive potential of different vinegar varieties on tooth enamel.
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