The Ways Water Helps Maintain Good Oral Health

Drinking water is good for you! Medical professionals unanimously advise you to drink around eight glasses of water every day, an amount that works out to being roughly 2 litres. The health benefits are manifold, water helps keep your skin healthy and glowing, it flushes waste and bacteria out of the body, and it has been credited with reducing the chances of contracting some types of cancer!

All of that sounds pretty great, but there is another important thing water can do for your body, it's very beneficial to your oral health! Dentists even proscribe drinking water regularly as part of their dental care plan, it's that good for your mouth and teeth!

Here are some of the very good reasons why you should drink more water every day to benefit your oral health!

Cleaner Mouth - Water helps keep your mouth clean. Whenever you consume high sugar beverages like soft drinks or sweetened juice it leaves a residue of sugar behind on your teeth's surface. This sugar provides food for the bacteria in plaque. After they have been fed, these bacteria release harmful acids on your dental enamel, which causes tooth decay. Whenever you drink water you are washing away that sugary residue along with the cavity-inducing bacteria before they have a chance to damage your teeth. Brushing and flossing your teeth every day is always the best way to maintain your good oral health, and drinking water regularly pitches in to keep your teeth clean and cavity-free.

Prevents Dry Mouth- Your saliva is composed of 99% water, so if you aren't drinking enough of it you can suffer from a condition called dry mouth. This happens when the water stored in your body isn't enough to produce the saliva in the amount necessary to keep your mouth moistened properly. You might not realise it, but saliva is extremely important for maintaining oral health. Saliva fights tooth decay by replenishing the minerals in your teeth with calcium and phosphate and flushing away tiny bits of food debris and bacteria every time you swallow throughout the day. So, drinking plenty of water gives your saliva what it needs to keep your mouth nice and wet the way it should be!

Breath Freshening - Water freshens your breath because it helps to remove the food residue and bacteria that are the primary cause of halitosis, more commonly known as bad breath. The oral health experts at Beseenhub recommend brushing your teeth soon after meals because it is your number one weapon when fighting halitosis, but it may not always be possible if you aren't eating at home. If you are dining out and don't have your toothbrush with you, drinking water will wash away many of those odour-creating particles so your breath stays sweet and fresh.

Prevents Stains - Unfortunately, there are a number of things we enjoy eating and drinking that can leave unsightly stains behind on our teeth. Curry sauce, tomato sauce, coffee, tea, wine, and even some citrus fruits can discolour your teeth so they lose their pearly white appearance over time. If you drink some water with them it will wash away that staining residue!

Water is good for you and your teeth!

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