Will you be indulging in chocolate this Easter?
Easter coming next weekend means we’ll be indulging in plenty of chocolate throughout the day, and whilst the thought of a steady supply of chocolate throughout the day is tempting, spare a moment for your teeth’s health.
The healthiest way to eat chocolate this Easter for your teeth is to eat it all in one go.
TePe, the experts in oral hygiene are keen to educate consumers on the least harmful way to indulge in chocolate over the Easter period. It takes our mouths 20 mins to 2 hours to re-balance the decay causing acids which are produced by eating sugars; therefore, grazing on sweet treats keeps the teeth under constant attack. Confining your chocolate indulgence to immediately after meals is a much more ‘tooth friendly’ way of enjoying the chocolaty delights of Easter.
Keep your Easter healthy with this adviceBrushing for 2 minutes with fluoride toothpaste twice a day will help protect the teeth but with tooth brushing alone missing 40% of the tooth’s surface it is essential to include cleaning the surfaces in between the teeth – where most dental decay starts.
TePe Oral Hygiene says; “Whilst we don’t advocate going completely over board with chocolate consumption, we do understand that Easter is the time to enjoy an Easter egg or two. To ensure that your teeth don’t spend the entire day re-balancing from a continuous sugar overload, we want to make consumers more aware of how damage can be prevented with some quick and simple steps: Simply, keep chocolate consumption to meal times, TePe in between your teeth every day, brush your teeth twice a day, and smile.”
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