How to prevent Tooth Erosion? - Dr. Aarthi Shankar

Tooth erosion occurs predominantly due to acidic foods, citrus fruits and arated drinks cause a lot of damage to your tooth and when you have heartburn this might also cause your stomach acids to come up your mouth and this will Erode your tooth and some medications also caused tooth erosion. How do we prevent or manage tooth erosion, whenever you are having aerated drinks try to use a straw there by you can reduce the damage done to the tooth structure. Try not to hold aerated drinks in your mouth for a long period of time this will damage the tooth, try to have an alkaline food after an acidic mean like cheese or milk and this will try to neutralize the effect of acid in your mouth. Whenever you are having an acidic means tried to brush with the toothpaste containing fluoride see if there has been any damage the flu ride will try to rebuild the enamel. In case if suffering from heart burn or acidity kindly consult your physician and take medications there by the acidity can be controlled this can prevent further tooth erosion.