Foods That Fight Acid Erosion

Keeping your teeth healthy starts with eating right. To eat right you don’t have to give up the foods you love. Rather, it’s a matter of learning how to pair those foods with less acidic options to counteract their effects. Here are some pairing tips to get you started.

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Your daily food choices play an important role in keeping your teeth healthy. Try these delicious pairings the next time you reach for something acidic.

Two glasses of red wine paired with three stacks of cheese — Pair Wine with Cheese

Red and white wines are highly acidic, so pair your wine with cheese to counteract the oncoming acid attack. The calcium in cheese limits the increase in acidity and promotes remineralization of tooth enamel.

Colorful donuts with three glasses of milk — Eat Dessert with a Glass of Milk

Sugary sweets and desserts are primary culprits when it comes to enamel wear. Counteract the acid attack caused by sweets with milk. The calcium in milk can limit the increase in acidity and promote the remineralization of tooth enamel.

Two glasses of acidic pop beside sugar free gum — Drink Soft Drinks with Sugar-Free Gum

Soft drinks (including diet drinks) are basically acid baths for your teeth. To protect your tooth enamel against wear, follow up your soft drink with sugar-free (xylitol-sweetened) gum. This stimulates saliva production, which helps remineralize tooth enamel.

eat THIS with THAT

Your daily food choices play an important role in keeping your teeth healthy. Try these delicious pairings the next time you reach for something acidic.

Red and white wines are highly acidic, so pair your wine with cheese to counteract the oncoming acid attack. The calcium in cheese limits the increase in acidity and promotes remineralization of tooth enamel.

Sugary sweets and desserts are primary culprits when it comes to enamel wear. Counteract the acid attack caused by sweets with milk. The calcium in milk can limit the increase in acidity and promote the remineralization of tooth enamel.

Soft drinks (including diet drinks) are basically acid baths for your teeth. To protect your tooth enamel against wear, follow up your soft drink with sugar-free (xylitol-sweetened) gum. This stimulates saliva production, which helps remineralize tooth enamel.