Skip the coffee and make yourself tea. Green tea, that is.
A recent research published in Preventive Medicine has shown that people who drink at least a cup of green tea a day can keep their teeth until their old age. However, adding sugar or cream to your tea is another story.
One explanation may be because the warmth of the tea helps wash out your mouth. But one may argue, what about coffee?
Coffee gave poor results as people usually drink their coffee with sugar and cream, which may lead to tooth decay in the long run.
But unsweetened coffee didn’t give beneficial effects as green tea.
It seems that green tea has a bactericidal component called catechins that kills bacteria that causes tooth decay and gum disease. It also kills the germs that causes bad breath. What’s more, it also contains fluoride which strengthens teeth. You now have more reasons to choose green tea over coffee.
So go ahead and brew yourself some tea. It may save your teeth.