Experts show how to drink coffee well without worrying about yellow teeth

Coffee not only helps you stay awake and increase productivity, but also brings many health benefits.

Coffee may reduce the risk of cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. However, coffee is acidic, which can erode tooth enamel.

Not only that, coffee also contains a lot of tannin. This compound creates a dark color and easily sticks to the tooth surface, causing yellow stains.

Coffee not only helps you stay awake and increase productivity, but also brings many health benefits.

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According to Mr. Augusto Robles, associate professor at the School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA), the tooth-staining effect of coffee mainly comes from the exposure time and frequency of consumption.

If you sip coffee all morning, each time you take a small sip, your teeth will be constantly exposed to acid and tannin, which saliva cannot neutralize. Saliva helps wash away acid and bacteria, protecting tooth enamel.

Not only that, if you add sugar or cream to your coffee, the risk of tooth decay is even higher. Sugar and carbohydrates in creams when left on the teeth will be converted into acid, continuing to erode tooth enamel and causing long-term damage.

If you can't give up your coffee habit, try a few small adjustments to protect your teeth, according to the health page Health .

Drink coffee faster

You don't have to rush, but limit your drinking time to 30 minutes.

Sipping coffee for hours will give the acid and tannin more time to come into contact with the teeth, thereby increasing the risk of damaging tooth enamel.

Drink coffee with a straw

You can use a straw when drinking coffee. Using a straw will help reduce the amount of coffee that comes into direct contact with your teeth.

Using a straw will help reduce the amount of coffee that comes into direct contact with your teeth.

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Limit sugar and cream

Adding sugar or cream to your coffee increases your risk of tooth decay. If you have a habit of drinking sweet coffee, try replacing sugar with sugar-free sweeteners like xylitol.

Add milk

Adding milk to your coffee can help reduce tooth stains thanks to the casein protein in milk. However, Robles warns that milk still contains carbohydrates, and if not rinsed off your teeth, these can ferment into acids, damaging tooth enamel.

Avoid drinking coffee after consuming acidic beverages.

You should not drink coffee immediately after drinking orange juice, soda or other acidic drinks.

These drinks can weaken tooth enamel, allowing the tannins in coffee to easily adhere to and create more noticeable stains on teeth.

Rinse mouth after drinking coffee

Additionally, Mr. Robles recommends rinsing your mouth with water after drinking coffee to help wash away any remaining tannins and neutralize the environment in your mouth.

Additionally, you should wait about 20 minutes after drinking coffee to give your saliva time to neutralize the acid, helping your teeth return to normal before brushing.

In case you brush your teeth before drinking coffee, wait at least 15 minutes to allow saliva to regenerate the protective layer on your teeth.

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