Bread to Potato chips: Food, drinks to avoid for oral health

Bread is considered the worst food for oral health because as you chew bread, your saliva breaks down the starch into sugar.

Alcohol promotes dehydration and a dry mouth which lacks saliva. Saliva is essential in the mouth to keep it moisturised and teeth healthy.

Carbonated drinks are made with water, carbon dioxide, sweeteners, and acids. Drinking excess amounts of carbonated drinks can damage your teeth

Citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, and lemons, contain good amounts of vitamin C. However the high acid content in these citrus fruits can erode enamel, leading to tooth decay.

These chips have great amounts of starch that turns into sugar and feeds on the bacteria in the plaque.