The Bad Breath Blog

Everyday we intake food and drinks that stain our teeth. Some of us have become so addicted to certain treats that our teeth have been dyed an unsightly shade of yellow. Tooth enamel is one of the hardest substances in your body, but harsh food and drinks like soda, coffee and popcorn are much stronger. We all want bright, white teeth, and there are many products on the market that claim to produce sparkling results; however, some products can leave your teeth in even more troubling than before. Teeth whitening products found in stores strip the teeth of enamel, making them extra sensitive to extreme temperatures and prone to chipping. Below are some of the top villains and heroes of teeth.

Soft Drinks

Many people love fizzy drinks, but these are some of the worst beverages for your teeth. Not only do they contain a large amount of sugar that spoils those pearly whites, the high acid content does major damage. Corrosive acids like malic, citric, phosphoric and tartaric are in these types of beverages, and their favorite meal is your teeth. Surprisingly, clear, citrus-flavored drinks are worse than colas. Energy drinks fall under this category, too.

Gummy Vitamins

What?! You may be taking these vitamins thinking “These are good for me, and delicious, double whammy!” Unfortunately, they can contain a concentrated acid that sticks on your teeth and causes damage. If you are taking these, make sure to rinse your mouth with water afterwards to clear the mouth of any leftover gummies.

Sports Drinks

This is another villain that often claims to be good for you, but don’t be fooled. Some of these drinks contain a high concentration of acid and sugar that tears apart the teeth. If you tend to rehydrate yourself with sports drinks, try to make the switch to water or coconut water that contains very high levels of potassium to hydrate you much better than these acidic counterparts.

Starchy foods

Things like white bread, pasta and potato chips are major culprits of an unhealthy mouth. Even though they may not seem sugary, these carbo-loaded treats turn are just sugar in disguise. The starch almost immediately turns into sugar and eats away at the teeth.

Nuts

Many nuts contain high levels of calcium for healthy teeth and gums, while providing your body with tons of vitamins and minerals. Chomping on peanuts, almonds, cashews or walnuts will make for extra healthy teeth.

Dairy products

It’s no surprise that calcium-filled products like milk, yogurt and cheese can keep teeth nice and strong. These products help replace minerals into teeth, and enriched milk has vitamin D which helps the body utilize all the calcium goodness of these snacks.

Tea

Sipping on green or black tea is healthy for you in many ways. These wonder drinks contain polyphenols that interact with plaque causing bacteria, preventing them from growing or producing acid that kills teeth.

H20

What isn’t water good for? When it comes to oral health, water is a valuable tool. It is the primary component of saliva, acts as a rinsing agent for food and sugary drinks and can strengthen the enamel of teeth if it is fluoridated. Slurp up as much water throughout the day as you can, and make sure to drink a glass after eating or drinking anything bad for the teeth.

Consuming products high in fiber, like broccoli, helps the enamel stay strong, or drinking a glass of milk before or during a meal will help re-harden the teeth. This will help the teeth from turning yellow. Professional teeth whitening products are the best for getting extra pearly whites. For those with extra sensitive teeth, sensitive treatment plans are great solutions.

Hello There,

As you might have already heard, this month we introduced three new products to the TheraBreath family – our New TheraBreath Whitening Products. Have you tried them out yet?

If you haven’t, there’s still time! Until August 31, you can still SAVE 10% and get FREE SHIPPING when you purchase at least one of the new products below:

Besides offering a new Professional Teeth Whitening Kit and Specialty Whitening Pens, TheraBreath is proud to unveil a third product for brightening and protecting teeth: our very own Tooth Sensitivity Treatment Pen.

What can cause your pearly whites to ache? If you experience dental sensitivity, you already know the answer: cold foods, hot meals, acidic citrus fruits, sugary snacks and hard or chewy candies. (Eating ice cream can be particularly excruciating.) But behind these problems lies a more basic cause of tooth sensitivity – namely, weakened enamel.

This layer of minerals is the hardest part of your teeth, but there are plenty of habits that can make it thinner…and thinner…and thinner.

Smoking and drinking acidic sodas are the most obvious factors, but there are other, sneakier routes. For instance, did you know that alcohol-based mouthwashes gradually weaken enamel? Or that brushing with hard-bristled toothbrushes can scrape away your enamel like a scouring pad (and erode your gums, exposing the tooth root)?

Once the enamel is gone, the softer layer underneath – called “dentin” – quickly crumbles, leaving your dental nerves laid bare.

No wonder your teeth ache!

This calls for a Tooth Sensitivity Treatment Pen. Not only does it help seal in weakened enamel, but its specially formulated remineralizing gel strengthens and hardens your teeth, reducing the risk of aches.

So, the next time you feel a twinge, a throb or a serious ache in your teeth, turn to our specialty remineralizing pens, which quickly seal over weakened enamel. While you’re at it, use a Professional Teeth Whitening Kit to brighten your smile, and carry a Specialty Whitening Pen to touch up any dark spots on your pearly whites.

We’ll have you beaming (and eating ice cream) in no time!

They’re already the most effective teeth whitening products on the market, but researchers have now confirmed that gel-and-tray bleaching kits also preserve tooth enamel, rather than eroding dental minerals. This means that you can whiten your teeth and neutralize bad breath while maintaining strong, healthy chompers.

JADA confirms

In a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, researchers from Sao Paulo, Brazil, set out to test the effects of teeth whitening kits on tooth enamel. To do so, the team recruited 80 volunteers, each of whom received one of four bleaching agents.

The authors then regularly took enamel samples during and after the bleaching process, analyzing them for levels of calcium and phosphorus.

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TheraBreath has become America’s #1 Dentist Developed Oral Care Company because we are focused on making our products effective, safe, and easy to use. That is why millions of Americans trust us to keep their breath fresh, their gums healthy, and their teeth sparkling clean.

Today, we are excited to announce we can also make your smile the whitest and brightest it has ever been – without pain or sensitivity – with our new line of TheraBreath Whitening Products. To celebrate this huge announcement, we are having a ONE WEEK WHITENING SALE (just use coupon code AWHTE2 at checkout).

Our new whitening products are specifically developed by Dr Katz, the man behind all TheraBreath products, to deliver fast results without sensitivity or discomfort. The TheraBreath Dental Professional Whitening Kit comes with three syringes of Dental Office whitening gel and a special Remineralization Treatment that helps to reduce any potential sensitivity after you whiten. The kit has everything you need to get your teeth shades whiter fast in just a few treatments. Then, you can apply the Remineralization Treatment to seal in the white and seal out sensitivity!

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