Are you brushing your teeth the right way? If not, then you’re not brushing your teeth, but hurting them! Brushing teeth is not like we wash clothes, must be hard to rub can not, many times too hard the result can only be the result of your teeth, bleeding gums and other phenomena may be so come. In addition to brushing vigorously, there are many other details of our lives, may have a bad effect on the teeth, specifically which we quickly look at know. 1, chewing apples with a big mouth. American Association of Orthodontists president Dr. John Buzzatto said, try to avoid directly gnawing hard and crunchy fruits and vegetables such as apples and carrots with your teeth, they are the biggest culprits of cryptic cracks. These foods can be eaten in small pieces. Similarly, chewing on ice cubes can also lead to tooth breakage. 2, Gnawing on corn. Dr. Buzzatto says that chewing on corn can easily lead to loosening or loss of teeth and can also cause dentures to shift. It is recommended to peel off the corn kernels before eating. 3. Not rinsing your mouth after eating pasta. Bread and other refined pasta will make the mouth acidic surge, corrosion of tooth enamel, but also easy to remain in the teeth. Therefore, after eating noodles to carefully rinse your mouth. 4, tear the package with teeth. Some people try to facilitate, with teeth tearing packaging, bottle caps, etc., it is easy to make the teeth fracture or displacement, packaging germs will also enter the oral cavity silently, affecting human health. 5, always drink bottled water. Dr. Brett Silverman, a dental expert in Georgia, the United States, said that bottled water in the purification process, acidity will be enhanced, easy to cause dental caries. Some pure water lack of essential minerals in the teeth, often drink also harmful to dental health. In addition, most soda and sports drinks also contain acidic substances that can erode tooth enamel. It is recommended to drink boiled tap water, or the use of straws, to reduce the opportunity for beverage contact with the teeth, also has a certain preventive effect. 6, love chips and dried fruit. Potato chips, popcorn in the chewing process after the first brittle sticky, it is easy to plug in the teeth, breeding bacteria, leading to dental caries; some dried fruits, such as raisins, figs and dried apricots nutrient-rich, but also contains a large amount of sugar and cellulose, easy to increase the amount of sugar residue around the teeth. 7, often drink black tea, wine. Tooth enamel is particularly susceptible to dark-colored foods (such as soy sauce, soy sauce, ketchup, curry, etc.), the impact of fine spots. Dr. Michael Paesani, a dental expert in Virginia, USA, suggests drinking plenty of water when eating such foods and rinsing your mouth afterward. In addition to this, some beverages are also prone to cause tooth discoloration. American Association of Cosmetic Dentistry President Dr. Erwin Smigel said that white wine is highly acidic, will make it easier to stain the teeth, alcohol will also lead to oral dryness, reducing the protective effect of saliva on the teeth; black tea in the tannins will increase the risk of tooth staining, it is recommended that people who often drink such beverages to choose a whitening toothpaste, or change to drink green tea and herbal tea. 8, love to eat acid. Citrus fruits (such as grapefruit, oranges and tangerines, etc.) contain a lot of acid, not conducive to dental health, so drink water or rinse your mouth in time after eating. Vinegar is also easy to induce dental caries, studies have found that children who eat too much vinegar, the risk of tooth enamel erosion will increase by 30% -85%. Eat more lettuce can reduce the harm of vinegar on teeth. 9, chewing gum all day. American dental experts, Dr. Bill Dorfman said, chewing gum all day is the same as letting the teeth soak in sugar water, it is recommended to choose sugar-free gum or xylitol chewing gum. In addition, the United States, Massachusetts dental experts, Dr. Guilongmu Leping said, gummy candy is easy to stick to the teeth, the formation of plaque; always contain hard candy or throat lozenges, is also not conducive to dental health. Warm tips: to have a mouthful of healthy teeth, it is recommended that you visit the dental clinic at least twice a year to thoroughly clean your teeth. Some people will think, their own home cleaning is not the same? This kind of thinking is extremely wrong. Daily cleaning is not infeasible, but after all, the tools are limited, and can not achieve the role of thoroughly cleaning the gums.