Your mouth goes through a lot during the day. Every single thing you put into your mouth is covered in germs, which is why it’s very important to care for your oral hygiene. Let’s look at some examples of what you put your mouth through on a daily basis:
Can of Coke
Sugars in liquid forms wash over your entire mouth and get into every corner of your teeth. As brushing only cleans up to 60% of the surface of your teeth, liquid sugars are left in all the hard to reach places that brushing misses.
Did you know?
Sodas have up to 11 spoons of sugar per servingSmoking
Tobacco not only affects your teeth, but also eats away you gums. Cigarettes or shisha, smoking or chewing - using tobacco during the day both increases your risk of bad breath and yellow teeth, along with gum diseases and tooth decay.Did you know?
Smoking a shisha for one hour contains as much tar as up to 600 cigarettes Twice as many males smoke shisha than cigarettes, and four times as many womenCoffee and Tea
Coffee and tea consumption in the Middle East has more than tripled over the last decade. Drinking coffee and tea is known for staining the enamel and yellowing the teeth. The more you drink, the worse your teeth get.Did you know?
Drinking one cup of coffee per day is enough to make your teeth yellow.
Infographic by: listerine-me
