Healthy eating is good for your body and teeth. A healthy diet improves your smile! Try these five teeth-friendly foods:

1. Apples

An apple a day may prevent cavities and gum disease! Due to their fibrous structure, apples are great tooth snacks. Chewing an apple stimulates your gums, reducing cavity-causing bacteria. Your dental health depends on saliva, which neutralizes acids in your mouth and washes away food particles that could build plaque and tartar.

2. Almonds

Due to its protein, calcium, and low sugar content, almonds are a great tooth snack. This combination strengthens teeth and reduces cavities. Drinking water while and after eating the handful of almonds will help wash away any particles in your mouth.

3. Cruciferous and leafy greens

You may know that kale, spinach, broccoli, and cauliflower are healthy for your body and immune system, but did you know they can help your teeth and gums? Leafy greens provide calcium, vitamin C, phosphorus, and folic acid, which soothe gums. To prevent spina bifida in growing children, women should take folic acid before or throughout pregnancy.

4. Carrots

Carrot crunching increases salivation. Fiber and beta-carotene, essential to synthesize vitamin A, are also abundant. Your mouth needs vitamin A to create and remineralize tooth enamel.

5. Cheese

Cheese is another yummy, teeth-healthy snack because it contains calcium and casein, a protein that protects against bacteria and acids. Cheese boosts saliva production and replaces dental enamel minerals.
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