Valentine's Day is a right day for giving hugs, kisses, a box of roses or a box of chocolate to your sweetie. Researchers point out that eating chocolate and smooching may reduce your chances of tooth decay and gum disease.
According to the Academy of General Dentistry, chocolate contains tannins (a chemical substance capable of promoting tanning) which, help prevent cavity causing bacteria from adhering to teeth and gums.
When mixed with sugar, tannins reduce the plaque that causes caries (cavities) and periodontal disease, but eating chocolate alone does not mean you do not have to brush and floss your teeth.
So, remember when you pucker up with your sweetie on Valentine's Day smooching stimulates salivary flow, which washes out the mouth and helps remove cavity causing food particles that accumulate altering eating.
According to the Academy of General Dentistry, chocolate contains tannins (a chemical substance capable of promoting tanning) which, help prevent cavity causing bacteria from adhering to teeth and gums.
When mixed with sugar, tannins reduce the plaque that causes caries (cavities) and periodontal disease, but eating chocolate alone does not mean you do not have to brush and floss your teeth.
So, remember when you pucker up with your sweetie on Valentine's Day smooching stimulates salivary flow, which washes out the mouth and helps remove cavity causing food particles that accumulate altering eating.
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