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If you forget to pack your toothbrush it can seem disgusting to think about, let alone go without. But relax there are other ways to help yourself out in a pinch. Try these 6 unique, interesting non-toothbrush-and-toothpaste ways to clean your teeth and mouth in a pinch:

1. Seek Cinnamon: Cinnamon was studied at the University of Illinois and it was found that cinnamon-flavored chewing gum helped reduce the bacteria in the mouth. Cinnamon gum contains cinnamon aldehyde which is an essential plant oil in cinnamon that helps clear the bacteria from the mouth.
2. Eat Foods: That Provide Scrubbing Action: Foods that provide these scrubbing actions are firm and crisp. These foods include things like apples, carrots, celery, and unsweetened popcorn to name a few. For the best results make the “cleansing” foods the last course of your meal.
3. Drink Tea: Flavonoids within the tea can help prevent harmful bacteria from sticking to the teeth, and can block the production of an additional type of sugar that contributes to cavities. Tea also provides a lot of fluoride which helps strengthen teeth.
4. Use Alcohol-Free Mouthwash: Use some mouthwash after your meal that can make the world of difference Choose alcohol-free mouthwash to help avoid what some studies suggest may help increase risks of oral cancer.
5. Hydrate Your Mouth: Drinking enough throughout the day can help keep your breath fresh and to keep food from building up on your teeth. This will you with provide better oral health overall.

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The Ramona Dentistry Team

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While we all enjoy junk food or things that aren’t good for us there are certain foods our dentists would like us to avoid more than others. These are 5 of those foods:

1. Foods High in Sugars: Sugary foods start a food frenzy of sorts in your mouth. Excessive amounts of sugar can cause tooth decay. However, that doesn’t stop the average Canadian, for example, from consuming more than 40kg of sugar per year for the average person. Almost every food we eat has some form of sugar in it but avoiding the foods highest in sugar on most occasions can help at least keep the amount of sugar we ingest a little more reasonable than it would be if we just ate anything freely. Be aware of what you are eating and try to avoid foods with added extra sugar when possible.
2. Stickiest Foods: Avoid foods that are stickier in nature when possible. These foods also coincidentally seem to be quite high in sugar in most cases. These foods also stick to your teeth longer and allow the sugars within them to decay your teeth more rapidly than when foods don’t stick to your teeth. Try to eat sticky foods before you are going to eat something else to allow the latter to wash the stickiness away so the food doesn’t stick to your teeth and cause further decay of your teeth.
3. Highly Acidic Foods: Any food or drink high in acid should be consumed in moderation. This includes foods like citrus fruits, pickles, fruit juices, red wine, or pop. Over time these foods and drinks chew away at your tooth enamel and can leave your actual tooth susceptible to decay and rot as well as cavities. After eating/drinking something acidic just drink some water or chew sugarless gum to help rinse your mouth out and not let het acid stay there too long.
4. Foods Low in Nutritional Values: Most foods low in nutritional values are high in sugars and other unhealthy things that are likely to not help your oral health. The occasional treat is fine and probably unlikely to harm your teeth, however oral health included like the rest of your body make most food choices you eat something nutritious when possible.
5. Supersized Foods: These foods can actually injure your jaws. Foods so unnaturally huge or large that you can hardly bite around them can cause strain to the muscles in the jaw just trying to get them in your mouth. This includes huge, thick sandwiches or the like. This is called temporomandibular joint dysfunction when the jaw is temporarily disabled due to being stretched too far. Enjoy such foods by dismantling before eating.

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The Ramona Dentistry Team

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Have you ever been sitting there doing your work or talking to someone and ask yourself, “What is that horrendous smell?” only a moment later to realize that putrid odor is your breath! Worry not we have all done that, but that doesn’t make it any less embarrassing for sure. There is more you can do than suck on mints or chew sugarless gum. Some foods actually help you get rid of bad breath. Munching these 7 foods listed below can help:

1. Parsley: Parsley can provide a fresher odor to your breath similar to basil or rosemary. Especially when you are eating a dish heavy in spices like garlic consider adding some parsley to balance out the mix and save you from putrid breath. When you get parsley on the side of a dish at a restaurant, set it aside and eat it at the end of the meal to keep your breath from knocking out the next person you talk to!
2. Lemons: Sucking on a lemon wedge or chewing a bit of lemon rind can help freshen breath. Adding lemon to your water can have the same effect. The Vitamin C in lemons also helps banish bad breath.
3. Fresh Mint: It’s what mints are made of need we say more?
4. Yogurt: Eating yogurt as part of your daily diet helps reduce the levels of hydrogen sulfide which is a key compound in what helps cause bad breath. The key is making sure it’s unsweet plain yogurt.
5. Apples: An apple a day can help keep the bad breath away. It’s a crunchy fruit which helps the mouth produce more saliva to stave off the putrid odor and helps cleanse your mouth.
6. Cinnamon: Cinnamon can help freshen your breath and it can help provide you with better oral bacteria.
7. Berries: Beyond their antioxidant powder they can help clean the mouth and ward off bad breath.

If you have any questions or would like to learn more about us visit us here or call us 909-465-1016.

The Ramona Dentistry Team

“Where Family Comes First”