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Is your diet ruining your teeth?

Is your diet ruining your teeth?
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We all know we need to clean our teeth twice a day, but how many of us really think about what we eat and drink and how it affects our teeth?

But 8 out of 10 of us are risking developing acid erosion because of our diet, according to a new survey. And 3 in 4 dentists are seeing acid erosion on children's teeth every week, caused by the acids in everyday food and drinks.

Research from toothpaste manufacturers Sensodyne Pronamel discovered that 7 out of 10 of us don't know that fruit can potentially harm our teeth or that salad dressing is also damaging to our teeth.

And although most of us realise how bad fizzy drinks are for teeth almost half of people surveyed don't know that some still drinks can also be bad for teeth.

Find out more about acid erosion and what you can do to stop damaging your teeth

By Rob Mansfield

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