White wine rots your teeth

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 “Pale plonk packs an acidic punch!” says the BBC, Well, it does and it doesn’t. Different grapes have different acid levels, it also depends on how long the wine has been in contact with the teeth. For example, wine merchants usually sample around 5 – 50 wines per day, they do this by holding the wine in their mouth for around 60 seconds. A typical drinker of wine doesnt do this, this is the reason that a trypical wine drinker doesnt damage their teeth as much as a sampler, the acid of the wine doesnt get time to activate. Loads of noise on twitter for the story on http://twitter.com/winewarecouk and http://twitter.com/thirstforwine.

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4

So what does White wine actually do to teeth?

 

It should be pointed out that the erosion of teeth by wine is the result of extensive wine use that would also lead to damaged liver and all sorts of other problems. The typical wine drinker who sips a glass of wine at dinner or with their evening meal should not be ‘scared off’ by the tooth decay headlines, remember 100 year old women in Italy swear that wine was the secret of their longevity.

White wine stains teeth:

I think that anyone who has drank a few glasses of Red would agree that, yes, it does. Have you though how this is? “Red wine, unlike white, contains a highly-pigmented substance known as chromogen,” explained Dr. Wolff of New York University College says “The acids in wine create rough spots and grooves that enable chemicals in other beverages that cause staining, such as coffee and tea, to penetrate deeper into the tooth”.

Notice that Dr Wolff said wine and not simply White wine, all wine has the ability to cause dental erosion, only Red wine has the added ability to show this on your teeth.

How can we stop the erosion of teeth?

1) Alkaline mouthwashes are highly recommended

2) Proper brushing of your teeth with a soft tooth brush is encouraged.

3) Drink should be enjoyed with food, this can be any type of food but this helps start the mouths mineralisation.

4) Don’t brush your teeth for at least 30 mins after food, this helps minerals to heal the tooths structure.

5) Cheese can also help as it contains calcium in a high concentration

I hope this is helped a little towards taking away the fear factor of White wine.

Anyone fancy a drink now