Acidity is not something you can pass along or move on with, sometimes it can get bad and may increase the chance for cancer, liver troubles, and heart disease. Also, your teeth assemble and tear down as the acidity level in your mouth changes, which is called demineralisation and remineralisation.
This can impact your health and strength of your teeth and lead to cavities, tooth erosion, and periodontal disease. Family festivities over the vacations, meeting friends, partying may bring chances to munch on junk food. These food might cheer you up at that moment but they can also cause acidity and impact your dental hygiene.
Let's determine the acidity levels which are interpreted in numbers, starting from 1 pH to 14 pH. As the number decreases, it indicates that the substance is more acidic. For example, if the pH in your mouth falls below 5.5, then the bacteria that causes tooth erosion and gum diseases prosper.
Let's learn about high acidity and low acidity foods
Cheese, nuts, oatmeal, bananas, melons, mangoes, and apples are food items with low acidity. Fish and lean meats can also help battle acidity in your mouth. However, citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruits are foods with high acidity. It is recommended to enjoy these fruits with water to reduce the acids in your mouth. High acidity foods also include tomato products, pickles, cranberries, and drinks like coffee and alcohol.
What to do?
While eating any acidic food, eat them along with food that have a higher pH level and are relatively low in acidity. This way it will neutralise your acids in otherwise acidic saliva by procuring the calcium and phosphorus required to settle minerals back in the teeth.
