Ate too many holiday sweets? 7 foods and drinks that help protect your teeth fast

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The festive season offers a surge of sugary treats from Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, which can damage teeth, resulting in cavities and enamel damage. Excess sugar reduces the pH in the mouth, creating an acidic formation that weakens enamel. Experts such as Dr. Catrise Austin and Drs. Christopher Tolmie and Steven Katz advised foods and beverages that help to safeguard the teeth, that includes crunchy fruits and vegetables, cheese, yogurt, leafy greens, unsweetened tea, almonds, sugar-free gum with xylitol, and water.