White Wine Could Stain Your Teeth.

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By Super Admin

Wednesday, May 18, 2011, 12:20

It is normally taken for granted that coffee and tea of all drinks would make dull the dazzle in your teeth. If you are one among those who think so, its time that you reverse your conviction. A new study states that White wine, your most favourite drink could damage the sheen of your teeth.

NYU dental researchers carried out a study, comparing two sets of six cow teeth, whose surface looked like human teeth, using a spectrophotometer, an instrument that measures colour intensities, to assess staining levels.

The study stated that teeth soaked for one hour in white wine before being immersed in black tea showed darker stains than teeth immersed for one hour in water before getting immersed in tea.

"Dipping teeth in white wine for one hour is similar to the effect of sipping the wine with dinner," said Dr. Mark Wolff, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Cariology & Comprehensive Care at New York University College of Dentistry, who oversaw the study, which was led by Ms. Cristina M. Dobrescu, a third-year student at New York University College of Dentistry.

"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," Dr. Wolff explained.

However when the research was carried out with red wine, the teeth developed more significant stains when compared to white wine.

"Red wine, unlike white, contains a highly-pigmented substance known as chromogen," explained Dr. Wolff.

However he added that people need not have to curb their consumption fearing dental stain. He also came up with a solution for a shimmering smile, "The best way to prevent staining caused by wine, as well as other beverages, is to use a toothpaste containing a whitening agent,"

The study is to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Association for Dental Research in Miami.

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