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Dental Health and Coffee

Monday, February 15, 2010

Coffee can do more for your teeth than stain them!

For many of us there are few things more important first thing in the morning than a cup of steaming hot coffee. From a dental point of view, you can always tell who the coffee drinkers are. At a cleaning appointment the coffee drinkers are exposed due to the presence of heavy staining on there teeth! Fortunately the stain is easily removed when your teeth are polished.

But now it has been found that an ingredient in coffee can actually be beneficial to one’s dental health. There ia an element in coffee called “trigonelline”. Trigonelline helps prevent the bacteria that cause cavities, streptococcus mutans, from attaching to our teeth. While this component of coffee gives coffee its distinctive taste, there is a surprising cavity fighting aspect to the beverage.

Now this doesn’t mean if you are a 3 cup a day coffee consumer that you should stop brushing and flossing, but it is nice to know there this added benefit in drinking coffee. If you should have any questions about your dental health and what you can do to improve it, please give us a call at 561-394-9000. We will arrange an appointment that works best with your schedule to get you on your way to achieving your dental health goals.

Kenneth A. Mogell, D.M.D.