Apple is the most famous fruit in the world and it is cultivated in numerous countries all over the world. No matter where you are, it will be easy for you to find apple in supermarkets or fruit stalls. Even, you can see the various breeds of apple and people create crossbreed to increase the quality of the apple. From Golden Delicious to Pink Lady to Fuji, you can enjoy different apples with different textures, different water level, different sweetness, and of course, different nutritions. Nutritions inside the apples will help you maintain a healthy life. One good example is that it can help you maintain healthier teeth.
Eating a raw apple will help you maintain healthy teeth since chewing apple will stimulate saliva production. More saliva in the mouth will help you lower the bacterial level and will reduce the risk of tooth decay. Of course, chewing an apple is not equal to brushing the teeth but having an apple after a meal will be great for your teeth.
Nevertheless, you need to be careful when consuming an apple. Sweet apples, especially the crossbreed-sweetened type contains high sugar that can be dangerous for your teeth. Even more, the acid in this kind of apple can erode the teeth. When you eat an apple, you had better not to chew and keep it in your mouth for a long time. After eating an apple, you had better rinse your mouth with water to flush out the acid and neutralize your mouth. This will be helpful to prevent the damage to your teeth. In addition, before you eat apples, brushing your teeth will give a barrier and protection to your teeth.
For your healthy teeth, you had better bite and chew an apple which has higher water level and which is not too sweet and not too acidic. If you want to consume a sweet apple, you had better make it into apple juice and drink it using a straw. Anyway, do not forget to drink water after you consume apples.
