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Improve Your Dental Health With These 5 Habits

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Essential to any oral health care routine is routine checkups to a dentist near you. However, you likely only go to your dentist every six months. This leaves a lot of time in between checkups. In addition to checkups at a dental clinic in Edmonton, there are six valuable habits that you can do to improve your overall dental health. The best part? These tips can be done with minimal effort from your home! 1.   Drink Lots of Water Drinking water is right for you, period. But did you know that replacing stain-causing beverages such as tea, coffee, and red wine can significantly reduce your risk of teeth discoloration? Additionally, replacing juice or soda with water can reduce the amount of sugar and acid, hitting your teeth and damaging your enamel. While eliminating these beverages all together is great for your teeth, it might not be practical.  Therefore, if you struggle to give up your coffee, we suggest taking a sip of water and doing a slight rinse after sipping. This can rinse