Tea & teeth

Not all drinks are good for our teeth. Besides sugar it is the pH value of some drinks that has negative effects on your teeth.

Pickwick black, green and white teas (including fruit flavoured black teas), are pH-neutral and do not effect the dental enamel. Therefore, tea is not only a delicious drink, but also a drink that can be drunk all day long.

Infusions largely based on fruit pieces, can be more acidic (lower pH level) though. They can have similar pH levels as products like fruit juices. To protect the enamel of your teeth it is advisable to limited eat and drinking moments of acidic products per day.

Fluoride
One cup of tea contains approximately 0.15 milligrams of fluoride. Fluoride is well known about its positive effect on teeth. One’s daily fluoride need is somewhere between 3 and 4 milligrams (for adults). Thus tea consumption also contributes to meet our fluoride need.