Humans are often advised to chew a bite of food approximately 32 times before swallowing. That can bump up to 40 times for steak and nuts, or down to 10 for watermelon, but the bottom line is your teeth will be called upon millions and millions of times to chew your food throughout your life.
That is asking a lot of your teeth, and specifically it is putting stress on your enamel. The tough outer layer of a tooth that is the hardest substance in the human body, enamel is still vulnerable to wear and tear over the course of time.
Read on to learn how tooth enamel can be damaged, as well as how to prevent enamel erosion and even repair it.
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