The apple cider vinegar or lemon diet and its impact on oral health
Nowadays, it’s common to find influencers on social media promoting the consumption of lemon and apple cider vinegar as miracle remedies for a variety of health problems, including weight loss, detoxifying the body, improving digestion and even preventing chronic diseases. These products are often extolled as natural solutions that are supposed to bring significant benefits to general health and even oral health. But is this true?
There is no robust scientific evidence to prove the effectiveness of lemon and apple cider vinegar for these specific purposes. In addition, the dissemination of this information, often without due scientific rigor, can lead the public into practices that, instead of improving health, can cause significant damage to teeth.
In this article, we’ll look at the damage caused to your oral health by the apple cider vinegar diet and the lemon diet. To illustrate these points, Dr. Roberto Markarian, a reference in dental implants and oral health, will help us understand the impact of this type of diet on your teeth.
Apple cider vinegar diet
The apple cider vinegar diet involves the daily consumption of apple cider vinegar, which can be added to water or to meals, such as salads, for example. According to internet gurus, apple cider vinegar could help reduce body fat, as well as reducing appetite, decreasing insulin spikes and having an antioxidant effect. However, science has no proof of the effectiveness of this diet and frequent consumption of apple cider vinegar can cause oral health problems, as we’ll discuss below.
Lemon diet
The “lemon diet” is another practice that has also gained popularity mainly on social media, being promoted as a method for detoxifying the body, losing weight and improving general health. The diet generally involves drinking lemon juice diluted with water several times a day, often on an empty stomach or before meals.
Some variations include combining lemon juice with other ingredients such as honey, ginger or apple cider vinegar. Also, in some versions, it is recommended to increase the amount of lemon and the frequency of consumption over several days, until you reach a high and repeated consumption.
Although lemon is a fruit rich in vitamin C, which contributes to the body’s immunity, this diet, like the apple cider vinegar diet, is not scientifically proven to be effective either, and the damage to oral health is concrete!
Dental erosion: the risks of acidic foods for dental health
According to Dr. Roberto Markarian, if the patient has a diet rich in acidic foods, the impacts can be observed when assessing them clinically. In addition to vinegar and lemon juice, these foods include orange juice and even pickles. It’s worth noting that occasional consumption doesn’t carry any risks, but rather the systemic use of foods that have corrosive potential.
Regular consumption of lemon and apple cider vinegar, especially in their concentrated form, poses a substantial risk to dental health. These products are extremely acidic –lemon contains citric acid, and apple cider vinegar is rich in acetic acid –which can lead to erosion of tooth enamel, the protective layer that coats the teeth. Erosion of the enamel can result in cavities, increased sensitivity and, in more serious cases, complex treatments such as fillings or even dental implants. These impacts can also be seen on the teeth of patients suffering from Bulimia, due to the contact of stomach acids on the mucosa and teeth.
For those patients who have dental crowns, there are also risks because the acidic environment can damage the remaining tooth structure, with infiltrations that can lead to tooth loss and the need for implants.
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According to Dr. Roberto Markarian, implant dentist and director of Clinica Dentaria ImplArt , foods with a high acid content significantly accelerate the erosion of tooth enamel. Constant acidity erodes this protective layer, exposing the dentin and increasing tooth sensitivity and the risk of cavities. According to Dr. Roberto Markarian, “The first stage is that the tooth gets white spots from acid burn, which can be stabilized if the diet is regularized. In the second stage, the damage to the tooth structure can no longer be recovered, so it is essential that patients adopt preventive measures to minimize these harmful effects.” – Dr. Roberto Markarian, Director of the ImplArt Clinic
The risk of influencers and the importance of scientific information
Digital influencers often have no scientific training and yet they spread practices that can be harmful to oral and general health. Promoting the consumption of lemon and apple cider vinegar as a solution to health problems is a classic example of how information can be misinterpreted and passed on to the public without due consideration of the risks involved.
It is therefore crucial that readers exercise caution when following health advice found on social media and seek information from reliable sources, such as health professionals and rigorous scientific studies. Educating the public about the risks associated with consuming these products can prevent damage to health and promote safer and more effective practices.
And if in doubt, always consult your doctor and dentist – only they will be able to give you informed advice based on proven techniques. So always be wary of miracle solutions and invest in knowledge!
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Text written by DR. ROBERTO MARKARIAN – CRO-SP 73.583
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Dr. Roberto Markarian is a reference in dental implants and computerized dental prostheses in Brazil. As well as having more than 10,000 implants installed, he is a researcher who produces knowledge that is published worldwide in renowned scientific journals in the field of dentistry. He is responsible for promoting knowledge and high technology applied in all the treatments offered by the ImplArt Clinic.
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