New study out says that white wine stains your teeth too.
The research done by Dr Mark Wolff, prof at the New York University College of Dentistry, and Cristina M Dobrescu, a third-year student showed that teeth (albeit cow teeth, which resemble humans' closely) soaked in white wine before being soaked in tea stained much darker than those soaked in water before tea.
The reason you ask:
“The acids in wine create rough spots and grooves that enable chemicals in other beverages that cause staining, such as coffee and tea, to penetrate deeper into the tooth,” says the prof.
I take this stuff seriously being that I can do a pot of coffee a day easily, and at least a glass of wine a day. Not to mention, the dentist said I had visible staining at my last check up.
I'm not giving up wine, though. He finishes by saying the best medicine is a toothpaste with a whitening agent....I don't think they even work, but whatever.
In the words of my sister--just get tanner and your teeth will look a lot whiter. duh
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