Teeth are very important for people. Improper diet and improper dental care can cause tooth damage and pain. There are certain foods that should not be eaten when experiencing tooth pain, as they can worsen the pain. Do you know which foods to avoid?
Foods to Avoid When Experiencing Tooth Pain
1. Sweet and sugary foods
Sweet and sugary foods are usually high in sucrose, which can directly stimulate dental cavities. They can also hinder the absorption of nutrients in the stomach, making the situation of tooth decay worse. Severe tooth decay can easily lead to increased tooth pain, so it is important to avoid sweet and sugary foods when experiencing tooth pain.
2. Acidic foods
If a food is acidic, it should not be consumed directly. Acidic foods can produce more lactic acid in our mouths, which can damage dental cavities and further worsen the demineralization of teeth. Therefore, acidic foods can be very detrimental to teeth, and as tooth damage becomes more severe, the likelihood of experiencing tooth pain increases.
3. Hard and rough foods
This category of foods includes fried cashews, fried peanuts, bamboo shoots, and fried pork chops, among others. When eating these foods, we need to chew forcefully, which can cause these foods to get stuck in dental cavities and further enlarge the cavities. This can make the teeth more and more painful, exacerbating the situation of tooth pain. Therefore, people experiencing tooth pain should avoid consuming hard and rough foods.
Food Therapy for Tooth Pain
1. Stomach fire tooth pain type
Clinical manifestations: The tooth is continuously eroded and cavities appear. When eating, food gets stuck in the cavities. If exposed to cold, hot, sour, or sweet stimuli, it can cause tooth pain.
Dietary therapy:
(1) Banana with salt: Peel 3 bananas and sprinkle a little salt on them. Eat twice a day.
(2) Duck egg and oyster porridge: 2 salted duck eggs, 50g dried oysters, 60g glutinous rice.
Cook glutinous rice with salted duck eggs to make porridge. When cooked, remove the shells from the salted duck eggs, chop them, and add them to the porridge with dried oysters. Cook for a while, season and consume.
2. Wind-heat tooth pain type
Clinical manifestations: Toothache, severe pain when chewing or tapping, red and swollen gums, or pus discharge; thirst, red tongue, yellow coating, and rapid pulse.
Dietary therapy:
(1) Banana peel stewed with rock sugar: 2 banana peels, 30g rock sugar. Stew and consume three times a day.
(2) Sponge gourd and ginger soup: 300g fresh sponge gourd, 60g fresh ginger. Wash and cut the fresh sponge gourd into sections, wash and slice the fresh ginger.
Boil the two ingredients in water for 1 hour. Drink the soup twice a day.
