To maintain good oral health, it is crucial to avoid leftover food staying in your mouth for a long time.

Brushing is key.
At least twice a day, according to Professional Associations of Dentists (1).

However, various factors – such as insufficient dental health education, eating out, etc. – meant that brushing after each meal is unrealistic.

Moreover, Europeans eat/drink an average of 5 times per day (2).

1) BRITISH DENTAL JOURNAL VOLUME 195 NO. 3 AUGUST 9 2003.
2) EUROBAROMETER: ORAL HEALTH 2009.

Contact with sugary foods and drinks

These are the average number of times teeth come into contact with sugary foods and drinks per day, which may damage oral health.

  • Less than 3 times (5%)
  • 3 times (22%)
  • 4 times (20%)
  • 5 times (18%)
  • 6 times or more (30%)
  • Don't know (5%)

Eating out behaviour in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2014, by venue.

Source: Food Standards Agency; TNS BMRB.

Any of the below 75%
Eaten at a restaurant 30%
Eaten takeaway food 27%
Eaten at a café/coffee shop 25%
Eaten in a pub 22%
Eaten fast food 21%
Bought takeaway food or drink from a café/coffee shop/sandwich bar 21%
Eaten food from a work canteen 9%
Eating at a leisure facility (e.g. cinema) 3%

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