Anu Simh explains why brushing right after acidic drinks like lemon water damages your enamel. Acid softens the surface, so wait 30 minutes before brushing. Saliva needs time to restore minerals to your teeth.
About 30 minutes.
You have to wait 30 minutes before going to brush your teeth. Drinking lemon water, it's really a big problem for the enamel. It's going to erode the enamel pretty fast. I have women that are like, oh, yeah, I just sip my lemon water all day long. I'm like, oh, my God, that's like the worst thing you can do. And apple cider vinegar, too, right? Another one. Orange juice, you know, Diet Coke, things like that. You have to wait 30 minutes before going to brush your teeth, because if you brush right away now, that enamel is already dissolved from the acid. It will recover with the salivary proteins and the minerals. But if you brush it right away now, you can actually damage the teeth. Wow. You just blew my mind.
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