Diagram of Zellies Complete Mouth Care System
Complete Mouthcare System Guide
List of pH of common drinks
List of fluoride in foods and drinks
pH diagram – Stephan’s curve

Nature’s Response
When you bite into a lemon you naturally produce saliva in your mouth. This is nature’s way to wash away the acidity and protect your teeth. Without help from saliva the acids in your mouth would dissolve calcium out of your teeth.

Saliva brings calcium and minerals to the tooth and helps repair any damage. It takes about 20-30 minutes for nature to dilute and remove the damaging acids from your mouth. This graph illustrates how acidity puts your mouth below a safe level but there is natural recovery over time.

Sipping drinks
Problems occur if you drink more acid before the mouth has recovered. Constant sipping can keep the mouth in an acid state for hours and in this way teeth are damaged. This graph illustrates the way frequent sipping can keep the mouth at damaging levels.

Damage in a dry mouth
Anyone with a dry mouth will be at greater risk of tooth damage. Without saliva there is no natural response to wash away the acids. People with blocked noses or who breathe through their mouths have less saliva. Allergies, sinus problems, exercise or even sleep can put you at risk for acid damage.