Don’t forget about your teeth this Christmas…

Dr Nigel Carter, Executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, offers his advice on how to keep your teeth healthy over the Christmas period

Over this festive period we will be indulging in more fatty, sugary and rich foods than usual. While many of us  can admit to seeing the obvious effects of the Christmas season over-indulgence in the form of weight gain and a generally tired appearance, there’s one part of us that we all rarely give a second thought to – our teeth.

This time of year is particularly troublesome for maintain good oral hygeine, but how many of us think about it during the festive season? Is there anything different we should be doing? How does over indulgence affect our teeth?