Did you know bread is not that great for your teeth?! Once you start chewing on bread, the enzymes in your saliva break down the starches, which convert to sugar almost immediately. As you continue chewing, white bread and other starches like pasta transform into sweet, soft paste that easily sticks in crevices between teeth, providing a feast for cavity-causing bacteria. Crunchy snacks like potato chips and pretzels also tend to lodge in tooth grooves, creating a similar problem.
