How to Keep Smiling Through to the New Year. - Dental Watch.

They say smiling is one of the world’s most powerful human gesture. To maintain that smile into the new year you need to keep away from alcoholic drinks that contain too much sugar in them. Many of youngsters indulge in more drinks than usual over the new years party break, with so much socializing done over a glass of wine, beer or even a cocktail. Your gin and tonic contains around 3.5 tp of sugar, while the average white wine contains about 1.5 tp. White spirits such as gin and vodka contain the lowest sugar levels; try them with soda and fresh lime.

Another thing you need to do is keep off snacking. After eating, sugars remain in your mouth, feeding bacteria that attack the tooth’s surface..believe you me this isn't good for your teeth at all. It takes around half an hour for saliva to neutralize acid after eating.

You also need to brush your teeth using baking soda once a week, this will remove stains and also whiten your teeth. Use it just as you would normally use toothpaste. You can also use salt as an alternative toothpaste incase there's no baking soda.

Lastly brush your teeth when you first get out of bed in the morning and before you get back in at night. It’s important to brush first thing in the morning to brush off the plaque and bacteria that may have built up while in dreamland.