With more and more natural products to choose from in 2023 than in the last several decades, it can feel overwhelming to choose a toothpaste. If you’re like most people, you worry about selecting a poorly formulated toothpaste that harms your health instead of helping your teeth. Or perhaps you’re working with chemical sensitivities due to an autoimmune disease or mast cell activation.

So you want to take your dental health to the next level? Pat yourself on the back! What most people don’t realize when they leave the dentist’s office is that tooth brushing is only part of the equation. In truth, nutrition is one of the most important ways we care for our teeth.

It can be frustrating to wonder why you continue to get cavities when you brush and floss religiously. Like most people, you probably associate dental decay with not brushing your teeth enough, but the truth is, cavities are caused by acidity. Here are seven factors that can influence oral acidity that you may not have considered.