Just a couple of glasses of wine a week could loosen the fillings in your teeth, new research claims.
A study by the University of Pittsburgh found that, compared to teetotalers, people who drink any amount of alcohol are more likely to lose their fillings within two years – regardless of the filling material.
The failure rate was highest among male drinkers who smoke cigarettes.
But there was no major difference in filling failure rates between traditional amalgam and newer composite resin fillings, researchers found.
It suggests that lifestyle choices – such as drinking or smoking – influence the chance of dental filling failure far more than the choice of filling material.
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