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 Make Supertooth Approved Celery part of your day!

Supertooth approved Celery is Better than a toothbrush for cleaning teeth after eating.

Get the celery habit
This a better preventive strategy than brushing with fluoride toothpaste and flossing, which should only be done before breakfast to start the day plaque free at gum margins and between teeth. Also before bed without washing the fluoride off teeth to allow time for the fluoride to work.

Get the habit of chewing celery before and after eating. Brush and floss after getting out of bed and before going to bed.

Chew celery and cheese before eating
Chewing celery with a small piece of cheese before eating forces the cheese inside pits and fissures and between teeth so that it is hard to remove while eating meals or snacks. This prevents plaque bacteria changing sugar to acid while eating.
Place small pieces of cheese on the table next to the celery sticks at every meal for convenient tooth care.

Chew celery after every meal or snack to prevent stains, calcium deposits and cavities.

Over 80% of cavities occur inside pits and fissures on chewing surfaces of back teeth where the toothbrush, toothpaste, mouth wash and chewing gum cannot reach and plaque is always ready to change sugar to acid.

Chewing celery after eating removes food, plaque and forces saliva around gum margins, between teeth and inside pits and fissures to neutralise acid and repair demineralised tooth.

Keep Supertooth approved celery fresh and ready in your fridge.
Keep celery fresh in food wrap.
Cut bunch in half right through food wrap with a sharp knife and seal ends with more food wrap.
Cut 6cm lengths from leafy end. This remains chewy longer and cleans teeth better.

Take Supertooth approved celery to school or work to chew after lunch.
Put a small piece of cheese and two 6cm sticks of celery in every school or work lunch. Chew the celery and cheese together before eating and the celery alone after eating.

Supertooth approved celery for Restaurants and fast food outlets
Restaurants and fast food outlets should provide celery sticks to clean teeth after eating.