Coffee could be good for your smile. In a new study, compounds in coffee loosen the grip of bacteria that cause tooth decay.
Researchers from the Universities of Pavia and Ancona in Italy prepared coffees from beans of various origins and degrees of roast. They put the brews into test tubes containing saliva-coated hydroxyapatite, a compound in teeth.
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