It has been said a gleaming white smile can make us appear up to £10,000 richer.
And yet many of us are unwittingly destroying our teeth through everyday habits such as eating dried fruit or drinking too much tea, an expert has warned.
Dr Tariq Idrees, a dentist at Carisbrook Dental clinic, Manchester, says people make a number of simple mistakes which severely damage their pearly whites.
For example, going swimming can harm our smile as chlorine is linked with enamel erosion.
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