Does drinking coffee through a straw help prevent discolouration of teeth?

[Anonymous]

okay so basically i want whiter teeth but i love my coffee. So i did some research and seen someone say about using a straw when drinking coffee as it won't touch your teeth. Is this true? my friends find it funny that i use a straw and think its ridiculous cause your not supposed to use a straw with hot drinks but surely if you let it cool down a bit first there's no problem.

I just think it makes sense it wouldn't be in your mouth as much and would go straight down your throat rather than around the mouth.

my mum tried to get me to stop because sucking from a straw can cause wrinkles on the mouth overtime but i mean there is relaxed mouth ways to drink from a straw and not purse your lips so much.

so in conclusion can coffee be drank from a straw to prevent staining teeth?

[Catie101]

Yes it does help because it isn't coming in contact as much with the front of your teeth. Also its a good idea and would help a lot if you would brush your teeth or even just rinse your mouth right after, because stains a lot of the time occur from it just sitting on your teeth. Using a whitening toothpaste and mouthwash would be beneficial also.

[BertMacklinFBI]

if it doesn't touch your teeth yeah. discoloration happens because contact. no contact = no discoloration. but is hard to do even through a straw. liquids mix in your mouth and spread easily without you really being able to tell that it is happening.

[discreet]

actually I'd say that would work really well with an iced coffee
HOT? maybe a metal straw like from starsmucks.

[madhatters4]

if the coffee doesn't touch your teeth then yes, I'd say it wouldn't discolor them

[AndyWes]

You could switch to teeth-whitening toothpaste, it would help counter effects of drinking coffee.

[swiftsaver602]

Yes I've heard it works.