Doctor shares ways snogging is good for you – from aiding teeth to healing sores

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couples who smooch often are more likely to have healthier teeth.While everyone has their own views when is comes to PDA, it turns out puckering up could be doing a lot of good things for you other than bringing you pleasure.READ MORE:'I love having sex outdoors - it gets boring when you only bonk in bed'A leading doctor is encouraging lovers to smooch more as the activity stimulates saliva, which is good for keeping mouths and teeth healthy.Dr Chun Tang from private healthcare clinic Pall Mall Medical, said: "Kissing is actually nature’s way of cleaning your mouth."And the more you kiss your partner, the better, because kissing generates saliva – a mouth and tooth’s best friend."In fact, the mineral ions in this essential mouth-waterer, helps to keep it healthy and remineralise tooth enamel, warding off early cavities too."Saliva also acts as a mouthwash and cleans out food particles – the cause of most cavities."The only catch is you have to have more than a peck for it to be effective.You need to indulge in a "prolonged snog" to activate nature’s own dental rinse.According to the expert, a person can produce up to half a teaspoon of saliva during a committed stimulatory kiss, so you’d need significantly more than a good night peck.

In a 24-hour period our bodies can produce up to four small glasses of "salivation salvation", according to Dr Tang. "Saliva is made up of water, mineral salts, proteins and electrolytes," he added. "And you make more of it in the winter than the summer – timely for Valentine’s Day some might say."But – don’t worry if you’ve not got a significant other to french with as there’s a handy fill-in – chewing gum."Sugar-free gum can increase saliva production by three times, generating a healthy.