According to the CDC, one-quarter of U.S. adults age 20-64 have at least one untreated cavity and nearly half of U.S. adults have gum disease. Your diet is crucial to your teeth’s health but there are certain foods that can hurt your teeth.

The last thing you want to hear while sitting in the dentist’s chair is that you’ll need a filling, a crown, or a root canal. But do you always need every procedure that’s recommended?