Dental Nutrition
- A diet with nutritional well balanced meals that is good for your general health is also good for your teeth and gums.
- All foods that contain sugar can contribute to tooth decay.
- The amount of time foods containing sugar stay in the mouth is more damaging than the amount of sugar consumed at one specific time. For example: it is better to eat 5 pieces of candy in 10 minutes instead of sucking on them for 2 hours.
- If you chew gum, suck on breath mints, or drink soda pop a lot, at least select the sugarless brands.
- If you or your children like to snack between meals, try more nutritional foods such as popcorn, nuts, cheese, raw vegetables, etc.
- This is the sequence by which sugar causes tooth decay:
- Plaque + Sugar = Acid
- Acid + Tooth Enamel = Tooth Decay