Eating for Healthy Teeth

Eating for Healthy Teeth



How eating affects your teeth

• In order to prevent cavities, the number of times you eat is just as important as the type of food you eat.
• Food affects your teeth and mouth even after you consumed a meal.
• Consuming desserts with dinner is less harmful to your teeth compared to when they are consumed as a separate snack.
• Research shows that the consumption of sweets between meals lead to higher rates of tooth decay compared to the consumption of sweets with meals.
• Bacteria in your mouth and on your teeth use simple carbohydrate foods to produce acids that causes tooth decay which lead to cavities.
• It also can have other long-term effects on your mouth.
• Learning how food affects your oral health is the first step toward eating for healthy teeth.
  

The health benefits of sugarfree gum in preventing cavities

• Xylitol is an ingredient in some sugarless gums.
• Research has shown xylitol works to reduce the amount of bacteria in the mouth.
• It also helps to increase the pH of your mouth and teeth making them less acidic.
• Most sugarless gums and sugarless candies increase the production of saliva, which guards your teeth against bacteria.