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period, no significant increase in
times when other foods and
tooth decay occurred when com-
liquids will help remove them
pared to those eating a low-sugar
from the mouth.
diet. On the other hand, those
. Rinse your mouth with water
who ate sticky carbohydrates
between meals developed more
after eating if you are unable to
brush your teeth.
cavities.
. Avoid putting infants and young
Soft Drinks and Tooth Decay
children to bed with a bottle
Because of their liquid form
containing sweetened liquids,
and the short time they remain in
including fruit juice, milk or
the mouth, soft drinks which con-
formula. The normally rapid
tain sugar do not have as signifi-
clearance time of liquids
cant an impact on tooth decay as
through the mouth does not
sugar-containing sticky foods
occur in this situation, and the
One question frequently
teeth are exposed to the liquid
raised about soft drinks is whether
for an extended period of time.
they cause teeth to erode or
. Choose a variety of foods from
dissolve. This concern arises
all the basic food groups. Eating
because many people have seen
many different kinds of foods in
demonstrations in which a tooth
moderate amounts is the key to
erodes or disappears after being
a balanced diet and promotes
general good health.
immersed in a soft drink for
several days. Unfortunately, these
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experiments do not demonstrate
supports the need for further
dental research and educational
what actually happens in the
mouth and only serve to unnecess
programs to clarify the facts about
tooth decay and good dental
sarily alarm people
health.
When a tooth is placed in any
acidic solution, such as a soft drink
or a fruit juice, and is left there for
For more technical informa-
a number of days, erosion will
tion on soft drinks and dental
take place. But this is not what
health or other ingredient-related
happens in the mouth. In the
questions, please write or call:
mouth, teeth are exposed to a soft
drink for only a very short period
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of the acid.
In conclusion, you can
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reduce your chances of develop-
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ing tooth decay by following a
few simple guidelines.
. Visit your dentist regularly, use
fluoride routinely and keep your
teeth clean by frequent brushing
and flossing.
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. Decrease the number of times
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that sticky carbohydrates are
eaten. The more frequently
these foods are eaten, the more
times teeth are subject to condi-
tions promoting decay.
. Try to limit the consumption
of sticky carbohydrates to meal-
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. Alfano, M.C. Changing perspectives in nutrition and caries research. American
Academy of Pedodontics, 1979
2. Alfano, M.C. Diet and nutrition in the etiology and prevention of oral disease.
Journal of Dental Research 1975; 59:2194.
3. Bibby, B.G. The cariogenicity of snack foods and confections. Journal of the
American Dental Association 1975 Jan.; 90(1): 121-132
4. Carlos, J.P. The prevention of dental caries: ten years later. Journal of the
American Dental Association 1982; 104:193.
5. Edgar, W.M., et al. Acid production in plaques after eating snacks: modifying
factors in foods. Journal of the American Dental Association 1975 Feb.; 90(2):
418-425.
6. Glass, R.L. The first international conference on the declining prevalence of
dental caries. Journal of Dental Research 1982; 61:1301
7. Gustafson, B.E., et al. Vipeholm dental caries study. Acta Odontologica
Scandinavia 1954; 11:232
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