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What we eat and drink has an effect on our mouths
and teeth.
This page gives information on the role of a healthy
diet in relation to a healthy mouth and how sugar in
the diet affects our teeth.
Your general health and your resistance to many diseases
depends a lot on eating a healthy,balanced diet.
Your eating and drinking habits affect the health
of your teeth.
Dental plaque is a soft sticky substance that builds
up on your teeth.It is mostly made up of bacteria,which
feed on sugar from food and drink,producing acids as
a waste product.
The acid attacks the teeth by dissolving the minerals
in the tooth substance.If this happens to often tooth
decay results.
Acids in fizzy drinks and food can also dissolve away
the tooth surface.All fizzy drinks (including diet brands)and
fizzy mineral water,squashes and fruit drinks are acidic
to varying degrees.
After an acid attack teeth repair themselves,given
the opportunity.
Most dental problems can be avoided if you remove
the plaque by brushing twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste
and don't have sugary snacks and/or acidic drinks to
often during the day.
Chewing sugar free chewing gum helps as this increases
ther salivary flow which helps teeth to repair themselves.
Between meals you should only have safe drinks which
are not sugary or acidic.Milk and water are safe drinks.Tea
and coffee without sugar are ok.
Try to avoid snacks between meals.If you do eat snacks-snack
on safe foods;Fruit,vegatables,toast,crumpets,pitta bread
are safe snacks
For the sake of your general health you should be
eating at least five portions of fruit and vegetables
every day.
Healthy eating and good brushing leads to less dental
treatment!
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