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That is certainly true, but so obvious it should go without saying. Even preschoolers know that sugar is bad for your teeth, and that it's important to brush.
However, some people eat well, brush and floss, and still get cavities; others are a bit negligent and have great teeth nonetheless. Sad, but true.
That is certainly true, but so obvious it should go without saying. Even preschoolers know that sugar is bad for your teeth, and that it's important to brush.
However, some people eat well, brush and floss, and still get cavities; others are a bit negligent and have great teeth nonetheless. Sad, but true.
What I started doing was refusing to buy those candy bars that are saying "buy me" as we check out at the market. In the past I would buy a few and even eat one on the way to my car. NO MORE. I started passing on these about 15 yrs ago. And no longer go into See's candy store and pick this and that candy....
We get plenty of sugar in foods and I'm not going totally none...I'd have to be dead to get there.
Talk about the sugar marketing, salesmenship at the check out stands....brilliant, they are out to get us.
Last edited by jaminhealth; 12-12-2017 at 12:46 PM..
That is certainly true, but so obvious it should go without saying. Even preschoolers know that sugar is bad for your teeth, and that it's important to brush.
However, some people eat well, brush and floss, and still get cavities; others are a bit negligent and have great teeth nonetheless. Sad, but true.
Like most things related to the human body, there is always a genetic component involved.
That's why there are some people who can eat sugar until the cows come home and get very little to no cavities, where someone else, like you mentioned, can eat little to no sugar, brush and floss daily and still get cavities. The genetic lottery is real!
[quote=saibot;50380234]That is certainly true, but so obvious it should go without saying. Even preschoolers know that sugar is bad for your teeth, and that it's important to brush.
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Just having the knowledge that something is bad for you doesn't necessarily mean it will change your behavior. You have to actually give a darn. Ask anyone who smokes - "I know I should quit, but......"
Of course. And so posting something on a forum that everyone already knows (e.g. eating sugar is bad for your teeth) is not likely to change anyone's behavior.
Speaking as a dentist who has had diet conversations with thousands of people, I can assure you that not everyone knows that eating sugar is bad for your teeth. You can never give people too little credit.
There is a school of thought that the mouth is pretty efficient at cleaning the teeth. Within an hour or two, your saliva will rid you mouth of most harmful food-sourced materials.
So the trick to good dental health is to put food in your mouth as few times a day as possible. Ideally three or four. If you eat three times, and there is action going against your teeth for the next two hours, then there is only 6 hours a day when your teeth are under attack. But if you have a snack every hour, there is a constant assault of food-borne agents acting against your teeth.
As for dental health, there would be very little benefit to brushing before bedtime or first thing in the morning, before breakfast. If this theory is true. I'm not saying it is, just presenting it as food for thought.
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