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9 lis 2017 · Dental caries develops when bacteria in the mouth metabolize sugars to produce acid that demineralizes the hard tissues of the teeth (enamel and dentine). It affects general health and often causes pain and infection, which may result in tooth extraction.
6 kwi 2017 · Consuming sugary foods and beverages destroys your tooth enamel and leads to decay. This article explains how this happens and what you can do.
9 paź 2024 · These monosaccharides naturally occur in fruits in high quantities. Often, fructose is considered the sweetest of the simple sugars (depending on the form of consumption) with a higher relative...
26 kwi 2023 · Sugar plays a key role in tooth decay. Many foods, like milk and milk products, fruit, vegetables, grains, and processed and prepared foods, contain sugar. Bacteria that cause tooth decay break down foods and drinks that contain sugar to form acid.
This study addressed a gap in understanding whether toothbrushing attenuates the impact of dietary sugars on tooth decay in pre-school children, and whether there are cumulative effects on dental decay for poor dietary habits which are sustained over time in the early years.
Sugar and tooth decay: Sugars in food and drinks play a major role in the development of dental caries. Bacteria within the plaque use the sugar as energy and release acid as a waste product, which gradually dissolves the enamel in the teeth [1].
Sugar-free gums can stimulate saliva, increasing the clearance of sugars and other fermentable carbohydrates from the teeth and the oral cavity and increasing buffer capacity. Tooth-friendly polyols include sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, erythritol, and isomalt.
