Health Snacking for Good Teeth!!
We're all lovers of sweets. We eat a lot of sweets, despite the fact that we are all aware that sweets harm our teeth. What's the big deal with sugary snacks, anyway? Sugary foods are delicious, but they are bad for your teeth and health. Candy, cakes, cookies, and other sweet foods that children enjoy between meals can lead to dental damage. Sugary foods include a lot of fat as well. Sugary snack eaters ingest a variety of sugars on a daily basis, including table sugar ( sucrose ) and maize sweeteners ( fructose ). Once in your mouth, starchy foods can also break down into sugars. Sugars damage your teeth in a variety of ways. Bacteria , which are invisible pathogens, are always present in your mouth. On the surface of the teeth, some of these bacteria create plaque, a sticky substance. When you put sugar in your mouth, the bacteria in your plaque eat it up and convert it to acids. These acids have the ability to destroy the strong enamel that protects your teeth. ...