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Preventing Tooth Decay, Acid Erosion

I got the following email from an Oral Answers reader asking about the difference between acid erosion and tooth decay.  He writes: “What is the difference between acid erosion and tooth decay?  How to I ensure that I minimise both of these.  Also which is the best toothpaste to use to prevent this, I have [...]

Is Sparkling Water Bad For Your Teeth?

Lately, my wife and I have been trying to kick our habit of carbonated beverages with sugar and artificial sweeteners.  To fill the void, we’ve started sampling various types of seltzer water, club soda, sparkling water, and carbonated mineral water.  Our favorite, although a bit expensive for our tight dental student budget is Perrier Lemon [...]

How to Identify Acidic Foods and Drinks

Food companies are able to sneak acids into lots of the foods we eat.  On Wednesday, I wrote about the three dangers of eating acidic, sticky candy such as Sour Patch Kids. I listed a small number of acidic candy that it would be wise to consume in limited amounts.  The major problem with that [...]

Sour Patch Kids: Your Teeth’s Worst Enemy

One of my favorite things to eat as a kid was Sour Patch Kids. I remember the first time my mom gave me some; it was love at first taste. I would save up my money and buy them in bulk at the store. That was part of the blissful innocence of childhood. If I [...]

Nine Drinks that Can Dissolve Your Teeth

Although teeth are the hardest parts of our bodies, they do have one weakness: they can be easily destroyed by acid.  Acid is the weapon of choice that  plaque use to ruin our teeth and they can be found in many of the drinks that we consume. The acidity of substances is measured using the [...]

The Three Ways Fluoride Protects Your Teeth

Fluoride is an ion that has proven to be very effective at keeping our smiles looking as good as they can for as long as they can.  In the early 1900′s, a group of children were discovered in Colorado that had brown teeth.  Their dentist also noticed that these stained teeth were very resistant to [...]

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