Sticky foods increase the risk of caries
Caries is a disease that is preventable by good dental care and understanding of risk factors for its formation. Only in this way we can avoid negative impacts, stop and even invert the initial stage of decay.
Do not allow children to fall asleep with a bottle filled with sweetened water, tea, juice or milk or pacifier coated with hone
Food
- Foods which stick and remain on the teeth for a long time, such as chocolate, honey, sugar, soda, dried fruit, cake, biscuits, cereals, chips are more likely to lead to caries than foods that are easily washed away by saliva.
- The more often you consume simple carbohydrates between meals, the greater number are the critical moments of acid attack and demineralization of enamel. Thus, minerals are extracted from the surface of the tooth and eventually forming cavities. This explains why frequent snacking between meals of sticky foods, sweetened juices and drinks is associated with increased incidence of caries. Better they be consumed during meals in order to have sufficient time for remineralization and restore enamel.
- If on your child's teeth often and for a long time remain sugars, early childhood caries appears very quickly. Do not allow children to fall asleep with a bottle filled with sweetened water, tea, juice or milk or a pacifier, applied with honey.
Microorganisms
Although more than 700 species of microorganisms are living in the mouth, only some of them are responsible for the appearance of tooth decay and their high values are associated with an increased risk of the formation thereof. These bacteria can be transmitted from mother to child by kissing on the mouth or licking the nipple or spoon before the child. They attach to the tooth surface, forming a colorless or pale yellow biofilm. Most effectively it can be removed by brushing at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, floss or use interdental brushes.
Resistance of enamel
- The qualities of enamel are crucial for the caries formation. His resistance is significantly improved by fluoride intake in optimal doses. Ask your dentist what is the best method for your fluoride prophilaxis as increased administration leads to varying in severity dental fluorosis.
- Chewing surfaces of the back teeth have indentations and grooves that retain food particles and are more difficult to clean.
- Braces and orthodontic appliances and inaccurate restorations (fillings), crowns and bridges, create areas difficult to clean and hinder good oral hygiene and thus increase the risk of caries.
Saliva
Saliva is crucial to protect teeth against decay.
- It neutralizes the acids produced by bacteria, restores demineralized areas of tooth enamel and washes away food debris from the teeth.
- Chewing sugarless gum, as well as raw fruits or vegetables, stimulates salivation and so it is included in the fight against tooth decay.
- Some diseases and medications associated with reduced amount of saliva, seriously compromise the body's defense against tooth decay.
