It’s no secret that excessive sugar consumption is harmful to your overall well-being. However, it is especially harmful to your oral health, as your Marco Island dentist will tell you. Let’s take a deeper look into the consequences of sugar on your teeth.
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When we talk about sugar, we must specify what we’re referring to: fruits, vegetables, and cereals also contain sugars, however, these foods also include fiber and other nutrients that stimulate saliva and provide a balance that reduces the risk of tooth decay.
On the other hand, when it’s recommended to restrict sugar consumption for health reasons, experts refer to sugar itself and also to other sweeteners such as honey, syrups, and fruit and cereal concentrates.
The most famous sweeteners are aspartame and saccharin, which don’t cause dental caries. However, to assess the suitability of their consumption, we must take into account their effects on the body. In this sense, these sweeteners can affect different organs of our body, such as the liver or the intestine. In addition, if we drink them in beverages that also contain citric or phosphoric acid, we can increase dental erosion.
If we have decided to reduce sugar consumption, we must keep in mind that the hardest thing to avoid is hidden sugar in processed foods. For example, you can find a good amount of added sugar in tomato sauces, sports drinks, sliced bread, or skimmed and flavored yogurts. To avoid this we just need to always look at the product label and remember that sugars that harm our dental health can be hidden under different names, such as corn syrup or fruit juice concentrate.
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Sugar does not bring good news for your oral health. Fortunately, all this can be prevented with a good diet, careful oral hygiene, and regular visits to the dentist to control the state of our mouths. Make an appointment at Island Paradise Dental now to start improving your smile!
239.642.3233239.642.3663islandparadisedental@gmail.com1120 North Collier Blvd., Suite 208 Marco Island, FL 34145
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