Dental Trivia is fun and pretty eye opening

Dental Trivia is fun and pretty eye opening

    Kick the Habit:

 

      Keeping your teeth longer is another reason to quit smoking.  According to the American Dental Association, 42% of daily smokers age 65 or older were completely toothless, compared with 29% of occasional smoker, 26% of former smokers and only 20% of never - smokers in the same age group.

 Eat the Whole Thing: 

You will get fewer cavities if you eat a bag of candy in one sitting and then rinse your mouth with water than if you eat the candy a piece at a time all day.   

Step Away from the Chips:

Sugar is not the only enemy of the teeth. Americans eat too much, too often, and the habit of “day snacking” is causing more dental disease than sugary foods alone.  Every time you put a carbohydrate in your mouth (cracker, apple, grapes, candy etc.) it remains in solution for 20 minutes bathing your teeth. SO if you eat or graze all day long do the math - you could be bathing your teeth in sugary acid for hours.