Diet & Enamel
Acid erosion and tooth decay are different problems entirely
One is dissolution of the surface by acid arriving from outside, the other is bacterial acid concentrated…
· 3 min read
Diet & Enamel
What food and drink do to a tooth surface, and how often matters more than how much.
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Diet & Enamel
How often sugar reaches your teeth matters more than how much
The tooth surface responds to episodes rather than quantities, which is why a single dessert is less damaging than a packet of sweets eaten one at a time.
By Dr. Shruti Goel · · 3 min read
Diet & Enamel
Sugar-free drinks are not automatically safe for teeth
Removing the sugar removes one mechanism of damage and leaves the other one untouched, because most of…
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Diet & Enamel
Bacteria in plaque do not care whether a label says sugar
The relevant category is fermentable carbohydrate, which includes cooked starches and several ingredients…
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Diet & Enamel
Saliva is the repair system nobody thinks about
Between meals, saliva is clearing debris, buffering acid and returning minerals to the tooth surface, which…
· 3 min read
Diet & Enamel
Before breakfast or after: the argument dentists actually have
There are respectable cases for each, they rest on different mechanisms, and the answer for you depends on…
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Diet & Enamel
What is happening when a tooth twinges with something cold
Sensitivity is a signal from inside the tooth, and while several causes are harmless the ones that are not…
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Diet & Enamel
Chewing gum after meals, and what the evidence supports
The benefit is real, modest and entirely mechanical, and it is often claimed to be far more than it is.
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Diet & Enamel
When stomach acid reaches the teeth, the damage looks distinctive
Reflux and repeated vomiting produce a pattern of wear that dentists recognize, and it is one of the…
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Diet & Enamel
White marks on enamel can mean several different things
A chalky patch may be early mineral loss, a developmental change from years ago, or something else…
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