I Love Sugar!!

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE AMERICAN EATS ABOUT 147 POUNDS OF SUGARS EACH YEAR!!!

It’s not surprising then, that the average 17-year old has decay on more than 3 teeth.

How do sugars attack your teeth? 

Bacteria live in your mouth all the time.  Some of that bateria form a sticky material called plaque on the surgace of the teeth.  When you eat sugar, the bacteria in the plaque turn the sugar into acids that can dissolve the hard enamel that covers your tooth.  That’s how a cavity starts.  If you don’t each much sugar, the bacteria can’t produce as much of the acid that eats away the enamel.

Sugars hide in such unsuspecting foods as bread, pizza, hamburger buns, apples, and honey.

Since everyone has sugar in their diet everyday, be sure to brush at least twice each day and floss daily.  Let’s keep the “sugar bugs” away from our teeth!