Snacks and Healthy Teeth

Questions:

1. Sugary snacks

2. Sugar and Healthy Teeth

3. Healthy snacks for teeth

Sweet snacks taste yummy good!

Such as cakes, cupcakes, candy, cookies, ice cream,

But they aren’t that good for your teeth!

Many of these foods can cause tooth decay.

So what are sugars- sugar/ sucrose, corn sweetener/ fructose, and starch all can cause havoc on your teeth?

The sugary snacks you eat mixed with the plaque that covers the surface of the teeth, and bacteria in the plaque grabs the sugar cause it tastes good but not good for your teeth.

Why? Because, the bacteria turn to acid, which is so strong it melts — softens — break–up, the hard surface [called enamel], that covers the teeth.

And that’s how the cavity /decay begins.

So be careful with those sweets on your teeth!

That snack that you have chosen - What’s in it?

That’s the question you need to ask yourself before you reach for a snack.

It's packed with sugar!

Are you eating snacks after school,

For dessert,

Are you a Muncher - all-day snack kind -of - person?

With certain types of sticky sweets, it can stay on the teeth a long time, just hanging out, causing the hard enamel to slowly break- down over time. With certain types of sticky sweets, it can stay on the teeth a long time, just hanging out, causing the hard enamel to slowly break- down over time.

It’s a good idea to rinse your mouth after a sweet snack if you’re unable to brush your teeth.

That will help a lot!