How Important Is My Diet In Preventing And Treating Dental Caries?
Reducing how often you have sugary food and drinks is more important than how much sugar you have.
Other ways include:
- Rinsing your mouth with water after having sugary food or drink.
- Having a small amount of cheese after sugary food or drink to help neutralize bacterial acid.
- Stimulating saliva by chewing gum.
- Avoiding sugar in babies' bottles
- Considering the drying effect of excess caffeine
- Remembering that smoking changes the saliva to a more harmful consistency
