Sports Drinks Dental Care

Recently we shared the message of the importance of wearing a mouth guard to protect your teeth.

This post is all about sports drinks to our brief. We want to stress, which is important. We will focus on some important steps to improve your child's dental care.

Sports drinks are popular among young athletes-bombarded with marketing messages and popular professional athletes, which is driving higher levels of consumption. However, sports drinks are sweet and sour, so "safe and healthy" liquids can really wreak havoc on teeth.

Acidic components, sugars and additives will weaken the tooth surface, combined with sports drinks erode tooth enamel, which protects your teeth bacteria. Enamel erosion eventually makes the teeth more susceptible to bacterial and which causes hypersensitivity, staining, and tooth decay. It is crucial to limit sports drinks, that a child or young teenager consume during sports.

Is not a student-athlete to brush his teeth immediately after graduating from a sports drink. Acidic drinks consumption causes the enamel to soften, making teeth more susceptible to more wear on abrasive toothpaste. Wait 45 minutes to an hour before brushing. During that time, the saliva will start work with re-mineralize Dental tissue and to neutralize the damage. Saliva, does not remove the residual sugar, so you will need to brush.

Most children should see a dentist for regular cleaning and check every six months. Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease that is five times more common than asthma. It is preventable with proper care. Dr Spektor Wendy to help identify early signs of erosion, the reasons and solutions on how to prevent damage and more serious problems in the future.