Tooth-friendly foods and drinks

‘Tooth-friendly foods’ are foods that are low in sugar, promote chewing and get your child’s saliva going. Some good examples of tooth-friendly foods include cheese and chopped vegetables such as carrot and celery.


The longer food and drink stays in your child’s mouth, the more chance      there is for acid to develop and cause damage to tooth enamel. This   means that nibbling foods and sipping drinks over longer periods of time   is more likely to cause tooth decay.

Facts:-

v Foods such as dairy foods (milk, cheese and yoghurt) have lots of calcium in them, which helps develop strong healthy teeth.

v If you can’t have dairy foods, look for foods which have calcium added (some soy drinks have added calcium).

v Don't have lots of snacks between meals, especially ones that contain sugars and acids. These cause plaque to build up on teeth, which can cause tooth decay.

v Choose water as your main drink. Tap water is best because it contains fluoride which helps harden and repair the enamel surface of teeth. Rinsing out your mouth with water after you have had something to eat helps stop plaque building up too. Tank water and bottled water (spring water) don’t have fluoride in them, so they don’t protect teeth as well as tap water.

v Where possible, choose medicines and cough lollies that are sugar free.

v Sports drinks can erode your child’s teeth, particularly if your child drinks them regularly.It’s best for your child to drink sports drinks only sometimes, and to drink plenty of water instead. When he does drink sports drinks, it’s a good idea for him to rinse with water straight away and to brush his teeth with a fluoride toothpaste about an hour after.

v Food and drinks aren’t the only things that can erode tooth enamel. Vomiting or gastric reflux can also have a nasty effect. If your child has a vomiting bug, she can protect her teeth by rinsing straight away with water and brushing teeth with a fluoride toothpaste an hour later.

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