Talking Xylitol and the Absolute Dental "Taste Challenge"

It is no secret that dental caries (tooth decay) is caused in a large part by refined carbohydrates (sugars). The main culprit amongst these sugars is sucrose - and this is the table sugar you might put in your tea, coffee & cooking two or three times a day. It is these regular "sugar baths" that lead to caries.

 

Here at Absolute Dental we are constantly trying to ensure your mouths are as healthy as can be, and one of our constant messages is the reduction of sugar in our diets - easier said than done when much of the processed foods we can buy in our supermarkets are full of sugar and even the "low fat" options are pumped full of sugar to improve the taste.

 

There is increasing research which shows that the use of Xylitol (a naturally occurring, sweet carbohydrate found in virtually all fruits, but produced commercially from birch bark) in place of sugar can not only help to reduce the incidence of caries, but can also make the mouth a healthier place by:

• making it a less acidic environment
• reducing the number of harmful bacteria sticking to the surface of the teeth
• encouraging the uptake of minerals in our saliva into the tooth structure to repair damage 

Xylitol can be found in chewing gum, some sugar free sweets and also increasing, in dental products, because of its known anti-caries properties.

 

So, as we at Absolute Dental prepare to take part in the Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on September 28th - are you ready for the "Xylitol Taste Challenge"....???