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What It Does:
Sour treats in any form—chewy candy, powdered candy, and liquids—are highly acidic and can make teeth more vulnerable to cavities.
How to Fight It:
Eat these sour culprits with a meal to counteract the damage they can do to teeth. Dairy products and fruits and veggies with fiber are good choices.
Try Instead:
Sugar-free gum in a fruity flavor. Chewing gum produces saliva, which neutralizes acids from plaque and helps wash away food that might be left behind.
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What It Does:
Gummy candies can stick to teeth and take longer for your saliva to wash away.
How to Fight It:
Drink fluoridated water to help wash away stuck candy and provide extra cavity protection.
Try Instead:
Crunchy fruits like apples or pears. They help stimulate saliva flow to remove food that’s stuck in teeth, and make a yummy alternative to artificial fruit-flavored candy.
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What It Does:
Hard candies, like lollipops, expose your teeth to sugar for longer periods of time, which increases the risk of cavities.
How to Fight It:
Try not to let candies sit in your mouth for too long, and remember to brush your teeth twice a day with a cavity-prevention toothpaste like Aquafresh® toothpaste with fluoride.
Try Instead:
Sugar-free hard candy. Without all that sugar, it’s much more tooth-friendly!
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What It Does:
Like gummies, candy bars that are filled with caramel or nougat can stick to teeth and dissolve into cavity-causing sugar acid.
How to Fight It:
Drink a glass of milk with chewy chocolate bars. Milk contains calcium, which helps remineralize and strengthen teeth. Plus, it’s a perfect pairing with chocolate!
Try Instead:
Plain, dark chocolate. It contains cocoa, which actually fights bacteria by keeping it from adhering to teeth.
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What It Does:
Sour treats in any form—chewy candy, powdered candy, and liquids—are highly acidic and can make teeth more vulnerable to cavities.
How to Fight It:
Eat these sour culprits with a meal to counteract the damage they can do to teeth. Dairy products and fruits and veggies with fiber are good choices.
Try Instead:
Sugar-free gum in a fruity flavor. Chewing gum produces saliva, which neutralizes acids from plaque and helps wash away food that might be left behind.
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What It Does:
Gummy candies can stick to teeth and take longer for your saliva to wash away.
How to Fight It:
Drink fluoridated water to help wash away stuck candy and provide extra cavity protection.
Try Instead:
Crunchy fruits like apples or pears. They help stimulate saliva flow to remove food that’s stuck in teeth, and make a yummy alternative to artificial fruit-flavored candy.
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What It Does:
Hard candies, like lollipops, expose your teeth to sugar for longer periods of time, which increases the risk of cavities.
How to Fight It:
Try not to let candies sit in your mouth for too long, and remember to brush your teeth twice a day with a cavity-prevention toothpaste like Aquafresh® toothpaste with fluoride.
Try Instead:
Sugar-free hard candy. Without all that sugar, it’s much more tooth-friendly!
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What It Does:
Like gummies, candy bars that are filled with caramel or nougat can stick to teeth and dissolve into cavity-causing sugar acid.
How to Fight It:
Drink a glass of milk with chewy chocolate bars. Milk contains calcium, which helps remineralize and strengthen teeth. Plus, it’s a perfect pairing with chocolate!
Try Instead:
Plain, dark chocolate. It contains cocoa, which actually fights bacteria by keeping it from adhering to teeth.
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