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Preventing Tooth Decay: Is Your Diet Helping or Hurting Your Efforts?

The foundation for Tooth Decay Prevention is daily brushing and flossing, along with professional cleanings and checkups as often as your dentist recommends. But what you eat is also important — your diet could be hurting your hygiene efforts.   

     So, how do your favorite foods fare in the war against tooth decay? Here are some common types and their relationship to this damaging disease.

Starches: Staples like rice, potatoes or bread when broken down by enzymes release glucose and other simple sugars that oral bacteria can consume to produce acid, the primary enemy of tooth enamel. While this raises their decay potential, though, it’s still lower than table sugar, unless the starchy food contains added sugar as in many breakfast cereals, biscuits or cakes. Less refined starches like whole grains, on the other hand, have other properties that can protect teeth.

Fruits and vegetables: Although fruit contains sugars, they don’t appear to increase decay risk when consumed fresh. In fact, eating fresh fruit instead of free sugar or sugar-added foods have been shown to reduce decay risk (dried fruits, on the other hand, increase risk because they release free sugars when dried). Vegetables are often fibrous, requiring more chewing that in turn stimulates saliva production for neutralizing acid in the mouth.

Acidic foods and beverages: Chronic mouth acidity softens the enamel’s mineral content and causes it to eventually erode. Many foods and drinks (especially sodas, sports and energy drinks) contain high levels of acid. The effect is compounded when you sip beverages over long intervals rather than consuming them all at once or during meals.

Dairy foods: Cheese, milk and other dairy products actually have properties that deter decay and strengthen teeth. They’re rich in calcium, which can be absorbed by the enamel and help stimulate saliva production. Milk contains the sugar lactose, which causes less acid production than other sugars, and is rich in nutrients like the aforementioned calcium, phosphorus and casein that help stop decay.

Our best advice: limit your intake of free sugars, sugar-added foods, and acidic foods and beverages, while increasing fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and dairy products in your diet. Not only is this a good prescription for general nutrition, it will also help contribute to healthier, decay-free teeth.

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Smiles predict marriage success!!

Psychologists have found that how much people smile in old photographs can predict their later success in marriage.

In one test, the researchers looked at people's college yearbook photos, and rated their smile intensity from 1 to 10. None of the people who fell within the top 10 percent of smile strength had divorced, while within the bottom 10 percent of smilers, almost one in four had had a marriage that ended, the researchers say. (Scoring was based on the stretch in two muscles: one that pulls up on the mouth, and one that creates wrinkles around the eyes.)

While the connection is striking, the researchers stress that they can't conclude anything about the cause of the correlation.

"Maybe smiling represents a positive disposition towards life," said study leader Matthew Hertenstein, a psychologist at DePauw University in Indiana. "Or maybe smiling people attract other happier people, and the combination may lead to a greater likelihood of a long-lasting marriage. We don’t really know for sure what's causing it."

Hertenstein said he has considered other explanations, such as the possibility that people who smile more often tend to attract more friends, and a larger support network makes it easier to keep a marriage healthy. 

The study is detailed in the April 5 issue of the journal Motivation and Emotion.

Do you own a GREAT Smile??

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The Top Reasons for Tooth Pain

Tooth pain can range from mild and fleeting to throbbing and constant but the mechanism behind what you’re feeling is often the same: the nerves in the pulp chamber at the center of your affected tooth or teeth are responding to stimuli and sending out a warning in the form of a disagreeable sensation that something’s not right. Here are the top reasons your teeth might be causing you discomfort:

1. Dental Caries (Cavity). Certain oral bacteria feed on food particles trapped in your mouth and produce acid that over time can eat through the protective tooth enamel into the sensitive dentin below.
2. Enamel Erosion. Acids in your diet and gastric acids from acid reflux (GERD) and vomiting can wear away tooth enamel.
3. Gum Recession. Gums can recede over time, exposing the sensitive tooth roots. Brushing too vigorously and/or using a toothbrush that’s too hard can contribute to gum recession.
4. Recent Dental Work. Dental work can inflame pulp tissues and cause temporary sensitivity that should subside as the pulp heals.
5. Loose, Old, or Lost Filling. Fillings seal off areas of past decay. If they don’t fit right or are dislodged, air, food particles and bacteria can infiltrate and irritate exposed nerve endings.
6. Chip, Crack or Fracture. Teeth may be weakened over time due to pressure caused by biting and chewing as well as teeth grinding (bruxism) and jaw clenching. What starts as thin lines in the enamel can evolve into chips, cracks and fractures that expose nerve endings.
7. Periodontal Disease. This is an infection of the tissues that support the teeth caused by a buildup of bacterial biofilm (plaque) along the gum line that triggers inflammation. In severe cases, the infection can travel to the end of a tooth root or through accessory canals and gain entrance into the dental pulp.
8. Abscess. An abscess is a pus-filled sac caused by an infection. It can occur at the base of the tooth root or in the space between the tooth and gum.
9. Tooth Grinding (bruxism)/Jaw Clenching. Referred to as parafunctional habits, these behaviors exert extreme stress on teeth and wear them down, causing increased tooth sensitivity and jaw soreness.
10. Referred Pain. Sometimes pain originating in another tooth or outside the dental area — sinus congestion or infection for example — may radiate around the mouth and give the impression of pain for a specific tooth.

As you can see, pain is a warning of all sorts of threats to your oral health. We can help you identify the cause and appropriate treatment could be rendered so you can feel better and protect your smile.

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