Why Teeth Hate Sugar and How Dentists Help Them Stay Strong
2025-07-01
Why Sweet Treats Aren’t Always Sweet for Teeth Imagine a world without candy, soda, or ice cream. That sounds pretty boring. Sweet stuff tastes awesome, and most people love it. But teeth? Teeth feel very different about sugar. When sugary things touch teeth, the sugar doesn’t just sit there doing nothing. Tiny bacteria living in the mouth jump into action. These bacteria adore sugar. They eat it up and turn it into acid. That acid is sneaky because it starts wearing away the hard outer layer of teeth, called enamel. Teeth can’t grow back enamel once it’s lost. Once the acid makes holes in theRead More →