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PROTECT YOUR SWEET SMILE Dr. Dave Burt has
been practicing
By Dr. Dave Burt as a byproduct. These acids greatly dentistry for more
lower the pH in the oral cavity and than 38 years in the
With fall comes the inevitable causes the minerals in your teeth to Lehigh Valley and
gorging of sugar and candy at start to dissolve which eventually leads owns Mountainville
Halloween. Trick or treating has become to tooth decay and cavities. Your body Dental in Allentown.
an annual ritual where kids can wind tries to protect itself by buffering these
up with huge bags of candy, which is acids and raising the pH back to slightly With all the holidays coming up and
more sweets at once than most of us above neutral, but this mechanism frequent sugar exposure by kids and
consume in a year. So what’s a parent takes time and the longer the exposure adults alike, remember that your teeth
to do when the kids come home ready and the more sugar one eats, the more and oral environment need a break from
to binge on all their booty? potential tooth decay your teeth are the constant acid onslaught. Brush
subjected to. twice a day and floss once. The basics
First off, it’s not a crime to eat the are still the best way to keep you smiling
spoils of their Halloween labor if done A good way to help quickly through all the fun.
in a reasonable way. The amount and neutralize the acids is to brush and floss
time frame of consumption should be immediately after having candy. Or if Dr. Dave Burt has been practicing
monitored so that one doesn’t overload that’s not possible, rinse your mouth dentistry for more than 38 years in the
their bodies with a massive shot of with water for a few seconds. It’s also Lehigh Valley and owns
sugar at once. important to not be constantly eating Mountainville
the stuff to give your body and pancreas Dental in
Remember, there is no nutritional a break from all that insulin it needs Allentown.
value to sugar and whatever can’t to produce to get the sugar out of the
be burned off at the time of eating, bloodstream. Moderation is key!
is converted to fat. When sugar is
consumed, the bacteria in one’s mouth
eats the sugar as well and creates acids

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