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Nothing To Smile About
Tooth decay is something you associate with adults, but more and more it’s happening to children. Recently ABC aired a special called Children of the Mountains that dealt with children in the Appalachian region and the rampant tooth decay that is prevalent there. One of the main culprits is the soft drink Mountain Dew. While all sodas have caffeine and sugar, apparently Mountain Dew is more acidic than most and has a devastating effect on teeth when combined with poor oral hygiene and diet.
I’m a recovering Dew addict myself so the story is timely for me. My last new cavity was over ten years ago, but recently I had a stressful situation at home and I fell back into some old habits. End result? A new cavity. It’s not a huge one so I did a bit of research to see if modern dentistry had come up with something other than drilling a bigger hole in my head and filling it with toxic metal.
Do you know you can cure tooth decay with diet? I was blown away after reading that, but apparently it’s true. I found several authoritive sites that talk about remineralization of teeth, but Ramiel Nagel’s book, Cure Tooth Decay gave the best explanation.
We’re taught that bacteria causes tooth decay, but sweets made from refined sugar and flour do not attract bacteria. The nutrients that bacteria like to eat have been removed from sugar and flour so theoretically we could cure tooth decay by chewing on sugar all day—if bacteria were the reason for tooth decay.
Let’s say you place a cup of sugar and some raw meat on your kitchen table. Which will rot? Of course bugs and bacteria will swarm the meat. This disproves the current explanation that bacteria causes tooth decay since bacteria cannot live off sugar. The real reason for tooth decay is malnutrition. Our bodies don’t have the building blocks to build new enamel as it wears away.
In his book, Nagel says that there are several variables for tooth decay such as genetics and even the type of birth control you use, but primarily a lack of fat-soluble vitamins that act as activators for minerals is the culprit. He quotes liberally from studies done by Dr. Weston Price, the first research director of the National Dental Association which later morphed into the American Dental Associaton.
Price spent years doing field studies of indigenous people and their diets. He found common denominators in populations that didn’t even use tooth brushes but have healthy cavity-free teeth. At the end of one study, Price wrote,
Tooth decay is not only unnecessary, but an indication of our divergence from Nature’s fundamental laws of life and health.
Nagel, who is a father of two girls, was prompted to write the book after one of his daughters developed cavities even though her diet was closely monitored for sugary foods. I’m finding it a gem of information and think you’ll benefit as well. At any rate, the cost of the information in the book is far cheaper than what you’ll pay your dentist.
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tooth decay can be cured with a good diet. I’m glad you were a recovering mountain dew-aholic, soda isn’t worth the teeth trouble in the long run.
ReplyI have decays too, and my doc said it for some bad stuffs on my drinking water.
ReplyThat picture of that kid’s mouth is gross. That’s why I don’t drink Mountain Dew.
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Having healthy teeth is important to our general health. Flossing and brushing as well as a good cleaning once in a awhile can be very beneficial.
ReplyKen @ Best Tooth Whitening´s last blog ..About Us
Children are more prone to tooth decay because of their love for sweets, and sometimes the laziness when it comes to brushing their teeth
ReplyAgreed. Diet is key to cavity protection, try to avoid acidic food and beverage or at least keep it to a minimum. Investigation reports showed that while all sodas have caffeine and sugar, apparently Mountain Dew is more acidic than most and has a devastating effect on teeth when combined with poor oral hygiene and diet. Being a Dew addict before, I now repent.
ReplySome people smile when they are nervous or when they don’t want people to know how they’re really feeling inside… Maybe you smile rather than show that someone has really pissed you off…Smiling might make them think that what they say or do really has no effect on you[..]
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in that first picture the tooth is highy erosed via acidic substances.
Replyfluoride taking is advised
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That picture is so gross. If my teeth ever get to be like that, I will have them all pulled and just wear dentures. It looks so painful and gross. Good post, thanks for sharing.
ReplyAs a dentist, it breaks my heart to see a child with a mouth full of extensive decay like this. This child will have to have all his/her teeth extracted and will be scarred for life when it comes to dental treatment.
ReplyEducating children on the importance of dental care and oral oral hygiene is imperative as they carry these practices into adulthood. There is a relationship between oral health and overall health.
ReplyFor some reason I always had an irrational fear of Mountain Dew. Now it has become a rational fear.
ReplyChildren are more prone to tooth decay. This problem is due to junk food habit and taking too much sweets and acidic substances. Try fluoride enriched toothpaste and avoid carbonated beverages to come out tooth decay problems.
Replyrichard@get white teeth´s last blog ..Teeth whitening tips
it’s true that tooth decay can accure by genetics. and it is very common factor of the teeth problem.
Replybut sometime it can happen due to avoidence of cleaning and other factors. well it’s hard to leave any thing easily but well done to trying leave the Dew.
I have seen so many very young children come to my practice with severe tooth decay. If you are a parent NEVER put your infant to bed with a bottle full of Juice!!!
ReplyThat picture just gave me the shrills, uggh. Terrible that this can happen to young children, I’m sure this has much to do with their diet and consuming too much sugar. Parents should take care to make sure their children use fluoride toothpaste and to avoid drinking to many carbonated beverages. Tooth decay problems are something that young children should not have to suffer from.
ReplyMark @ teeth whitening cost´s last blog ..Paint-On Teeth Whitening Gel
I believe this to be true as well. There are many factor influencing the prevalence of tooth decay. I think diet and genetics are probably the main factors. What do you think of water fluoridation? It has been proved to be an excellent way to reduce carries, but I still don’t like the government messing with my water!
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when the gums begin to break down and stop doing their job of protecting the body from those bacteria, they can make it into the blood stream. From the blood stream they could end up in your arteries, where they increase the amount of plaque build-up and increase your chances of heart disease, stroke, and heart attack.
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ReplyThe best way to educate a kid is to set a good example; living a healthy life style at home will influence the kid and make him more concern about his oral and overall health.
Tooth decay is a bad problem. That picture looks bad and now I know to stay away from mountain dew and my favorite drink is mountain dew voltage.
Replymeka@how to get white teeth´s last blog ..The Easy and Affordable Way To Get White Teeth
The picture of the top of this page shocked me. We need proper diet habits for avoiding dental problems and have to teach kids the importance of dental care.
ReplyHT @ Bad Breath Cure´s last blog ..How to Get Rid of Bad Breath Fast
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I particularly like the bit when you mention that you can stop the rot of tooth decay by dieting. Now this sounds really good as dieting seems to be at the centre of everything I do just now. Lets hope in the next 6 months I will be leaner with whiter teeth
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ReplyA good diet is definitely one of the best ways to cure tooth decay. I had a same problem a long time ago. I agree that the picture above is hideous.
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I noticed that my cousin (age 15) has some of her teeth decayed, i have researched it up, and found out that she has root cavities. What the best possible method for her to get rid of tooth decay?
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