UNDERSTANDING SUGARS AFFECTING THE ORAL HEALTH.

SUGAR??INTAKE OF SUGAR FOR THE        ORAL WELLBEING!!  

HI ALL ,
TODAY I" LL BE PUTTING LIGHT ON EFFECTS OF SUGAR ,WHICH CAN BE ALARMING AND BENIFICIAL FOR THE TEETH IF NOT TAKEN OR TAKEN IN RIGHT AMOUNTS RESPECTIVELY.

WHAT IS SUGAR?
SUGAR IS A COMMON HOUSEHOLD FOODSTUFF TABLE SUGAR (SUCROSE) IN THE HUMAN DIET.



SUGARS ARE CALLED AS SWEETENERS.
 CLASSIFIED INTO NUTRITIVE AND NON- NUTRITIVE SUGARS SATISFYING OUR TASTE AND PROVIDING US INSTANT ENERGY.
NUTRITIVE SUGARS(CALORIC SUGARS)EXAMPLE:HONEY,SUCROSE (TABLE SUGAR) ETC.
NON NUTRITIVE SUGARS (SUGAR REPLACERS/SUGAR SUBSTITUTE/ALTERNATIVE SUGARS).



SUGAR  DEFINITELY AGGRAVATE CARIES (CAVITIES IN TEETH) IF EXCESS IS TAKEN
SO ITS ALWAYS NEEDED TO FOLLOW POSITIVE DIETRY ADVICE WHICH HELPS IN AIDING COMPLIANCE FOR THE COMMMON MASSES IN PREVENTING CARIES.

SO CAVITY FORMATION IN THE TEETH OR THE CARIOGENECITY(BACTERIAL GROWTH PRODUCING ACIDS  RELY ON SUGARS .AND CAUSE CAVITIES). DEPENDS ON YOUR INTAKE PATTERNS(AMOUNT,FORM AND FREQUENCY AND WHETHER TAKEN AT WHAT TIME (NIGHT /DAY) AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, THE OVERALL LENGTH OF TIME THE TEETH ARE EXPOSED TO SUGARS(RETENTION RATES).



WATCH THIS 4 MINUTE VIDEO FOR MORE KNOWLEDGE ON THE EFFECTS OF SUGAR ON TEETH! FOLLOW CERTAIN THINGS RELIGIOUSLY FOR THE POSITIVE OUTCOME.
https://youtu.be/RrFrPX7mnAY

CAUTION:KINDLY KEEP YOURSELF AWARE BEFORE CONSUMING  THE TYPE OF SUGAR THAT WILL  MAKE YOU SATISFIED WITH LOW RISK AND HELP YOU  ENJOY EATING!!

LIQUID SUGARS AND STICKY SUGARS.(BE ALERT ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES DEPENDING UPON THEIR RETENTION IN THE MOUTH).
 
EVERYBODY SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT INTAKE OF  SUGARS AND THE ROLE OF SALIVA (CLEARANCE OF SUGARS)  ARE INTERRELATED AFFECTING THE TEETH(ORAL WELL BEING)AND ALSO INTURN AFFECTS  THE WHOLE BODY WELL BEING. 

SO HERE I END THIS BLOG...DO FOLLOW AND COMMENT ! 
FEEL FREE TO GIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SAME.
THANKYOU ALL!!
KEEP YOUR CURIOSITY LEVELS HIGH AND POSITIVITY TO IMBIBE TO THE FULLEST!!

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