Soft Teeth and Dental Decay
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Sandy Gibson
Sandy Gibson is the pseudonym of a practising dentist, author and newspaper correspondent. he also writes websites and suggests you check out his newest website <a href="http://www.orthomaticadjustablebeds.com" title="http://www.orthomaticadjustablebeds.com" target="_blank">http://www.orthomaticadjustablebeds.com</a> and specifically <a href="http://www.orthomaticadjustablebeds.com/adjustable-bed-mattress.html" title="http://www.orthomaticadjustablebeds.com/adjustable-bed-mattress.html" target="_blank">http://www.orthomaticadjustablebeds.com/adjustable-bed-mattress.html</a> By Sandy Gibson
Published on 03/8/2010
There are many people who believe they have soft teeth, and because of that they are always having fillings and extractions They will also tell anyone who will listen that they inherited their soft teeth from their parents
There are many people who believe they have soft teeth, and because of that they are always having fillings and extractions. They will also tell anyone who will listen that they inherited their soft teeth from their parents. Indeed further conversation will elicit the fact that their baby teeth came through with no enamel on them, and because of that they have always had decay.
Some will even go further than that and tell you that their dentist told them it wasn’t their fault, it was ‘inherited.’
The truth of the matter is rather different, and in over 40 years as a dental professional, admittedly in Western Europe there is not one single occasion when I have seen baby teeth badly formed. It bears repeating that not once have I seen baby teeth badly formed. I have seen many children with holes in their teeth caused by decay, and even during trips to very poor countries like Nepal, where the diet is at best poor, the same holds true.
So what is the truth of the matter?
The truth is that bad teeth are not inherited in any shape or form, but what is inherited is what we eat and drink, which is a consequence of what our parents give us on a daily basis.
In other words the state of our teeth particularly when we are small children is as inherited from our parents attitudes and beliefs, and how much importance they attach to tooth brushing.
In far too many families toothbrushing isn’t important, and it is significant that where parents and grandparents have false teeth, the children very often have decay. The excuse is always, that ‘soft teeth’ runs in the family. This is absolute rubbish, and if a diet sheet can be obtained, and if the reader has fillings every time they attend their dentist, then it is a worthwhile exercise to write down everything you have to eat and drink over a four day period including weekends.
What you will almost always find is a combination of obvious sugars, such as sugar in tea or coffee, and sugar in the form of sweets or coca cola. These are obvious, and it is a sobering thought if you have two spoonfuls of sugar in your tea or coffee and have six cups a day, how much sugar you are actually consuming. Take a cup and put 12 spoonfuls of sugar into it, and take a look. The added sadness is that you will always take the sweet option as opposed to the sour option, so the chances are you’d rather have a sweet biscuit than a dry biscuit, because you have developed a ‘sweet tooth.
Equally sad is the fact that many people don’t realise that tomato ketchup is almost neat sugar. How many children, and adults as well, take tomato ketchup as routine with their meals, whether it be French fries, or rice. There is as much sugar as you can see TK on the side of the plate.
Unfortunately that isn’t the end of it by any means. Hidden sugars, such as TK are only the tip of the iceberg. Always check the packaging, or the tin. Where you see the words Energy, or carbohydrate, then that means sugar!!
Finally, the chances are that parents’ bad teeth came from the diet their parent’s gave them, or allowed them when they were children. You in turn have inherited this, and unless you are careful will hand it on to the next generation.
The good news is you don’t have to. Just consult your dentist, they will be able to ensure you eat and drink the right things, and ensure your mouth cleaning habits are good and effective.
Some will even go further than that and tell you that their dentist told them it wasn’t their fault, it was ‘inherited.’
The truth of the matter is rather different, and in over 40 years as a dental professional, admittedly in Western Europe there is not one single occasion when I have seen baby teeth badly formed. It bears repeating that not once have I seen baby teeth badly formed. I have seen many children with holes in their teeth caused by decay, and even during trips to very poor countries like Nepal, where the diet is at best poor, the same holds true.
So what is the truth of the matter?
The truth is that bad teeth are not inherited in any shape or form, but what is inherited is what we eat and drink, which is a consequence of what our parents give us on a daily basis.
In other words the state of our teeth particularly when we are small children is as inherited from our parents attitudes and beliefs, and how much importance they attach to tooth brushing.
In far too many families toothbrushing isn’t important, and it is significant that where parents and grandparents have false teeth, the children very often have decay. The excuse is always, that ‘soft teeth’ runs in the family. This is absolute rubbish, and if a diet sheet can be obtained, and if the reader has fillings every time they attend their dentist, then it is a worthwhile exercise to write down everything you have to eat and drink over a four day period including weekends.
What you will almost always find is a combination of obvious sugars, such as sugar in tea or coffee, and sugar in the form of sweets or coca cola. These are obvious, and it is a sobering thought if you have two spoonfuls of sugar in your tea or coffee and have six cups a day, how much sugar you are actually consuming. Take a cup and put 12 spoonfuls of sugar into it, and take a look. The added sadness is that you will always take the sweet option as opposed to the sour option, so the chances are you’d rather have a sweet biscuit than a dry biscuit, because you have developed a ‘sweet tooth.
Equally sad is the fact that many people don’t realise that tomato ketchup is almost neat sugar. How many children, and adults as well, take tomato ketchup as routine with their meals, whether it be French fries, or rice. There is as much sugar as you can see TK on the side of the plate.
Unfortunately that isn’t the end of it by any means. Hidden sugars, such as TK are only the tip of the iceberg. Always check the packaging, or the tin. Where you see the words Energy, or carbohydrate, then that means sugar!!
Finally, the chances are that parents’ bad teeth came from the diet their parent’s gave them, or allowed them when they were children. You in turn have inherited this, and unless you are careful will hand it on to the next generation.
The good news is you don’t have to. Just consult your dentist, they will be able to ensure you eat and drink the right things, and ensure your mouth cleaning habits are good and effective.