China Youth Daily Client News (China Youth Daily, China Youth Daily reporter Gao Lei) The just past March 20 “World Oral Health Day” has aroused the attention of Chinese people to teeth. Today, there are a wide variety of beverages on the market, and some beverages contain more than 10 sugar cubes in a bottle. What kind of damage will this high-sugar drink bring to the teeth? How to drink to be healthy? Professor Liang Yuhong, chief physician of Peking University Stomatological Hospital, suggested controlling the frequency of drinking, rinsing your mouth with water or brushing your teeth after drinking. If you drink drinks with a straw, you can also indirectly reduce the time that drinks stay in the mouth.
There are media reports that a 5-year-old boy Junjun (pseudonym) drinks at least 3 bottles of Coke a day, plus he doesn’t have a good habit of brushing his teeth before going to bed, most of his 20 normal teeth have rotted away, only the There are 6 little black teeth left. Professor Liang Yuhong said that this is because children drink too much sugary drinks for a long time, and the cleaning of their teeth is not in place, resulting in vocal caries.
Daily life Many people love to drink beverages, and its taste and color will bring people a sense of pleasure. However, some beverages on the market are very high in sugar. “The sugar content in a bottle of some beverages is as high as 10 cubes of sugar.” Professor Liang Yuhong said, “These sugars remain in the mouth. If they are not cleaned in time, the bacteria in the mouth will metabolize the sugar and produce various types of sugars. Acidic substances. These acidic substances stay on the tooth surface for a long time, which will slowly corrode the teeth and eventually lead to demineralization of the teeth. If not treated in time, the further development of the teeth will cause pain, swelling, and may even lead to premature teeth. Falling off.”
There is also a more popular term for tooth demineralization – “Coke tooth”. Because most patients with tooth demineralization have a common habit, that is, they like sugary carbonated drinks such as cola. Previously, Zhao Weiyu, an expert from the Nutrition Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, evaluated 18 commercially available sugar-sweetened beverages, and the results showed that the sugar content of carbonated beverages such as cola ranks among the top. In addition, this type of beverage itself has a low PH value, and the acidic beverage and high content of sugar exacerbate the possibility of tooth demineralization.
How to reduce the occurrence of demineralization? Professor Liang Yuhong suggested that you should drink less carbonated beverages with high sugar content. If you can’t help but want to drink, the most important thing is to control the frequency of drinking. If you want to drink, drink it as soon as possible, rinse your mouth with water or brush your teeth after drinking. In addition, using a straw to suck sugar-sweetened beverages can also indirectly reduce the time the beverage stays in the mouth.
Finally, Liang Yuhong appealed to gargle more, brush your teeth frequently, drink less sugary drinks, conduct regular oral examinations, develop good hygiene habits, and stay away from oral diseases.
Source: China Youth Daily Client