Eating too much candy can cause tooth erosion.

Did you know that when you eat candy, the candy can actually break down the enamel of your teeth? Also, worse yet, when you brush your teeth after eating candy, you actually run the risk of more tooth erosion. Most children struggle with the issue of eating too much candy on a regular basis. It has been proven that candy can cause tooth erosion by deteriorating the micro-hardness of the tooth enamel. The sweets that children and teenagers intake can damage the primary and permanent tooth enamel. This tooth erosion occurs most commonly in children and teenagers because they are more prone to eat various types of candy and chocolate.

The solution for this issue is by bringing awareness to the detrimental effects of eating too many sweets and enforcing parental discipline when eating sweets on a regular basis. A recent study has shown that a person should only rinse with water after eating a lot of candy or chocolate because this will help prevent the risk of more tooth erosion, brought about from brushing with toothpaste on the softened tooth enamel. So, I urge you all to eat candy, chocolate, and any other types of sweets in moderation so that you can maintain healthy teeth enamel and reduce the risk of obtaining a cavity.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774060/

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