Sour Candy Is Almost As Bad For Your Teeth As Battery Acid!

 

Do you have a sweet tooth?  Are you starting to get a number of cavities?  There's a good possibly that the cavities you are getting now are from eating all that sour candy when you were a kid.  Recent studies have shown that the pH scale levels of many sour candies can be very harmful, and even wear down your tooth enamel.  The pH scale is a scientific way to measure the acidity or alkalinity of water soluble substances. The pH value is numbered from 1 to 14; with 7 being the middle neutral point (Water is a 7). The way the pH scale works is, 1 is the most acidic and 14 is the least. On the right is a chart showing the different pH levels of the most popular sour candies. As you can see, battery acid is the most acidic at a 1 pH value.

In addition to this scary information, it’s important to understand that tooth enamel doesn’t grow back!  The body designed tooth enamel as the hardest substance in the human body in order to protect your teeth from wearing down.  Sour candy is unhealthy for your overall being due to the problems they may cause in the future.

Stop by All Brite Dental’s Dearborn or Woodhaven office today for a full service checkup.  And remember, think about your teeth the next time you are about to snack on some candy!  For more dental information, updates, and yes, some humor too, LIKE our Facebook and FOLLOW our Twitter!