Sugary drinks and foods are bad for your teeth. However,
what most people tend to forget is that many other foods and beverages, such as
"sticky" carbohydrates (e.g. fruit, porridge, bread, cakes) and the
natural sugar and acid in fruit juices, also cause tooth decay. Sticky foods
remain in the mouth for long periods and acid erodes tooth enamel.
It is important to rinse your mouth or brush your teeth with
fluoride toothpaste after eating – no matter what you eat. Using sugar with
meals (i.e. on porridge, as jam on bread, or in tea and coffee), and not
snacking on sugar between meals reduces exposure to tooth enamel and helps to
prevent decay.
