Diet and Health

Is your diet destroying your teeth?

Is your diet destroying your teeth?

Have you heard about the story of how a tooth will dissolve when placed in a glass of COLA? If you have ever wondered how this is even possible or true, take it from us... stay away from soft drinks! It all depends on the pH surrounding the tooth. One of the most important factors in...


Less cavities? Use this instead of sugar

Less cavities? Use this instead of sugar

Some 120 years ago German chemist, Emil Fisher and French chemist, M.G. Bertrand discovered the natural occurring sugar substitute xylitol. In the early 1940's Finland began to use xylitol in place of sucrose. In the early 1970's the University of Turku in Finland began to research xylitol and...


Eat this after meals to decrease chances for cavities

Eat this after meals to decrease chances for cavities

Posted in Dentist Cape Town / Oral Hygiene / Diet and Health

The sequence that foods are eaten can determine the risk for cavities. If you eat sugary foods after meals, you decrease the chance for cavities, as opposed to eating sugary foods alone. How does this work?Plaque bacteria feed on sugary sweets and produce acid that eats away at our teeth and...