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Sticky candy and suckers are the worst. Candy corn and gummy bears cling to your teeth, and a sucker bathes them in sugar for as long as it lasts, which keeps you in an acid attack the whole time. Caramel and nougat in chocolate bars stick too. What matters most is how long sugar stays on your teeth, more than how much you eat.
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Answered by the team at Bright White Dental Hygiene Clinic in Riverview, NB, serving Moncton and Dieppe.
Full transcript of the video answer on which Halloween candy is worst for your teeth, given by Amber-Lee, IRDH, at Bright White Dental Hygiene Clinic in Riverview, NB, serving Moncton and Dieppe.
Question: Which Halloween Candy Is Worst for Your Teeth?
“The special things you want to watch for, especially during Halloween, are sticky candies like candy corn or gummy bears, and suckers. If you're sucking on a sucker for a long time, it puts you in an acid attack the whole time you're sucking on it. And if you're eating a lot of chocolate bars, the sticky, gooey stuff sticks in your teeth, so that doesn't help as well.”
Bacteria in plaque turn sugar into acid, and that acid is what starts a cavity. So the question is how long the sugar stays around. Chewy candy gets stuck in the grooves of back teeth. Suckers and hard candy last for many minutes. A quick piece of something that melts away is gone much sooner.
Canada's dental groups point to plain chocolate and powdery candy as better choices, because they dissolve quickly. Amber-Lee's warning about chocolate bars is about the fillings: caramel and gooey centres are what stick. Plain chocolate beats a caramel bar, and either beats a sucker.
Have candy right after a meal, when you are full and your mouth is making more saliva. Pick a treat or two, enjoy them, and put the bag away so nobody grazes all afternoon. Drink water afterward. Make sure kids brush with fluoride toothpaste before bed, and help younger ones reach the back teeth.
Hard candy can chip teeth, and sticky candy can pull off a filling. If something feels broken or sharp, or a tooth starts to hurt with sweets, get it checked. Pain with sweet things can be a sign of a cavity, which a dentist will need to fix.
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