Tooth Decay Linked to Food Left on Teeth After Every Meal or Snack

Even 30 years after fluoride, tooth decay is the most common and expensive community disease on a par with coronary disease and cancer.

There has been little or no reduction in caries over the last 20 years even with dental health education supported by a $21.5 billion global oral hygiene industry and the sugarless part of a $8.1 billion chewing gum industry.

There is so much carbohydrate in the modern diet that avoiding sweets is unlikely to prevent tooth decay but A Australian research dentist has shown that chewing a special sugarless confection before eating blocks or seals grooves in chewing surfaces and prevents food being trapped and changed to acid while eating.

Chewing fibre like celery string after eating helps saliva remove trapped food, neutralise acid and repair demineralised tooth.

Brushing, toothpaste, mouthwash, and chewing gum, does not remove trapped food.

It is much more enjoyable and easier to chew two pieces of sealant confection before eating and a strip of fibre chewing gum after eating every meal or snack, every day, 365 days a year, than to brush..

This could be a huge new market for confectionery manufacturers.