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Please help! does consuming sugars negatively affect my teeth?
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Yes, yes, YES!!: Sugars are consumed by oral bacteria as a quick and easy energy source. Like we eat and go to bathroom afterwards, bacteria need to do the same after eating sugars. Where do they go? In your mouth. Right there. Their byproduct of eating sugars is acids. These acids are so strong it melts enamel. The more sugar exposure you have in mouth, the faster the deterioration of your teeth. Very bad....
Answered 11/28/2013
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