Drinking milk after eating sugary breakfast cereal can prevent cavity-forming damage to tooth enamel by reducing plaque acid levels, a new study reveals. Dry ready-to-eat, sugar-added cereals combine refined sugar and starch. When those carbohydrates are consumed, bacteria in the dental plaque on tooth surfaces produce acids, Christine Wu, professor of pediatric dentistry and director of cariology, who served as principal investigator of the study, said. Reports ...Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Risk of Cavities can be Reduced by Drinking Milk After Eating Sugary Cereals
Drinking milk after eating sugary breakfast cereal can prevent cavity-forming damage to tooth enamel by reducing plaque acid levels, a new study reveals. Dry ready-to-eat, sugar-added cereals combine refined sugar and starch. When those carbohydrates are consumed, bacteria in the dental plaque on tooth surfaces produce acids, Christine Wu, professor of pediatric dentistry and director of cariology, who served as principal investigator of the study, said. Reports ...
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