The main cause of cavities is not sugar, but soda pop. Sodas are very acidic, ph around 4.0 (the pH of vinegar), which will dissolve a nail. This weakens the enamel so that sugar & food particles can penetrate the enamel and cause cavities. As a child, I often drank a six-pack of Dr Pepper or Coke per day (during summer months) and now as a senior citizen, I am mostly dentures. So stopping sugar is not enough…
seanfear over 1 year ago
they can, Teena…they can
stairsteppublishing over 1 year ago
Teena, brush your teeth and floss after each meal, and cut out highly sugared drinks and snacks, and the chances of cavities will be greatly reduced.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 1 year ago
Pick up your candy sucker on the way out.
Meg: All Seriousness Aside over 1 year ago
So that’s a yes. A friend swore her car mechanic would do something to make her car break down in a month or so. Yet she kept going to him.
Spencer444 over 1 year ago
The main cause of cavities is not sugar, but soda pop. Sodas are very acidic, ph around 4.0 (the pH of vinegar), which will dissolve a nail. This weakens the enamel so that sugar & food particles can penetrate the enamel and cause cavities. As a child, I often drank a six-pack of Dr Pepper or Coke per day (during summer months) and now as a senior citizen, I am mostly dentures. So stopping sugar is not enough…