Although fruit juice is a healthier option for your child than soda, it can be bad for their teeth as it provides a highly acidic environment in which oral bacteria thrive.
Key takeaways:
– Limit your child’s intake of fruit juice to a few times a week and encourage them to use a straw
– Immediately after drinking fruit juice, give them water to remove sugar from the teeth and 30 minutes after drinking juice gently clean their teeth
– Your dentist can advise if you are concerned
“Plain water remains your best choice!”
Read the full story here: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318202.php
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I’m Matthew Houlton, principal dentist and practice owner of Manor House Dental Practice.
Qualified from Sheffield dental hospital in 1993.
Post graduate training with Paul Tipton (Specialist Prosthodontist) from 2005-2007.
Diploma for Membership of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) 2007.
Special interest in Orthodontics.
Yorkshire Deanary Fixed Appliance Training Scheme 2002-2004.
I have worked at York Hospital’s orthodontic department one session a week since 2009.
Member of the British Society of Occlusal Studies (the study of temporomandibular disorder).
I have two children, who keep me busy when I am not at the practice. I take a keen interest in and teach Aikido, a martial art, to keep a healthy mind and body.
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