{"id":224,"date":"2016-07-18T22:34:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T02:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woowangdental.com\/blog\/?p=224"},"modified":"2019-08-27T22:35:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T02:35:23","slug":"the-truth-about-sports-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woowangdental.com\/blog\/the-truth-about-sports-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"The truth about sports drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you\u2019re heading into spring and summer sports with your children, or your children are fans of the beverage, sports drinks are everywhere! While sports drinks may seem like the healthy alternative to water, they can in actuality be quite damaging to your child\u2019s teeth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How do sports drinks damage teeth?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While sports drinks do tend to have high amounts of sugar, that\u2019s not what makes them detrimental to your child\u2019s oral health. The real culprit behind sports drinks is the acidity that can cause irreversible damage to young teeth. The acid in sports drinks breaks down enamel, the shiny outer layer of your teeth, causing them to become overly sensitive to temperature changes, touch, and more susceptible to cavities. The General Dentistry Journal found that sports drinks contain such a significant amount of acid that they can begin destroying the teeth in as little as five days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can you do to prevent the negative affects of sports drinks? <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water! H20 is the best way to quench thirst and keep teeth strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliminating sports drinks from your child\u2019s diet completely may be impossible, so here are some tips that can help reduce the damage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014\u008f Wait at least 30 minutes before having your child brush their teeth. Brushing immediately after drinking acidic drinks, i.e. sports drinks, can cause serious corrosion of dentin, the layer below a tooth\u2019s enamel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014\u008f Drink with a straw or in one sitting. Remember, \u201cSip all day, get decay!\u201d \u2014\u008f Neutralize the effect of sports drinks by alternating sips of water with the drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014\u008f Chew sugar \u00adfree gum or rinse the mouth with water following consumption of sports drinks<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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