Sunday, October 10, 2010

Dental Cavities- Prevent Them

Dental cavities are infections in your teeth. They are avoidable. If you had regular bladder or lung infections, you would work to prevent those. Your teeth are no different.

Cavity-prevention suggestions:

1. Keep your diet alkaline with a large volume of raw vegetables. An alkaline pH is unfriendly to infection.

2. Avoid highly processed, sugar and flour products, as they strip away the minerals and vitamins that keep teeth strong.

3. As soy demineralizes the body and teeth, it should be avoided.

4. Make your mouth an unfriendly environment for infection. Keep your teeth
brushed and flossed daily.

5. Follow your dental hygienist’s advice on care of your teeth.

6. Above all, know that, regardless of anyone else’s viewpoint, teeth can be cavity-free.

Strong, healthy teeth are a joy!

Dr. Kern