Anadolu Medical Center Dentist Ayça Tarakçı underlined that the chemical and physical structure, preparation, eating style and order of foods can cause dental caries. Tarakçı said, “Hard, sticky and non-melting dense carbohydrates have more caries potential. Hard, fibrous and smelly foods play a protective role against caries. Foods consumed by frying are more likely to cause cavities. Boiling food causes more water to remain in the food. Consumption of food by drying is another factor that increases the potential for caries formation. For example, while fresh figs cause less rot, dried figs have a very high rot formation feature. The potential for caries is high,” he said.
Anadolu Health Center Dentist Ayça Tarakçı, who said that tooth decay will spread by following the path of the liquid taken, said, "If the beverage with the potential to cause caries is consumed with a glass, more tooth surface is affected, while drinking it with a straw will reduce this effect. Consuming food and drink at frequent intervals increases the potential for tooth decay. Exposure of teeth to acid attacks less frequently reduces the formation of dental caries. Especially the foods eaten at snacks should be chosen carefully.
Fruits should be consumed with pulp.
Drawing attention to the importance of drinking water or mouthwash in cases where the teeth cannot be brushed, Dentist Ayça Tarakçı said, “Consumption of sugary foods should be done with foods that buffer the acid created by sugar, such as cheese. For example, instead of consuming cookies with an acidic beverage, it would be more appropriate to consume them with tea. Slow feeding should be replaced by fast feeding. Instead of squeezing the juice of fresh fruits, the fruit itself should be consumed with its pulp.
Gum prevents cavities
Dentist Ayça Tarakçı stated that it is less harmful to consume sugary foods at the end of the main meal instead of consuming them as a single meal, as the tooth surfaces will be more slippery and the amount of saliva will be more due to the richness of the fat content in the main meals. located between the roads. Since chewing gum increases the flow rate of saliva, it provides protection from caries with its washing feature.