Hertford Dentist In Healthy Eating Warning

FIVE a day won't keep the dentist away according to a Hertford expert, who claims healthy eating may damage teeth.

Dr Rahul Doshi from cosmetic dentistry specialists The Perfect Smile Studios & Academy in South Street has warned that in a bid to shape up and stick to the healthy eating regime many people maybe neglecting their teeth.

He said: 'In recent years we have been bombarded with press urging us to eat more fruit, and of course for our general health this is a positive thing, but such foods have massive implications for oral health. Other seemingly 'healthy' things we consume such as antacids for example cause severe damage to teeth.

He added: "Heartburn tablets, breath mints, throat lozenges and cough drops all contain high levels of sugar which can cause problems such as cavities.

On packaging these products may simply state sucrose or dextrose, or even corn syrup, all of which are essentially sugar."

He says that when exposed to sugars the mouth's natural bacteria produces an acid which erodes tooth enamel and while a medicinal lozenge may only stay in the mouth for a few minutes the damaging effects last much longer.

The Perfect Smile Academy has won awards for its cosmetic dentistry services in London and has even featured on ITV's This Morning and Living TV's Extreme Makeover programme.

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