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# Chocolates or Candies: Which Damage Your Teeth More?

People love sweet things, but not all sweets are equal when it comes to your smile. Both Chocolates and Candies are harmful for your teeth. In spite of that, we are discussing here between Chocolates and Candies which cause more damage to your teeth and how the process takes place.
Chocolates and candies can have identical taste, but in case for for your teeth, Chocolates will leave zero traces of cavity. When you know what kind of damage you are looking at in terms of chocolate vs. candy, it will help you and your family be able to maintain healthier teeth for a good many years.
Candies are generally much more detrimental than chocolates. Candies, Toffees, which are sticky in nature, caramel won’t come off your teeth; they stick to your teeth, and sour candies hold in the mouth. This increased exposure to teeth provides the bacteria in the mouth with sufficient time to metabolise sugar into acid, causing tooth enamel to erode and decompose. Sticky candies are particularly harmful because they stick to grooves and between teeth, which prevents saliva from cleaning the areas. Ultimately, it can lead to cavities, tooth sensitivity and irritation of the gums.
Chocolates, on the other hand, are readily melted and simply washed away with saliva. It limits the contact time of sugar with enamel, which leads to less damage. As for sweet foods, dark chocolate (70 % and up cocoa content) would be the safest choice, as it contains less sugar and also contains some natural components that can work to kill bacteria in your mouth. Even the milk chocolates are sugary, but not as bad for you as the sticky candies. White chocolate is just like candy; on the other hand, it contains plenty of sugar and a small amount of cocoa.
In reality, some patients overconsume chocolates and sweets. After eating sweets, to keep the mouth clean, someone can eat sweets once and then brush their teeth immediately after taking them. Actually, when you consume sugar, acid is being produced all the time, and enamel is dissolving gradually.
And don’t worry, there’s no harm in being a sweets lover and still maintaining healthy teeth. Consume dark chocolate instead of sweets. Drink or wash your mouth with water immediately after eating sugar. Eat desserts for meals, not as snacks. And if you chew sugar-free gum, it will help to stimulate the saliva, which is actually a natural way to cleanse teeth and neutralise acid.
The most effective method for preventing harmful sugar is to keep your teeth clean. For effective preventive care, cavity treatment and proper advice at low cost for adults as well as children, Dentity Dental is the best multi-speciality dental clinic across Kolkata and West Bengal that offers superior quality dental care with a focus on patient comfort. If you want to maintain good oral health, regular check-ups will be very helpful.
You will keep that beautiful and healthy smile forever if you can differentiate the issue and take the new methods in time.

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