The thing most likely to harm your teeth is an acid attack. How can this happen? By eating sugar. The bacteria that always live in your mouth simply love sugar, they gobble it all up and turn it into acid that then eats away at the enamel on your teeth, causing decay and gum disease. So before you put that snack in your mouth, find out how much sugar is in it.

The type of snack is also important. A crisp snack is likely to rub plaque off your teeth. If it is sticky and gooey, it will stick on your teeth for longer and cause double damage. And your manner of eating snacks also play a part in the acid attack. If you snack a lot between meals, your teeth are constantly being exposed to acid. If you sip sugary drink all day long, the same thing happens.

Drinking through a straw helps to protect your teeth from sugar as it takes the liquid to the back of the mouth where it is swallowed. Rinsing your mouth after a sugary snack will help; so will chewing sugar-free gum. The best thing is the keep those snacks to eat after your meal and then go clean your teeth. It takes your saliva about 20 minutes to neutralize the acids in your mouth; so cleaning your teeth straight after you eat will certainly help prevent decay.

This toothy article written by Mel who writes on dental care and dental crown to let you stay on top of the dental world at http://www.d-spa.com.au