Lower sugar levies gives poorer teeth

It's a bomb in particular children and young people's dental health, sugar levies have decreased every year since 2001. It goes Dental Association President Susanne Andersen, commenting on new data from the Treasury.

- We can see that the portions have become larger over the last ten years and it is hardly unlikely that it has something to do with the gradual tax reductions. Candy bags have become larger, and so is soda bottles. While the largest soft drink bottles, ten years ago contained 1 ½ liters, we are now at 2 liters. And it is a big problem for the teeth. The large bottles deadlines especially children and young people to have a soft bullet and take a sip of it periodically. In this way the teeth of a constant acid bath and the acid in soda can at worst corrode tooth enamel away, says Susanne Andersen.

Studies have shown that every 7 teenager to a greater or lesser degree has syreskader on tooth enamel.

In addition to acid damage is sugar in sodas and candy one of the major culprits when it comes to tooth decay. The tendency has been for many years, the Danes have fewer and fewer cavities, but Susanne Andersen is afraid that the positive trend will stop if the intake of sugar continues to rise.

Details are available from Dental Association by contacting the Communications Officer Falcon on May 70 25 77 11 or Communications Claus Jorgensen 70 25 77 11 or 21 26 56 98th

Parents do not take responsibility for their children's dental health

Two out of five parents defy Dental Association recommendations, and not helping their children to brush teeth, according to a new study by Codan Insurance. According to the survey, nearly one in four children under 11 years today one or more holes in the teeth. Meanwhile, 44 percent of all children eat candy two to three times a week.

Parents do not help with brushing
"Our customers are generally very good to report their children's dental injuries and are actually worried that something happens to their children's teeth, which is very positive. Therefore, it is surprising that many parents have lost interest in brushing their children at a time when kids need most, "says Codan's press chief, Jens Nüchel and indicate that children have permanent teeth as early as 6-years old .

A child's milk teeth are replaced when the child is between six and twelve years. And the child's fine motor skills are not developed enough that it can handle the brushing until the child is about 10 years. Therefore, the recommendation to all parents that they must help the child with tooth brushing until the child is at least 10 years. In the 12-14 year age comes tolvårstænder child who sits behind seksårstænderne. And until the child can keep his teeth clean properly, parents should help with brushing at least once a day.

In Dental Association you are aware of the problem and here is believed that the parents of the so called "zero-hole generation, has placed responsibility for their children's dental health from him, when as many as 40 percent of parents helps children to keep teeth clean.

"The so-called 'null-holes-generation' who grew up with fluoride rinses in school, has become an adult. In this generation there is a tendency to place responsibility for their children's teeth than the dentist, the dentist, which ensures that children do not get holes. Some parents in this generation do not see brushing as something they must perform for their children because so few of them have ever had tooth decay. Dental care is still often placed in schools or are in school, but the intervals between children's dental visits in recent years has increased. Therefore it is more important that parents take their responsibility to help children with brushing until the child is 10-12 years, "says dental consultant in Dental Association Birthe Cortsen.

Parents do not know what that threaten their children's teeth
"Over 60 percent of parents worry about whether children fall and strike the teeth while the real risk of tooth damage is that the parents actually fill their children with sweets. There is an exaggerated fear that their children fall and hurt, "says press chief Jens Nüchel, Codan.

The children eat sugary cases several times a week
Codan Insurance is undergoing a major general survey on child health, among other things, focuses on the Danish 'problems with increasing obesity and poor dental health. One reason seems to be that kids are fed candy from an early infancy.

According to the survey will have three percent of children between 0 and 2 years sweets daily. While 32 percent of this age are fed with sweets, cakes or other sugary cases, two to three times a week.

1 in 10 children aged between 10 and 12 eat sweets daily. And for the 13 to 15 years old children, the figure is 11 percent, while 12 percent of those 16 to 17 year olds eat sweets every day. Overall eat 44 percent of all children sweets two to three times a week.

The survey was conducted from 16 - 18 June 2009. And 1018 respondents participated in the study.

Water with lemon juice etches the teeth

Cola, Juices and smoothies are far from the only drink one must be careful with if you want to avoid syreskader on the teeth. Water with lemon or lime slices is in fact almost as bad for your teeth, such as cola.

Summer, sun and cold drinks
Now summer is fast approaching, the need for cold drinks to quench thirst in step with the temperature. In cafes and restaurants is ice cold tap water with fresh lemon or lime slices become very popular among the young, as a "healthy" alternative to the often sugar-filled sodas, which can also be very sour.

But do you drink lemon water more than once a day, you risk the enamel on your teeth etches and already after a single summer's consumption, you can look forward to a hefty bill from the dentist in several thousands of dollars, writes Urban. One of the nation's leading researchers in dental disease, overtandlæge Ulla Pallesen called tooth erosion, a veritable epidemic.

Etching of the teeth
"It damages the teeth of nearly the same degree as cola. The more lemon slices, taking in a jug of water, the more enamel etched there. There is no doubt that the pH smoking significantly below the 5.5 that our teeth can tolerate, "says Ulla Pallesen, who daily work with and teach dental diseases at the University, to Urban. "The enamel is etched slowly but surely, even though no marks or see in the beginning," explains overtandlæge Ulla Pallesen on.

Her research shows that the etching of the teeth is a big problem among Danish youth under 30. And she finds that the incidence of the disorder is only surpassed by caries and periodontal disease. The first and only study on the number of syreskader among teenagers, was created in 2001 by Aarhus municipality in cooperation with the Municipal Dentistry in Aarhus. This study showed that one in six between 15 and 17 years had severe syreskader on the teeth.

How can one protect oneself against syreskader
Can not stay away from lemon water and other acidic beverages should limit intake to a maximum of once a day. The worst thing you can do is to drink it frequently and at regular intervals through the day because it takes time for the mouth and teeth pH value to stabilize again. The consequence of frequent acid bath of the teeth come creeping, and you can not completely brush free himself for them. In fact, should be avoided to brush the teeth shortly after ingestion of acidic beverages, and, rather than rinsing the mouth with clean water immediately after intake. Acidic beverages should not be taken with small sips over a long time, but should instead be enjoyed quickly or with straw.

Consideration should also be aware that excessive eating of sour fruit - like lemons and oranges - and chewing sour candies - such as. gummi - can dissolve enamel and provide syreskader.