Fighting Cavities? Eat Candy!

re: Fighting Cavities? Eat Candy!

Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH, FACE — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:36:09 GMT

The candies are not licorice flavored, so rest easy there. I'm not sure of the name or where you can purchase them.

I'm still a fan of xyltiol products. 6 - 10 grams per day for a year will cover you for nearly a decade. We only think 10 years because no one has looked further. Gum, candy, toothpaste, gels are all good options for supplying xylitol to the mouth.

www.sprydental.com has a large variety of products, there are others as well.

Carefree Koolers are no longer available, switch to Ice Breakers Cubes - look for xylitol as the first ingredient when choosing OTC gums.

re: Fighting Cavities? Eat Candy!

Amanda — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:12:26 GMT

Does anyone know the brand name for those lollipops?

I need to buy my kids those and see if they work!

re: Fighting Cavities? Eat Candy!

Sue — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:59:58 GMT

I'm still waiting for the headline that tells me to lose weight by eating chocolate.

re: Fighting Cavities? Eat Candy!

sarahsw — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:54:22 GMT

I don't know if I could get my kids to eat licorice-flavored lollipops twice a day, even if they are "candy". Another tip...

Sugar free gum containing xylitol (we like Carefree Coolers) is also good for teeth, especially newly emerged adult teeth.

(from a 35 year old with not a single cavity, dentist's daughter)