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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1891033" data-attributes="member: 468714">Hi [USER=181361]@helensaramay[/USER], I looked up" Sugars and dental decay" Shielman A. Lancet Feb 5 1983 1(8319) and without quantitative ratings, (which suggests qualitative ones) the worst to least worst sugar for tooth decay are sucrose (table sugar ) then glucose, then fructose.  And there is no difference in rates of decay between white or brown sugar.Looking at carefreedental.com "What happens to your teeth when you eat something sweet?  (up dated August 2016) it states that the process of plaque formation starts as soon as the sugar (sucrose significantly worse than other sugars) contacts the teeth. Regular rinsing and brushing is advised and trying to avoid food containing sucrose in particular.I asked my dentist in jest which form of sweet when eaten was associated with the most frequent and early visits to the dentist. His immediate reply was that the really sticky sweets (I shall not name the culprit he mentioned but it is white and mint flavoured). The stickiness leads to fillings coming out and needing replacement !He even said there was a sticky substance like the afore-unmentioned sweet (lolly) which is used to remove strongly attached dental crowns !!I leave each person to their own hypo food choice!!!??</blockquote>

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