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Flu Season is upon us and the sniffles and cough are miserable. \u00a0Even though that\u00a0over-the-counter cough syrup seems easy, did you know that a spoonful of medicine can lead to tooth decay?<\/strong><\/p>\n High fructose corn syrup and sucrose<\/strong> are in most children’s medicines to improve their taste, however the side effects of these ingredients are not good for teeth! This high amount of sugar<\/strong> in them can stick to teeth and lead to cavities<\/strong> much faster<\/p>\n Some cough syrups are flavored with citric acid, which is also bad for teeth<\/strong>. \u00a0Acids eat away at\u00a0your tooth covering, the enamel, and increase the chance of getting a cavity. \u00a0Even some antihistamines have high acidity levels<\/strong>, so beware!<\/p>\n A few cough syrups contain alcohol<\/strong> as well, which can lead to dry mouth. \u00a0Your saliva is very important to keep your teeth clean and healthy. \u00a0Saliva helps wash away acids and sugars from your teeth, so taking medicine that lowers saliva will increase your chance to get tooth decay.<\/p>\n Have no fear, you can still fight the flu and keep your teeth healthy<\/strong>! Here are a few tips in case you do get the flu this season<\/p>\n Take liquid medication<\/strong> during\u00a0meal times, not before bed<\/strong>. Saliva decreases at night, so taking syrups before bedtime will increase your chance of cavities.<\/p>\n Brush your teeth<\/strong> with fluoride toothpaste after you take the medicine.<\/strong> This helps protect teeth from those sticky sugars.<\/p>\n If you cannot brush, drink water<\/strong>! It’s easy and just as effective to remove sugar from your teeth.<\/p>\n Request a tablet or pill form instead<\/strong> of the liquid to keep your teeth safe and healthy!<\/p>\n We hope that parents find this article helpful. \u00a0Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns! \u00a0Visit us at www.zpdentistry.com<\/a> or call us at (832)\u00a0321 7151<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Flu Season is upon us and the sniffles and cough are miserable. \u00a0Even though that\u00a0over-the-counter cough syrup seems easy, did you know that a spoonful of medicine can lead to tooth decay? Facts about most cough drops and syrups Syrups have high amount of sugar High fructose corn syrup and sucrose are in most children’s … Continue reading “What? Cough syrup can lead to cavities?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,15],"tags":[12,18,17],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cavities","category-food","tag-cavities","tag-cough-syrup","tag-flu-season"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"cough](\"http:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/coughsyrup-300x176.jpg\")
\nFacts about most cough drops and syrups<\/strong><\/h2>\nSyrups have high amount of sugar<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nFlavored Syrups can have high acidity levels<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nSyrups can contain alcohol<\/h3>\n
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<\/h5>\nWhat can I do?<\/h5>\n
Avoid taking medicine before bed time<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBrush your teeth!<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nDrink Water!<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAvoid liquid medicines<\/h3>\n
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