{"id":84,"date":"2016-10-19T09:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/?p=84"},"modified":"2024-04-02T20:26:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T02:26:37","slug":"halloween-candy-a-trick-or-treat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/19\/halloween-candy-a-trick-or-treat\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Candy: A trick or treat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Children\u2019s favorite holiday is just around the corner, and it\u2019s not surprising why! Candy, candy candy! Don\u2019t let this holiday stress you out.\u00a0 Here are a few tips on how to keep their teeth healthy and cavity free during Halloween this year.<\/p>\n

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After your night of fun collecting candy, sort through the bag with your child and let them choose 5 of their favorite items to keep and find your local food bank to donate the rest. Most cities offer these donations to great causes like for our troops abroad.<\/p>\n

Chocolate that\u2019s good for you<\/h2>\n

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The best type of sweet treat to keep around is chocolate. Hard to believe, we know, but here\u2019s why: time is of the essence when it comes to teeth and sugar.\u00a0 Chewy treats and hard candy are particularly damaging because they spend a prolonged amount of time stuck to teeth.\u00a0 These candies are also more difficult for teeth to chew, which is not good for their enamel. Sweets like chocolate that quickly dissolve in the mouth and can be eaten easily lessen the amount of time sugar stays in contact with teeth. But remember, too much of any thing isn\u2019t good, so try and limit this too.<\/p>\n

Time it right<\/h2>\n

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Allow your children to eat their favorite candies right after a meal instead of a random time during the day.\u00a0 Right after eating, saliva production is at its peak and can help cancel out acids produced by bacteria in your mouth.\u00a0 Saliva also helps rinse away food that can stick to your teeth and cause cavities.<\/p>\n

Let water be your friend!<\/h2>\n

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After your children munch on a few of their goodies, give them lots of water. It\u2019s the second best thing you can do for their teeth if they don\u2019t have time to brush.\u00a0 Water helps cleanse their teeth and prevents sugar from staying on their teeth, which can lead to cavities.<\/p>\n

We hope that parents find these tips 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":"

Children\u2019s favorite holiday is just around the corner, and it\u2019s not surprising why! Candy, candy candy! Don\u2019t let this holiday stress you out.\u00a0 Here are a few tips on how to keep their teeth healthy and cavity free during Halloween this year. Pick your favorites After your night of fun collecting candy, sort through the … Continue reading “Halloween Candy: A trick or treat?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,2],"tags":[21,23,20,24,22],"class_list":["post-84","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-candy","category-dentistry","tag-candy","tag-dentistry","tag-halloween","tag-pediatric","tag-teeth"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84\/revisions\/118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zpdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}