Best and Worst Types of Halloween Candy for your Teeth

What are the best and worst types of Halloween candy for your teeth? Let’s take a look…

Trick or Treat? More like getting tricked for a treat. It’s that time of year again. The anticipation for the night of spooky fun is approaching quickly, and your child can already taste the sweet lure of what Halloween candy has to offer. What your child doesn’t know is just how detrimental some of the sweetest, scariest treats have to offer to their teeth. Protect your child’s oral health by looking at this list of the best and worst types of candy Halloween has to offer.

The best kinds of candy:

– Sugar Free Candy. The term “sugar free” is already a clear tell that it won’t do as much damage to your teeth as candy with sugar. Sugar free foods don’t contain sugar that can feed on the bacteria in the mouth and produce decay-causing acids.

– Powdery Candy. Packed with sugar, but fast dissolving; this type of candy doesn’t have the tendency to stick to teeth.

– While it may seem weird to include this, chocolate dissolves very quickly as well and contains calcium that can help build stronger teeth.

The worst kinds of candy:

– Hard Candy. Lollipops, mints, etc. Hard candies are incredibly tough on the teeth and usually take extended periods of time to finish. Due to that fact, sugar tends to stick to the teeth longer than it should.

– Chewy Candy. Don’t be fooled by the chocolate above, if the bars contain caramel or some sticky substance in the middle, it usually is bad for your teeth. Caramels stick to the teeth and are incredibly difficult to remove, even when you brush your teeth.

Follow this candy guide and help your child have an enjoyable, but safe candy Halloween night! After Halloween make an appointment with Greensboro’s favorite family dentist, Graham Farless DDS, for a cleaning by calling 336-282-2868. Visit our website at www.gsodentist.com.