{"id":581,"date":"2015-10-19T16:20:22","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/?p=581"},"modified":"2018-10-25T20:27:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T01:27:24","slug":"article-in-the-elm-the-university-of-maryland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/article-in-the-elm-the-university-of-maryland\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Gentry&#8217;s article in The Elm, The University of Maryland"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"mpcth_page_header_wrap\">\n<div id=\"mpcth_page_header_content\"><a id=\"mpcth_logo\" href=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/elm_logo.png\" alt=\"Logo\" width=\"223\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>The University of Maryland<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"mpcth_page_container\" class=\"mpcth-sidebar-none single-post\">\n<div id=\"mpcth_page_content\">\n<div id=\"mpcth_page_articles\" class=\"mpcth-single-post\">\n<article id=\"post-220274\" class=\"blog-post post-220274 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community-service category-education category-for-bmore category-people category-university-life tag-candy tag-dental-care tag-halloween tag-oral-health\">\n<div class=\"mpcth-post-thumbnail\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" src=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Halloween-Dental-Care.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween-Dental-Care\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpcth-post-content mpcth-post-with-image\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"mpcth-post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/tips-for-your-teeth-halloween-edition\/\">Tips for Your Teeth: Halloween Edition<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<h4>Tips for Healthy Teeth<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat Halloween candy right after meals. The saliva produced during meals will help dilute the acids produced by the mouth bacteria in response to the sugar and the saliva will help rinse away food particles.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/halloweenphoto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220275\" src=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/halloweenphoto-300x289.jpg\" alt=\"halloween\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Avoid candy that lasts a long time. It\u2019s the length of time the sugar is in your mouth that is the critical factor. The longer the candy is in the mouth the more damage to the teeth.<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from sticky candy. The longer the sugary candy is stuck to the teeth the more decay will occur. Stay away from gummy bears, sticky fudge and taffy. Stay away from sour candy. Sour candy is highly acidic leading to erosion of enamel.<\/li>\n<li>Drink more water. Tap water with fluoride is best. This will help wash away the candy.<\/li>\n<li>Eat good healthy foods and don\u2019t fill up on sugary candy. You need good nutrition for healthy teeth and gums.<\/li>\n<li>Stay away from sodas and sports drinks. The frequent contact with the sugary liquid will increase damage to teeth.<\/li>\n<li>Chewing sugarless gum after eating candy will cause increased saliva production, which will neutralize the acid in the mouth and wash away food.<\/li>\n<li>Brush as soon as possible after eating. If you ate sour or acidic foods rinse with water a few times first to neutralize the acid so not to push the acid into the enamel. <em>Brush for two minutes.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Floss! Flossing removes plaque and food stuck between the teeth where the toothbrush can\u2019t reach.<a href=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dental-Halloween.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-220356 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/elm.umaryland.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Dental-Halloween-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Halloween\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Visit your dentist regularly to catch dental problems early, and \u201ctreat\u201d them before they get really scary. \u2026 Remember good oral health is a major contributor to good overall health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>by Philip A. Gentry, DDS, FAGD<br \/>\nFellow, Academy of General Dentistry<br \/>\nDean\u2019s Faculty, Clinical Asst. Professor, Department of General Dentistry, Advanced Education in General Dentistry,<br \/>\nUniversity of Maryland School of Dentistry<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wti-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mpcth-clear-fix\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-611\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/unnamed-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-611 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/unnamed-5-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed-5\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/unnamed-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/unnamed-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/unnamed-5.jpg 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Halloween treats that Dr. Gentry hands out to trick or treaters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Maryland Tips for Your Teeth: Halloween Edition Tips for Healthy Teeth Eat Halloween candy right after meals. The saliva produced during meals will help dilute the acids produced by the mouth bacteria in response to the sugar and the saliva will help rinse away food particles. Avoid candy that lasts a long &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/article-in-the-elm-the-university-of-maryland\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dr. Gentry&#8217;s article in The Elm, The University of Maryland<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,27,103],"tags":[11,32,29,28,31,10,12,15,17,26,16],"class_list":["post-581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dr-philip-gentry-dental-articles","category-cavities","category-halloween-candy-tips","tag-arlington","tag-caries","tag-cavities","tag-cavity","tag-decay","tag-dentist","tag-dr-gentry","tag-northern-virginia","tag-philip-gentry","tag-smile","tag-virginia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2566,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581\/revisions\/2566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}