We want to share with you the most up to date information found in teeth care.
College Scholarship Dr. Bischoff has always believed in the value of higher education. This is even more critical in our changing economic and employment environment. In an effort to promote further education, Dr. Bischoff will be awarding a $1000 scholarship for current seniors in high school attending an accredited four year college for the 2009-2010 year. All patients who are currently a senior in high school will be eligible. After your hygiene appointment, your name will be entered into the raffle. Dr. Bischoff will draw the winning name on September 1 and a check will be made payable to your 4 year college or university and sent to defray tuition costs. The winner will be contacted by phone. We are pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2010 scholarship is Maureen Brown. She is attending St. Mary's College in South Bend, Indiana. She has just be named to the Mock Trial team at the Univeristy of Notre Dame. |
“Healthy” Drinks?
To follow up on our last post, we’d like to share with you the acidity of some common drinks. Your teeth may be at risk of breakdown at a pH level 5.5 and lower. Most of these drinks are in the 2-3 range!!! Even though drinks like orange juice and Gatorade may be healthy for your body, here’s proof that they are not so healthy for your teeth.
Drink pH Orange Soda 2.8 Gatorade 2.97 Orange Juice 3.0 Mt. Dew 3.22 Diet Coke 3.39 Iced Tea 3.86 Coffee 5 Water: 7 - This is neutral, so water is an ideal beverage to drink throughout the day! These drinks are not bad in moderation. Here are some tips for enjoying your favorite drinks without harming your teeth: o The frequency at which you drink them is the culprit. Try to limit yourself to one a day, or at the most one per meal. o After drinking an acidic beverage, rinse your mouth with water to counteract the low pH. o This goes for sweets and breads, too! Try to space out your consumption and rinse your mouth after meals and snacks. |
What Are You Drinking? Dr. Shick, Kristi and Kady recently attended a continuing education course discussing new findings in hygiene as well as diagnosing and preventing cavities. We were given a handout that painted a shocking picture about the decay causing potential of soda pop. We have always taught you that sugar pop is bad for your teeth because sugar + bacteria = acid. Acid then attacks your teeth and causes decay. Surprisingly, even diet pop has such a low pH (2.5 – 3.5) that it alone is acidic enough to eat away at enamel, without even containing sugar. That makes Diet Coke drinkers like us think twice before popping another can! We would like to share with you the different pH’s found in your everyday drinks. It’s really shocking to see how much acid we consume from day to day. We have copies of the handout in the office if you’d like one to share with friends and family! |
