Christmas Cravings and Cavities
Happy Hanukah, Merry Christmas, and Happy Kwanzaa from your
friends at Periodontal Associates - the dental implant team! With
the Holiday season among us and treats eaten, carols sung, parties thrown,
and gifts given, Dr. Versman, Dr. Heller, and Dr. Beckman want to take a look a
closer look about what that means.
The end of the year is often a time of over indulgence, and with
the constant snacking on sweets, Americans run the risk of increasing cavities
and weight gain. One study suggests that
the average American citizen gains 7-10lbs over the holiday season
(Thanksgiving to New Year’s). Now brace
yourself, if we estimate that everyone in American gains 9lbs that means the
nation would gain 3 BILLION POUNDS!
Don’t worry, there is hope as another study by Yanovsky in
2000 in the New England Journal of
Medicine stated the average American gains less than 1lb. However, this weight is never lost in the
upcoming year. Even so, that equates to a gain of almost 315 million pounds
that are never lost! Each kid eats about
6,000 calories on Christmas Day alone, and Dr. Versman, Dr. Heller, and Dr. Beckman
fear this is mainly all in sweets. No
wonder The Biggest Loser is planned to air at the beginning on January.
Now let’s think about how this weight gain and the consumption
of sweets affect your health, and most importantly, your oral health. Dr. Versman, Dr. Heller, and Dr. Beckman wants
everyone to enjoy themselves and celebrate over the holidays, but they wish to
pass along some advice to make sure the next year is not negatively affected by
these holiday traditions.
First thing first, sugar! Between the sugar cookies, egg
nog, candy canes, and pumpkin pie, sugar can be found everywhere! Christmas is the 3rd largest day
for candy consumption after Halloween and Easter. Each household spends and average of $94.04
on holiday candy and the nation spending $1.4 billion. Americans use an average of 7lbs of sugar
over the holidays in baked good, drinks, etc. There are 1.8 billion candy canes
are made every year which is enough to travel from Arkansas to the North Pole
and back 32 times!
Just writing those statistics almost gives Dr. Versman,
Dr. Heller, and Dr. Beckman a heart attack. Here
at Periodontal Associates, our Denver and Aurora clients are not immune to the holiday
sugar high, and we want to make sure you are taking care of your teeth and gums
to help prevent cavities, gum disease, and the need for dental implants in 2013. Dr. Versman says, ‘You don’t have to brush
your teeth, just the ones you want to keep.’
Yes, brushing is one of the best things you can do, along with
flossing, on a regular basis. Dr. Heller
often tells his patients that slowly snacking on sugar is worse than sugar
itself as it continuously feeds bacteria in the mouth, and most people only
brush once or twice a day. Think about
eating a breakfast cake at work around 9am then letting that sugar sit on your
teeth for another 13 hours until brushing before bed!
Go ahead and make a New Year’s resolution with Periodontal Associates - The Dental Implant Team before the New Year begins.
Let us all brush often, floss regularly, graze less, and visit our great
doctors (Ken Versman, Doug Heller, and Eric Beckman) along with our specially
trained hygienists for bi-annual cleanings and check-ups. By developing these great habits, Periodontal Associates can help treat and prevent periodontal disease (gum disease), fight
bad breath, and give you a cosmetically beautiful smile with or without dental implants.
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