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September 26

How a hard fruit can improve dental health?

If Sugarcane is a hard fruit, why it recommded for dental patients? Because of their hardness, isn't that make dental conditon worse? Rizosome (talk) 03:57, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a fruit and I don't see evidence that it's "recommended for dental patients". --184.144.99.72 (talk) 06:37, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Google "sugar cane effect on teeth" and you'll see mixed opinions. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 07:24, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

In general, eating whole foods will improve dental health, simply because most people's diet include a substantial amount of non-whole foods which have adverse health effects including for dental health. Homo Sapiens like all other animals has evolved under the condition where it was exclusively eating whole foods at a time where there were no toothbrushes, no toothpaste, no dentists, etc. Count Iblis (talk) 09:59, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Eating more sugary foods, like fruits, led to an increase in rotten teeth. Eating whole foods won't save you from dental decay. Imagine Reason (talk) 12:04, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

See here:

An “apple a day” is also great for teeth too. Although not a substitute for brushing and flossing, eating an apple or other fibrus fruits like oranges, carrots or celery can help clean your teeth and increases salivation, which can neutralize the citric and malic acids left behind in your mouth. And while sugary apple juice may contribute to tooth decay, fresh apples are less likely to cause problems. This is because chewing the fibrous texture of apples stimulates your gums, further reducing cavity-causing bacteria and increasing saliva flow. And more saliva is good, because it decreases acidity in your mouth and washes away particles of food that lead to decay. Be sure your diet includes citrus and other fresh fruits rich in vitamin C, such as apples, pears, strawberries, pineapples, tomatoes and cucumbers -- all rich in vitamin C.

Count Iblis (talk) 13:36, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Have you looked at the credentials for a dentistry school vs. that for an paleontologist? Imagine Reason (talk) 16:44, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Or a biologist. [1] Imagine Reason (talk) 16:50, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Or a random Wikipedian? 2603:6081:1C00:1187:DD45:E1CD:EA6A:4AD0 (talk) 17:36, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Which is why we don't provide medical device. --OuroborosCobra (talk) 22:19, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]