Bunjamon saidI'm not sure where you're getting that sucrose is the main ingredient, since medicine ingredients are listed first by active/inactive, then by amount. If you look on the official Tums website, sucrose is listed a second-to-last inactive ingredient, right before talc, for both Tums flavors.
Drinking orange juice, soda, eating acidic fruits, etc. also all decay enamel and can eventually cause mineral loss. I think the antacid benefit of Tums (since acid reflux can result in esophageal damage that can be life-changing) could outweigh the risk of having it on your teeth at night. Besides, who wants that chalky taste in their mouth before bed? Best take it and then brush your teeth.
Wyatt saidBunjamon saidI'm not sure where you're getting that sucrose is the main ingredient, since medicine ingredients are listed first by active/inactive, then by amount. If you look on the official Tums website, sucrose is listed a second-to-last inactive ingredient, right before talc, for both Tums flavors.
Drinking orange juice, soda, eating acidic fruits, etc. also all decay enamel and can eventually cause mineral loss. I think the antacid benefit of Tums (since acid reflux can result in esophageal damage that can be life-changing) could outweigh the risk of having it on your teeth at night. Besides, who wants that chalky taste in their mouth before bed? Best take it and then brush your teeth.
You're wrong about the ant-acid side of things. An ant-acid usually contains a compound similar to calcium carbonate, which, when reacted with hydrochloric acid (HCl, stomach acid), produces a neutral salt and a pH buffer, to limit how high or low the pH can go; when you're experiencing acid reflux, the acid from your stomach isn't bathing your teeth, it stops in your esophagus.
The reason demineralisation of enamel occurs, is due to microbes living on your teeth and gums. One of the metabolic by-products microbes produce is acid - it's this acid that actually leads to the demineralisation of tooth enamel; not stomach acid.
All the sugars you digest can be metabolized by the microbes in your mouth - which produces acid. In addition, amylase, the enzyme in your saliva responsible for catalyzing the breakdown of carbohydrates, converts carbohydrates into their monomers- sugar. This sugar from the carbohydrates also is metabolized by the microbes in your mouth, and more acid is produced.
Bonapart saidWyatt saidBunjamon saidI'm not sure where you're getting that sucrose is the main ingredient, since medicine ingredients are listed first by active/inactive, then by amount. If you look on the official Tums website, sucrose is listed a second-to-last inactive ingredient, right before talc, for both Tums flavors.
Drinking orange juice, soda, eating acidic fruits, etc. also all decay enamel and can eventually cause mineral loss. I think the antacid benefit of Tums (since acid reflux can result in esophageal damage that can be life-changing) could outweigh the risk of having it on your teeth at night. Besides, who wants that chalky taste in their mouth before bed? Best take it and then brush your teeth.
You're wrong about the ant-acid side of things. An ant-acid usually contains a compound similar to calcium carbonate, which, when reacted with hydrochloric acid (HCl, stomach acid), produces a neutral salt and a pH buffer, to limit how high or low the pH can go; when you're experiencing acid reflux, the acid from your stomach isn't bathing your teeth, it stops in your esophagus.
The reason demineralisation of enamel occurs, is due to microbes living on your teeth and gums. One of the metabolic by-products microbes produce is acid - it's this acid that actually leads to the demineralisation of tooth enamel; not stomach acid.
All the sugars you digest can be metabolized by the microbes in your mouth - which produces acid. In addition, amylase, the enzyme in your saliva responsible for catalyzing the breakdown of carbohydrates, converts carbohydrates into their monomers- sugar. This sugar from the carbohydrates also is metabolized by the microbes in your mouth, and more acid is produced.
You are not quite right about the demineralisation processes in the mouth, it occurs for multiple reasons, not just because of bacteria and metabolism, quite common reason for it to happen is pure acidity that can come from acidic foods like apple, orange juice, grapefruit juice, also reflux can cause the process, erosions from acidic foods are common, acidic substances where ph drops below 5,5 can cause demineralisation without presence of bacteria, when buffer system is turned to acidic processes
About bacteria, lactic acid is the one responsible for demineralisation of enamel, but it is only part of the problem, quite important reason is forming the plaque on the teeth, which forms mainly due to str mutans, bacteria has an enzyme that binds glucose together forming dextran-based polysaccharide that allows them to cohere, forming plaque.
Wyatt saidBonapart saidWyatt saidBunjamon saidI'm not sure where you're getting that sucrose is the main ingredient, since medicine ingredients are listed first by active/inactive, then by amount. If you look on the official Tums website, sucrose is listed a second-to-last inactive ingredient, right before talc, for both Tums flavors.
Drinking orange juice, soda, eating acidic fruits, etc. also all decay enamel and can eventually cause mineral loss. I think the antacid benefit of Tums (since acid reflux can result in esophageal damage that can be life-changing) could outweigh the risk of having it on your teeth at night. Besides, who wants that chalky taste in their mouth before bed? Best take it and then brush your teeth.
You're wrong about the ant-acid side of things. An ant-acid usually contains a compound similar to calcium carbonate, which, when reacted with hydrochloric acid (HCl, stomach acid), produces a neutral salt and a pH buffer, to limit how high or low the pH can go; when you're experiencing acid reflux, the acid from your stomach isn't bathing your teeth, it stops in your esophagus.
The reason demineralisation of enamel occurs, is due to microbes living on your teeth and gums. One of the metabolic by-products microbes produce is acid - it's this acid that actually leads to the demineralisation of tooth enamel; not stomach acid.
All the sugars you digest can be metabolized by the microbes in your mouth - which produces acid. In addition, amylase, the enzyme in your saliva responsible for catalyzing the breakdown of carbohydrates, converts carbohydrates into their monomers- sugar. This sugar from the carbohydrates also is metabolized by the microbes in your mouth, and more acid is produced.
You are not quite right about the demineralisation processes in the mouth, it occurs for multiple reasons, not just because of bacteria and metabolism, quite common reason for it to happen is pure acidity that can come from acidic foods like apple, orange juice, grapefruit juice, also reflux can cause the process, erosions from acidic foods are common, acidic substances where ph drops below 5,5 can cause demineralisation without presence of bacteria, when buffer system is turned to acidic processes
About bacteria, lactic acid is the one responsible for demineralisation of enamel, but it is only part of the problem, quite important reason is forming the plaque on the teeth, which forms mainly due to str mutans, bacteria has an enzyme that binds glucose together forming dextran-based polysaccharide that allows them to cohere, forming plaque.
Well obviously carbohydrate fermentation isn't the only reason for tooth decay; I was simply responding specifically to what Benjamon wrote.
I'm not wrong, I was just stating that stomach acid isn't the issue, and added an example of where other sources of acid may come from that isn't as obvious as acids coming from citrus fruit, and carbonated beverages etc.
To add to what you said, as the bacteria in the 'plaque' secrete extra-cellular polymeric substances, it forms a biofilm, which in turn protects the microbes from various methods used to control microbial growth and can increase the rate of bacterial conjugation, so microbes with str resistance genes for example can share those genes more easily with other bacteria within the biofilm.
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