Many
dentists are telling parents that it is okay to let kids gorge
themselves on Halloween candy. And they aren’t hoping to make money on
the inevitable windfall of rotting teeth. The fact is, if you’re going
to eat candy, gorging is far better for your teeth than rationing.
Slowly snacking on Halloween candy every few hours, day after day, keeps
your teeth bathed in enamel-corroding acid, the byproduct of bacteria
feeding on sugar and other carbohydrates in your mouth, leading to
cavities. Dentists say, as far as oral hygiene goes, it is better to eat
five candy bars at once than to eat one every few hours.
