Doc Xylitol's Anti-Decay Prescription

What is xylitol?  1. Xylitol is a sweet, white substance that looks and tastes like sugar. 2. It has 40% fewer calories than sugar and is diabetic friendly. 3.Xylitol is organic and all natural —  in fruits and vegetables, corn, berries and mushrooms, and the wood of trees like the birch. 4. It is even produced naturally in small amounts by our bodies.

What does xylitol do? 

1. Xylitol not only rids the mouth of Sticky Plaque Bacteria that produce harmful acid-  

2. It actually promotes the growth of good bacteria that are protective and non-acidic

 The Sticky Plaque Bacteria produce the acids that concentrate under the jello-like plaque and

1. Dissolve the tooth enamel and

     2.When Sticky Plaque Bacteria absorb xylitol, they slowly disappear from the mouth and go away.

Eating products like Epic Xylitol Gum and Epic Xylitol Mints means less and less plaque will form on teeth, and eventually plaque bacteria may be undetectable in the mouth.

Xylitol can protect and remineralize teeth by producing the oral environment that repairs the damage done by the bacterial  acid attack.

How does xylitol work? 
Here’s a more detailed, scientific version of the process.  

Xylitol has a beneficial effect on the bacterial found in the mouth, nose, and throat. 

Xylitol is readily absorbed by plaque bacteria, but the cell lacks the mechanism to “eat” the xylitol-so it weakens and dies

The bacteria cell is less able to stick to teeth and your tooth cleaning is easier!

Bad Sticky Plaque Bacteria die each time they are in contact with xylitol.

As harmful bacteria are cleaned away, new xylitol-resistant bacteria take their place.  And EvoraPlus Probiotic Mints will hasten this process.

 These new bacteria do not produce acids, do not damage teeth and do not form sticky layers of plaque. These bacteria appear to form a protective coating over teeth – fighting off intruding bacteria and protecting enamel from things that may harm teeth.

Why is Xylitol better for teeth than other sugarless sweeteners? 
Bacteria learn to eventually learn to “eat” the other artificial sweeteners to get energy to the cell.
Plaque bacteria use this energy from sorbitol to grow and multiply. This can lead to thicker plaque and may even give rise to acid reflux conditions in the throat and stomach.

The benefits of xylitol 

Continuous use of xylitol creates a desirable environment for healthy mouth bacteria

After 5 weeks
of eating at least 6 grams of xylitol each day
sticky plaque bacteria will no longer be found on teeth.

After 6 months of regular xylitol use, these bacteria will be undetectable in the mouth.