{"id":36,"date":"2013-10-28T15:11:07","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T15:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dentistsatorenco.com\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2016-06-16T21:35:50","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T21:35:50","slug":"trade-sugar-for-xylitol-this-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dentistsatorenco.com\/blog\/trade-sugar-for-xylitol-this-holiday-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Sugar for Xylitol This Holiday Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Halloween will come and go, signaling the start of the holiday season. From now until the stroke of midnight on December 31, 2013, homes and offices will be awash in holiday treats.<\/p>\n<p>At <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistsatorenco.com\/\">The Dentists at Orenco Station<\/a><\/strong>, we want you to enjoy everything the holidays have to offer, but we also want you to enjoy good oral and overall health. To help with that, we recommend that our <strong>Hillsboro<\/strong> patients trade conventional sugar for xylitol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What Is Xylitol?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Xylitol<\/strong> is a natural sweetener derived from the fibers of plants and can be substituted with sugar for baking at a ratio of 1:1. But the key thing to note here is how differently it responds to the bacteria in the mouth. Sugar responds to bacteria by creating acid, which damages teeth and creates cavities. That\u2019s not the case with <strong>xylitol<\/strong>, which creates a neutral environment safe for teeth instead.<\/p>\n<p>Because of how different the response is, why not consider making a switch? You can use <strong>xylitol<\/strong> for baking, but you can also find candies that have been sweetened with it. To find candies sweetened with <strong>xylitol<\/strong>, explore sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drjohns.com\/\">Dr. John\u2019s Candies<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.icechipscandy.com\/\">Ice Chips<\/a>. You can also find <strong>xylitol<\/strong> products at your nearest health food store.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have questions for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistsatorenco.com\/meet-the-dentists.html\">Dr. Brandon Kearbey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistsatorenco.com\/meet-the-dentists.html\">Dr. Malinda Kearbey<\/a>? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentistsatorenco.com\/contact-us.html\">Call<\/a> us today to ask, or to schedule your next appointment. Our office is located in <strong>Hillsboro<\/strong> and serves patients from <strong>Forest<\/strong> <strong>Grove<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Beaverton<\/strong>, <strong>Cornelius<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Rock<\/strong> <strong>Creek<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, Halloween will come and go, signaling the start of the holiday season. From now until the stroke of midnight on December 31, 2013, homes and offices will be awash in holiday treats. 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