Nutrition and Your Teeth

It has long been known that good nutrition and a well-balanced diet is one of the best defenses for your oral health. Providing your body with the right amounts of vitamins and minerals helps your teeth and gums—as well as your immune system—stay strong and ward off infection, decay and disease.

Harmful acids and bacteria in your mouth are left behind from eating foods high in sugar and carbohydrates. These include carbonated beverages, some kinds of fruit juices, and many kinds of starch foods like pasta, bread and cereal.

Children's Nutrition and Teeth


Good eating habits that begin in early childhood can go a long way to ensuring a lifetime of good oral health.

Children should eat foods rich in calcium and other kinds of minerals, as well as a healthy balance of the essential food groups like vegetables, fruits, dairy products, poultry and meat. Fluoride supplements may be helpful if you live in a community without fluoridated water, but consult with our office first. (Be aware that sugars are even found in some kinds of condiments, as well as fruits and even milk.)

Allowing your children to eat excessive amounts of junk food (starches and sugars)—including potato chips, cookies, crackers, soda, artificial fruit rollups and granola bars—only places them at risk for serious health problems, including obesity, osteoporosis and diabetes. The carbonation found in soda, for example, can actually erode tooth enamel. Encourage your child to use a straw when drinking soda; this will help keep at least some of the carbonated beverage away from the teeth.

Adult Nutrition and Teeth

There's no discounting the importance of continuing a healthy balanced diet throughout your adult life.

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Tuesday:

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Wednesday:

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Testimonials

What Our Clients Say About Us

  • "Wow!! Such a wonderful dentist. It was such a refreshing experience to have you greet us at the door, then talking with us and how you and your hygenist went about taking care of my problem. Dr. Stevens and his staff are such pleasant people. It is so good to go to a doctor's office and have someone so kind and interested in you as a person and takes the time with you. There aren't too many of them left! Then, to have you take the time to call that evening to find out how I was doing... That tops! That's how the doctors and dentists were in my era of growing up and in this day and age, you can see how my visit to you was a really nice experience."
    By Loreen C.
  • "Our family recently moved to Smithville and wanted to find a dentist locally. As with finding any new doctor and services, you want to make sure you are getting the best. It was also very important that we found an office that would work well with our little one. I believe the first visit is extremely important as it sets the tone for future appointments. Dr. Stevens' office and staff well exceeded our expectations today with making our daughter's first dental cleaning an awesome experience. It's been so good in fact, she has been playing dentist for the last couple hours! I am grateful we have our new home in the Smithville community as well as finding our new dental home with Dr. Stevens."
    By Anna B.
  • "The office is nice and the staff is even nicer. They always know your name when you go in and they remember things about you (enough that they can make conversation). They are really a down-home sort of place with all the nice newer gadgets. Dr. Stevens is always very friendly and acts as if he's been your friend for years. His prices are also very reasonable. I will be going back again."
    By Michelle V.
  • "My family and I have been patients of Dr. Stevens for quite some time now. We have been completely satisfied with him and his staff. Their knowledge and ability to give each patient that personal touch is very comforting. I would recommend his services to anyone!"
    By Karen P.