Xylitol, the good sugar, is endorsed by the Arizona State Dental Hygienists' Association (ASDHA), while the ADA and ADHA hold back their endoresment of the best natural preventive sugar available today.
 
 
On October 11,2008, ASDHA became the first American dental or dental hygiene organization to endorse the preventive and therapeutic benefits of xylitol, joining the Finnish Dental Association, Swedish Dental Association, the British Dental Association and many other national dental associations to endorse and recommend the use of xylitol for better oral health.
 
More than 40 years of research and 70% reductions in tooth decay don't seem to be enough evidence for the American Dental Association or the American Dental Hygienists' Association to endorse xylitol, the good sugar that other countries have been using for decades to prevent th e number one childhood disease in America, tooth decay.
 
Xylitol is a natural sugar extracted from birch bark, corn cobs and fruit.  It is even made in the human body in small amounts.  Bacteria in the mouth make acid from regular sugar, but they can't make acid from xylitol.  They become slippery instead and slide down the digestive track.  Five exposures each day will reduce plaque by half and tooth decay by up to 70%.  When moms of newborns chew 100% xylitol sweetened gum, the prevented the spread of cavity causing bacteria to their babies.
 
Xylitol can be chewed, swallowed and sprayed.  As a natural sugar, it can be used in chewing gums, candies and to sweeten drinks.
 
The ASDHA, voice of dental hygienists in the state of Arizona, is committed to preventing the need for dentistry by preventing tooth decay with the good sugar, xylitol.

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