{"id":63,"date":"2024-05-09T04:53:48","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T04:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2024-06-14T04:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T04:53:57","slug":"childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Drinks That Can Lead to Serious Cavities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Child drinking juice\" class=\"wp-image-64\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One of the main issues that both pediatric dentists and patients worry about is cavities. Tooth decay is incredibly prominent among children, so ensuring the best possible oral health for your child often comes down to preventing serious cavities however you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn\u2019t help that many of the foods and drinks marketed to children are packed with sugar. Drinks in particular tend to be a problem, as this is a common cause of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/preventive-services.html\">oral health problems<\/a> that tends to go unnoticed. If you\u2019re curious, here are some drinks that could cause problems for your teeth, and what alternatives might be better for your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Kinds of Drinks Could Cause Cavities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you had to list the drinks that could cause serious problems for your child\u2019s teeth, there are probably several that immediately come to mind. Soda is an obvious one\u2014in addition to being loaded with sugar, the acidic nature of these drinks contributes to enamel erosion. This is to say nothing of the dark pigments that can discolor children\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, many types of fruit juice can be just as hard on your child\u2019s teeth. Often times, many of the issues that apply to soda also apply to your typical apple or orange juice; they\u2019re acidic, contain artificial colors, and are absolutely crammed with sugar. The same applies to the ultra-artificial \u201cjuices\u201d like Capri-Sun, Kool-Aid, and Hawaiian Punch. Even if you\u2019re telling your child to judiciously avoid sodas, these fruity drinks can be just as much of a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Should My Child Drink Instead?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the ideal thing for your child to drink from an oral health perspective is water. Not only is it sugar-free, but it will also help your kid stay thoroughly hydrated. This will stimulate saliva production, which is important for breaking down food and preventing cavities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Milk is also an excellent choice for your child\u2019s teeth. Fortified milk contains calcium and vitamin D, both of which support the health of the enamel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if your child insists on something sweet, be sure to grab 100% pure fruit juice. These are still full of sugar but tend to contain less of it than their artificial counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Our Practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Woodland Pediatric Dentistry, our primary goal is to ensure the health and happiness of our patients. We know that it\u2019s often easier to prevent dental disease than to treat it, so we place great importance on educating patients and their parents on how they can properly take care of their smile. This is in addition to the variety of services we offer in order to deal with oral health problems should they ever arise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about how to prevent cavities in your child\u2019s mouth, we can be reached at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/contact-us.html\">website<\/a> or by phone at (678) 498-2878.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the main issues that both pediatric dentists and patients worry about is cavities. Tooth decay is incredibly prominent among children, so ensuring the best possible oral health for your child often comes down to preventing serious cavities however you can. It doesn\u2019t help that many of the foods and drinks marketed to children [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kid&#039;s Drinks That Lead To Cavities | Woodland Pediatric Dentistry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tooth decay is one of the most common oral health problems that children face. Here are a few children\u2019s drinks that might contribute.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kid&#039;s Drinks That Lead To Cavities | Woodland Pediatric Dentistry\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tooth decay is one of the most common oral health problems that children face. Here are a few children\u2019s drinks that might contribute.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Woodland Pediatric Dentistry Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-09T04:53:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-14T04:53:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"woodlandpedo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"woodlandpedo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"woodlandpedo\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e34b80f0875f04d820d6c6a795a376e9\"},\"headline\":\"Children\u2019s Drinks That Can Lead to Serious Cavities\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-09T04:53:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-14T04:53:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":486,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kid's Drinks That Lead To Cavities | Woodland Pediatric Dentistry\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-09T04:53:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-14T04:53:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e34b80f0875f04d820d6c6a795a376e9\"},\"description\":\"Tooth decay is one of the most common oral health problems that children face. Here are a few children\u2019s drinks that might contribute.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/06\\\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":200},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/09\\\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Children\u2019s Drinks That Can Lead to Serious Cavities\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Woodland Pediatric Dentistry Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e34b80f0875f04d820d6c6a795a376e9\",\"name\":\"woodlandpedo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1fbde89ffa0b38fd0e349290cb6f553a83f9ee802e12d3ebdd50c0373a234f41?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1fbde89ffa0b38fd0e349290cb6f553a83f9ee802e12d3ebdd50c0373a234f41?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1fbde89ffa0b38fd0e349290cb6f553a83f9ee802e12d3ebdd50c0373a234f41?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"woodlandpedo\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.woodlandpedo.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/woodlandpedo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kid's Drinks That Lead To Cavities | Woodland Pediatric Dentistry","description":"Tooth decay is one of the most common oral health problems that children face. Here are a few children\u2019s drinks that might contribute.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kid's Drinks That Lead To Cavities | Woodland Pediatric Dentistry","og_description":"Tooth decay is one of the most common oral health problems that children face. Here are a few children\u2019s drinks that might contribute.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/","og_site_name":"Woodland Pediatric Dentistry Blog","article_published_time":"2024-05-09T04:53:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-14T04:53:57+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"woodlandpedo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"woodlandpedo","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/"},"author":{"name":"woodlandpedo","@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e34b80f0875f04d820d6c6a795a376e9"},"headline":"Children\u2019s Drinks That Can Lead to Serious Cavities","datePublished":"2024-05-09T04:53:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-14T04:53:57+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/"},"wordCount":486,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/","url":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/","name":"Kid's Drinks That Lead To Cavities | Woodland Pediatric Dentistry","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg","datePublished":"2024-05-09T04:53:48+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-14T04:53:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e34b80f0875f04d820d6c6a795a376e9"},"description":"Tooth decay is one of the most common oral health problems that children face. Here are a few children\u2019s drinks that might contribute.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AdobeStock_429442100-2.jpeg","width":300,"height":200},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/09\/childrens-drinks-that-lead-to-serious-cavities\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Children\u2019s Drinks That Can Lead to Serious Cavities"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/","name":"Woodland Pediatric Dentistry Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/e34b80f0875f04d820d6c6a795a376e9","name":"woodlandpedo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fbde89ffa0b38fd0e349290cb6f553a83f9ee802e12d3ebdd50c0373a234f41?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fbde89ffa0b38fd0e349290cb6f553a83f9ee802e12d3ebdd50c0373a234f41?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1fbde89ffa0b38fd0e349290cb6f553a83f9ee802e12d3ebdd50c0373a234f41?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"woodlandpedo"},"url":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/author\/woodlandpedo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodlandpedo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}