DRC NZ Launches Sweet Friends

DRC NZ Launches Sweet Friends - sweetfriends.co.nz
For sugar free alternatives using Xylitol that sweeten & protect your teeth
Auckland, June, 2017: DRC NZ is announcing the release of their new website Sweet Friends. The website has now been live since December 2016. DRC NZ has been a leading supplier of dental and orthodontal supplies to the dental and orthodontic industry in New Zealand for 12 years and now have launched their Sugar Free Xylitol products to the public. Sweetfriends.co.nz not only promotes a huge range of Xylitol based sugar-free products but also educates New Zealanders on why they should select Xylitol over other sugar free options. Helping them to protect their teeth whilst giving them the sweet treat we all love.
Xylitol is extremely well known throughout the US, UK and Europe and we want all kiwis to have the same opportunity to access these healthy dental friendly products locally.
It will probably come as no surprise to learn that we have a big problem with tooth decay here in New Zealand. The 2011/12 New Zealand Health Survey, which was released in December 2012, found that 34,000 children aged 1 to 14 years had a tooth removed in the past year because of decay, abscess or infection. Extensive decay (which is largely preventable) was the most common reason for the tooth extraction.
The same survey found that about 8 percent of adults (270,000) also had a tooth removed in the past year.
What is the social cost of this and how much is it impacting our health system? What if there was something that gave us the sweetness we desire but also protected our teeth? Too good to be true? Then read on!
Dr. Pariseau from the USA says we are doing things wrong. We need to move away from the drilling, filling, and pulling model, and instead, implement a preventive model. Preventing oral health problems can be as easy as making a simple switch in products.
Good oral hygiene should be as easy and accessible as good hand hygiene, and people can do this by adding Xylitol products into their daily routine. Xylitol is a naturally occurring sugar, found in many fruits, vegetables, and birch trees, and even in small amounts in the human body. The main sources of commercially produced xylitol are derived from birch bark and corncobs. Pure xylitol is a white crystalline substance that looks and tastes like sugar.
The Xylitol products from Sweet Friends are all made with non-GMO sourced products and contain effective amounts of pharmaceutical grade Xylitol.
Is it too late to gain the benefits of regular use of Xylitol? No with regular use Xylitol has been shown to reverse the damaging trends associated with frequent sucrose (table sugar) consumption. Xylitol has also been shown to help improve dental health (as well as to fight the bacteria that cause ear and nasal infections).

More than 35 years of scientific and clinical studies suggest that regular daily use of xylitol used in conjunction with a daily oral care regimen recommended by your Dental Professional has the following benefits for helping to maintain healthy teeth :

• May reduce cavities by up to 80%
• Inhibits the ability of cavity-causing, plaque-forming bacteria to adhere to teeth;
• May reverse early cavity formation;
• Helps reduce dental plaque formation;
• Helps reduces gum tissue inflammation;
• Helps to minimize tooth scarring and puffy gums that can occur during orthodontic treatment.
• Research has also shown that its protective properties lessen the transfer of decay-causing bacteria from mother to baby.

Chewing gum sweetened with xylitol is recommended by the Academy of General Dentistry (www.agd.org)

Professor Kauko Mäkinen of the Institute of Dentistry in Finland and a pioneer in xylitol research, explains that the chemicalprofile of xylitol is different from that of sugar. The five-carbon structure gives xylitol some unique properties. Unlike sugars (which are 6 carbon compounds), Xylitol is not a good food source for bacteria and yeast so blocks the production of acids that can demineralise tooth enamel. It can also stop the growth of some types of acid-producing bacteria. Sugars promote tooth decay butut xylitol acts as the naturaldental antidote for sugar, blocking its harmful effects.

It helps reduce the development of dental caries and plague formation and aids in the repair of damaged tooth enamel.
Not only that but xylitol helps increase saliva and can help relieve the symptoms of dry mouth. It also helps maintain upper respiratory health and helps lessen the chances of ear infections.
Dental professionals recommend getting five exposures of xylitol throughout each day. This protocol ensures that the xylitol can give the most benefit to the user’s oral health.
Visiting the dentist can sometimes be an anxiety-filled experience—especially when you know you haven’t taken care of your teeth like you wish you had. But it doesn’t have to be that way!
For further information please visit our website www.sweetfriends.co.nz

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