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