The chart indicates acid level in the mouth of 3 differnt sweet foods which are fruit sugar, cane sugar and honey. All of them can be a cause of tooth decay.
Overall, it is clear from the chart that acidity starts at pH 7 at the moment we have eaten which it is not a level that can cause the tooth decay, while the acid level below pH 5. 5 is the level that tooth decay occurs.
After we ate sweet foods for 5 minutes, cane sugar has the highest level of acidity at around pH 3 and its acidity constantly decrease until 30 minutes the acid level will be at 5. 5. At this level, tooth decay is unlikely to happen. The second is fruit sugar. The highest acid level of fruit sugar is approximately pH 4. 5 before it climbed up to pH 5. 5 after we ate for 20 minutes.
Honey has the lowest acidity level at nearly pH 5 but it remains at the same level longer than other sweet foods. it is stable at that level for another 5 minutes before gradually up and reaches the safe zone of tooth decay about 13 minutes later.
The chart indicates
acid
level
in the mouth of 3
differnt
sweet foods which are fruit
sugar
, cane
sugar
and honey. All of them can be a cause of tooth decay.
Overall
, it is
clear
from the chart that acidity
starts
at pH 7 at the moment we have eaten which it is not a
level
that can cause the tooth
decay
, while the
acid
level
below pH 5. 5 is the
level
that tooth
decay
occurs.
After we
ate
sweet foods for 5 minutes, cane
sugar
has the highest
level
of acidity at around pH 3 and its acidity
constantly
decrease until 30 minutes the
acid
level
will be at 5. 5. At this
level
, tooth
decay
is unlikely to happen. The second is fruit
sugar
. The highest
acid
level
of fruit
sugar
is approximately pH 4. 5
before
it climbed up to pH 5. 5 after we
ate
for 20 minutes.
Honey has the lowest acidity
level
at
nearly
pH 5
but
it remains at the same
level
longer than other sweet foods.
it
is stable at that
level
for another 5 minutes
before
gradually
up and reaches the safe zone of tooth
decay
about 13 minutes later.