Tricky Treats: Dentist’s Candy of Choice

Young girl eating candy on Halloween

Halloween sure is a scary holiday – and not just because of the ghosts and goblins seen traipsing around your neighborhood. It’s a scary holiday because of the terrifying treats we hand out to all the children.

Now I know what you are thinking – it’s only one day, candy is not so bad, or they deserve it after all that walking.

While that is true to an extent – hey, we all like to indulge a little – it is more important to remember that you will have leftover candy hanging around your house WAY past the freaky festivities.

So we went to the experts. What IS the best choice for Halloween candy?

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79% of all dentists surveyed chose chocolate as the sweetest treat for your teeth. Since it melts faster than hard candy and doesn’t get stubbornly stuck in between teeth like sticky candy, chocolate is the best choice to make sure you don’t wake up to tummy aches AND toothaches.

 

Leah Martinez
Leah Martinez serves as a social media analyst for Delta Dental of Arizona. In college at the University of New Mexico, Leah took the path of no return and majored in Chemistry with healthcare on her mind. After learning direct patient care was not her forte, she landed a job as the advertising manager at University of New Mexico's college newspaper “The Daily Lobo.” It was this job that turned her on to her skills in digital marketing. Since joining Delta Dental in 2012, Leah found her niche, as the constant education and learning in social media brings out the true geek in her. In her spare time, Leah enjoys snowboarding, snowmobiling and riding dirt bikes. (Did we mention she's based in Colorado?) [Editor's Note: Leah is no longer a current DDAZ employee.]