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"Regular running and training for races come with plenty of health benefits, of course&amp;amp;#8212;but a new study is suggesting that there might be an unexpected downside. In a very unexpected place. Dental researchers revealed in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine &amp;amp; Science in Sports that triathletes have higher tooth erosion than do non-athletes. Also, that athletes who trained more often during the week have more cavities than those who train less. The possible reason? According to Runner&amp;#x27;s World Newswire, while training, triathletes and runners consume a lot of carbs&amp;amp;#8212;specifically sports drinks, bars, and gels&amp;amp;#8212;which can lower the mouth&amp;#x27;s pH level and lead to tooth erosion and cavities. Also, they breathe heavily through their mouths during training, and that can dry out teeth-protecting saliva. When I run, I usually pop a piece of sugarless gum, mostly to reduce that gummy, dry-mouth feeling. But maybe it makes sense to do a nice tooth-brushing sesh, post-run too... Interesting, huh? Do you have any post-workout dental routines? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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