Rotten teeth may ruin athletes’ dreams, warn specialists

Professional athletes may have bad oral hygiene. In the long run, say experts, this could hurt their sport and their health. - AFP

Athletes may be getting tooth decay and gum problems from too many sport drinks and high carb diets.

Top athletes are often dogged by decaying teeth and gum disease, a performance-sapping problem in which sports drinks, high-carb diets and training regimes may play a part, specialists say.