Gone are the days when eating sweets was considered bad for our teeth. New research suggests that sweets could reduce the levels of harmful bacteria in the mouth that can lead to tooth decay. Bugs cause decay by sticking to the surface of our teeth where they trigger erosion. Sweets help to stop this as the harmful bacteria are swallowed with salvia and are flushed out of the body scientists found reports femalefirst.co.uk. German firm Organobalance GMBH has developed 'The boiled sweets' that could be targeted at children to try to avoid the early onset of tooth decay something which