Did You Know These Facts About Teeth and Dental Health?

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Did You Know These Facts About Teeth and Dental
Health?
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• Dental care is a significant aspect of your
  overall health and well-being. For ideal dental
  health, it's important to not only indulge in
  healthy dental practices and adopt good oral
  hygiene habits, but also know about your teeth
  and how your behaviours affect them.
• While you are familiar with common dental
  problems like tooth pain, cavities, gum disease,
  sensitivity and tooth infection, knowing some
  general facts concerning your dental and oral
  health can help you take better care and maintain
  a long-lasting smile on your face.

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• Without further ado, here are a few things
  (facts) you need to know about your teeth.
• Enamel, the outermost layer of your teeth, is the
  hardest part in your body. However, acidic foods
  and drinks like orange juice, soft drink and wine
  can cause acid wear, which gradually softens the
  enamel. Unlike skin, your teeth can't regrow, and
  thus it is important to take extreme care of your
  enamel and prevent any damage.
• It is not just sugar that can affect your dental
  health, but sour foods like candy, soft drinks,
  fruit juices and other low-pH or acidic foods can
  cause enamel erosion, softening your teeth and
  diminishing the size.

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• Yellows indicates decay. If your teeth appear
  yellow and are sore, you possibly have decay.
• While most people are born with 28- 32 teeth,
  some don't develop their permanent teeth even
  over time. Added to that, wisdom teeth are the
  most common to be missing.
• You must have heard that fluoride prevent
  cavities and promotes dental health. But, high
  concentrations of fluoride can take its toll on
  young children with their permanent teeth
  developing under the gums. The condition caused
  is called fluorosis, and results in tooth
  discoloration, initially white and eventually
  brown, and surface irregularities.

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• Plaque, the constantly growing white or pale
  yellow layer, causes tooth decay. If not quelled
  with regular brushing and flossing, it can harden
  and develop into tarter.
• Your mouth is home to 200 to 300 bacterial
  species, among which Streptococcus mutants is the
  major contributor to dental caries. It splits the
  sucrose in your food and produces acids that
  undermine your teeth.
• No doubt, braces can beautify your smile and
  improve your health. However, poor care of braces
  doesn't take much time to damage enamel. When you
  don't brush well after eating, food, bacteria and
  acids get lodged around braces causing decay and
  cavities eventually.

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