5 Facts About Your Teeth

Did you know that in addition to sweet foods, many things can cause your teeth broken! Try to get to know some facts about the gear you've probably never know.

1. Food acids destroy tooth
True. In addition to sweet foods, foods that contain acid can damage your teeth apparently. Sour candy, soft drinks, can make your tooth enamel to erosion! Robyn Loewen, DDS, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, said that, if you want to eat foods that have a high acidic nature, consume with other foods. Then, brush your teeth with baking soda on a regular basis that has proven to neutralize the acid in your mouth so that it can reduce acid-loving bacteria that cause caries.

2. Enamel, the hardest material in the body but easily broken
Ice, popcorn seed, and pierced tongue and lips are a few things that can damage your teeth. Unlike skin, your teeth can not grow back. If you eat popcorn seed, this is like eating "rocks" and will be a combination of two things are very hard. Seeds of popcorn and your teeth will collide with each other that they might cause damage to the teeth.

A research study in 2007 which was published in the American Journal of Dentistry states, as many as 14 percent to 41 percent of the individuals that have a stud in the area surrounding the mouth and tooth damage. Observations show that changes significantly yhe shape of the teeth and can lead to tooth loss.

3. You could lose your teeth at any age
Some individuals who are not born with perfect teeth. Which is often not the same in every person is a wisdom tooth that grew last. However, often the cause of losing your teeth is a disease of the gums and caries.

A study showed that 22.8 percent of the U.S. population aged 65-74 years and 29 percent of U.S. residents aged 75 years and over wearing dentures.

4. Most fluoride can adversely affect
Indeed, we know that fluoride is very important so that your teeth healthy. However, in children aged under 8 years, due to excessive fluoride toothpaste ingested in large quantities will cause a condition called fluorosis. Generally, fluorosis begins with the condition that looks like a white dot and finally become brown.

To ensure children do not swallow toothpaste when brushing teeth accompanied them and tell that the pasta enough to be applied for soybeans, so if swallowed toothbrush, toothpaste that enters the body, not too much. Most cases of fluorosis occurs because of toothpaste ingested in large quantities. It is recommended that children be given free fluoride toothpaste until they understand that when gargle, toothpaste should be discarded and not be swallowed.

5. Braces can be caused cavities
Rub your teeth properly if you want teeth that are trimmed to grow into a healthy tooth. Because, if not, the food, bacteria, and acids will tejebak around your braces and can cause your enamel eroded, this is expressed by Raymond George Sr., DMD, president of the American Association of Orthodentists.

Caries can be started from the existing bracket around the braces. Although the damage was not until a hole, it could cause "demineralization" so that there will be a white dot on your teeth (if there is a cavity in your teeth so they will increasingly dark color).

Actually, cleaning the tongue is the most natural. When someone installing braces, they tended to stop the tongues that swept the teeth due to discomfort arising from conflicting with the metal, this can lead to piles of dirt in your teeth.