is it true that if i drink milk it will strengthen them. i am only 31 and i don't want to lose my teeth in the front of my mouth.
204612
oh no, i hope for the best of luck just see a dentist as fast as you can get in.....
660306
First Sugar-Free or Not there are acids in all types of foods and none are good for your enamel, the outer covering of your tooth, and could cause decay. Second you breathe in and out more deeply when you are sleeping and the chances that you could choke are even greater than when you are awake, and I know I have come close to choking when I was awake. Please don't do this anymore for your own safety.
228913
no not complete i dont have wisdom teeth and stil have 3 milk teeth though am 24. not joking
265577
Make sure you chase it with whole milk.\nThe whole milk will bind the fluoride so it will pass right through you. \n\nbonne appetite\n\n(hey beats smoking)
379325
I've known people that came into our clinic with a chipped tooth from eating cotton candy!!!  You have to remember that teeth take a beating with the forces of mastication.  This is not a sign of weak teeth.  We've also had individuals come in thinking they had chipped a tooth when it actually was a bone from dinner, lunch, etc that had "chipped" off.  Do eleviate your concern go see a dentist and have it looked at to see exactlly how the chip/crack is doing.
198448
Prob becuase we tend to eat more rubbish with more sugar etc as we get older. I have weak teeth too so i have to brush them at least three or four times a day.
650874
It depends on the teeth around that one.  You may loose strength to nearby roots if you loose that tooth.  I am 30 and lost a back one on the bottom (and the dentist damaged the gum in that area).  Honestly only prob so far is every once in a while a sharp chip may get stuck back there, ouch.  Been out for like 6 years.
595431
I don't know about the losing weight part, but milk must be incorporated into everybody's diet as it is a great source of calcium and prevents us from developing osteoperosis in the old age. Women in particular, who are more prone to osteoperosis, should make it a habit to have 2 cups of milk a day, though men should do the same!! I'm a male and have found that warm milk is great to sleep before going to bed as it feels comforting and it's a great way of protecting your teeth from plaque overnight, as milk has been proven to cause the plaque to burst. (They're currently trying to develop tooth paste that consists of milk). So, reiterating my earlier point, make sure you drink milk everyday. It's so important...your body will be spared the pain and discomfort in your old age.!!
536723
Yes that's not uncommon especially thirty or more years ago for people to have had dentures so young.  Even today there are some genetic diseases that makes the teeth very fragile so they need to be taken out at a young age.  Nowdays dental implants can replace the teeth on someone like that.
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Anything can be ok for your teeth if you brush them afterwards. Usually anything with sugar or caffeine is the worse for your teeth, but as long as you have a healthy brushing regimen (brush, floss, mouthwash), then it doesn't really matter too much.\n\nBtw, milk and cheese are only good for your teeth when digested. Don't let it sit on your teeth or anything thinking they'll "absorb" the calcium because they won't. It will just help them decay faster.
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Actually I have heard somewhere that "chedder cheese has enzymes that are not bad for you teeth .\nI am not certain about cleansing them.But good old\nfashioned h2O (Water)is probably about the best.\nFlouride is a chemically active mineral that comes from simply certain "rocks"..Salt of course is \nnot considered a food but is good for mouth cleansing and healing.Any food that easily decomposes and creates bacteria is generally not good for your teeth.But as humans we once in "prehistoric"times were some catagorized more then others as herbivores or carnivores.Herbivore\nmeaning plant eaters and carnivore meaning meat eaters,(basically)Some people were more "plant eaters then others and had less wear and tear on\nor about their teeth,Carnivores on the otherhand \nwere meat eaters and had more wear and tear on their teeth.Therefore the "herbivores teeth were generally healthier.But neither is true "good old\nfashioned brushing your teeth with a small amount of toothpaste cleanser regularly would have made\nthe herbevores or carnivores pretty much equally the same in modern dental health.BUt the reason\nwhy carnivores teeth were worse than herbivores is only because meat is tougher than green leaves .
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I think some staining is natural. If you smoke, drink coffee, or eat foods like blue berries you will have more staining.\n\nAt 60 you should be pleased that you have teeth to worry about. Lots of folks are toothless at 60.
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You need to provide your body with real vitamins and minerals from vegetables and natural foods.  Sugar and white flour and fried foods that have no nutritional value can actually stunt your growth.  I do not drink milk.  Humans are the ONLY species that drinks milk after they are babies...PLUS we drink it from another species!  I wouldnt give my cat my breast milk!  Thats just wrong.  You are still young!  Eat really healthy (tons of veggies!), drink lots of water, get enough sleep and exercise regularily, dont smoke or do drugs (they can make you smaller) and with time you will grow!  Dont be impatient!  You are only a kid once!
601471
Mints work! Trust me.  Do not drink milk, it is too thick and may curdle on your stomach.  Milk is better if you are having heartburn.  In addition to mints, nibble on saltines.
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Yes, water is better, but lets face it - it doesn't taste very good, does it?! I'd stick with the regular soda personally, I don't drink diet soda because of the artificial sweeteners, but I do have pretty bad teeth now because of it. I'd recommend that you try to cut down on how much you drink, drink it with a meal, and brush your teeth afterwards or chew sugarfree gum after it. And just make sure you go to the dentist every 6 months and hopefully you'll be able to avoid any more cavities!
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Hello I was wonder if you are a soda drinker? I know from personal experience that if you drink pop you must clean your teeth after word or the sugar & acid in it remain on your teeth almost all day even more so on your back teeth. so after eating or drinking anything try to risen out ur mouth with water or even wipe ur teeth off after woulds with a cloth if you can't bruse them every lillte bit helps when wanting to save ur teeth or give up drinking anything persweetened(pop,tea,coffee sweetened,lemonaides,etc.)Try using paste that are good for ur type of teeth and ask ur Dentist about it may you need a coating placed over your teeth to help them be portected.
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I will try to make simple the decay process.\n\nToo much sugar?  Nope.  You can eat all the sugar you want.... you just have to eat it quickly!  and not go back for more too soon!  Bacteria do nothing in your mouth until they have sugar. Different sugars do make a bit of difference but for the most part the bacteria immediately begin using sugar as soon as they are fed.  They also store about a 1/2 hour supply.\nSo, upon getting sugar they begin to metabolize it and do what they do best with the energy...divide in half over and over again.\nDuring this time there are waste products produced.  Most notable is lactic ACID which softens teeth by removing MINERALS from them.  If the sugar exposure is stopped, the acid production will stop within about a half hour when the stores are used up and the acid slowly dilutes out of the plaque.  The softened teeth will just as readily harden back up using minerals floating around and actually may become harder than before the acid attack if less soluable minerals like FLUORIDE can be found.  BUT, if you have more sugar before the half hour is up you will allow the demineralization process to continue and the teeth which were softened will now be stripped of more of their minerals and like paper soaked in water will begin to come apart.\nNo amount of brushing can remove all the bacteria. They will be there ready to multiply especially in cracks and crevises. Brushing too soon after a sugar treat may actually strip away softened tooth surfaces if done too aggressively.\n\nDiet pop does NOT contain sugar.  If you soak a tooth in any carbonated beverage it will dissolve. That is not decay.  When we drink diet soda the acid is not left on the teeth for long and as a result the teeth soften little.  Lemon on the other hand is a strong acid in comparision and can quickly "eat" enamel and cause erosion (not decay) especially noticable along the gumline where the enamel is thing and the more easily dissolved root is.\n\nFluoride makes teeth less soluable in acid.  They do NOT dissolve better if they have a high fluorid content.  In fact this is how fluoride was discovered.  People with Brown Spotted teeth in Colorado, I believe, were found to have very little decay in their community. Fluoride was found in their water supply and the ideal amount that could be added without staining was determined.  The rest is history.\n\nFluoride gets incorporated most easily into teeth that are developing in the body or are recovering from and acid attack.\n\nFluoride in water and pills goes into developing teeth in children and makes them more acid resistant when the erupt into the mouth.  This gives the deepest protection.\nFluoride in toothpaste is absorbed only in the very outer layers of teeth.  It acts as a reservoir when there is an acid attack.  In the dental office ACIDulated fluoride is often used to create a controlled acid attack with Lots of fluoride around it to be used in the hardening back up stage. (no food or water for 1/2 hour)\n\nWhen a woman is pregnant...She snacks more.  Thus the weight gain.  Carbs are turned into sugar by saliva enzymes. Bread left on teeth is soon sugar left on teeth...Makes DECAY.  Teeth don't get soft by homone influence.  Only acid influence.\n\nDrugs don't cause decay.  They cause you to eat poorly and crash with gobs of crap in your mouth.  Acidic drugs like Meth smoke can cause EROSION of teeth.  Look at a meth users teeth and see how pitted they are from the acid.  Also they grind them like crazy and flatten them out.  Vomit?  Pretty acidic.\n\nPoor genes?  Teeth don't decay without acid.  One may have low mineral content in their teeth but those teeth will wear out just by chewing normally.\n\nProteins don't come out with acid attacks.  Minerals come out with acids.  Proteins are left.\n\nJuice has sugar and does cause decay.  Dilute it?? Nope.  The bacterial still get their half hour supply.\n\nFake sugar??  No decay.\n\nCough drops?