How exactly do your teeth rot?
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The covering on your teeth (the enamel) is the part that rots. (Rot=decay (synonym)) \nBits of the food you eat get stuck between your teeth and bacteria tend to reproduce at these points. Think of your teeth as buildings and the "BACTERIA" as demolition workers. The bacteria will start ""digging" or hacking away at your enamel thus making a hole. this wont bother you for a little while. However, the inside of the tooth(the pulp) is soft and there are nerves here. When the bacteria make a hole this deep anything that "touches" the nerves is going to make you jump. This could be a bit of food, hot/cold liquid, air, etc. When you feel that pain you then know that you have a cavity. (Dentist time) \n\nSugar doesn't rot the teeth. The bacteria rot the teeth but sugar and other high glocuse substances are better for bacteria and they reproduce more quickly.\n\nNote: \nYou brush and floss to: get rid of plaque on your teeth(thus making them white) and to get rid of food particles.\nYou rince and wash your mouth after brushing to:\nRemove the gunk you've just brushed off and to clean your mouth making it resonably free of bacteria.\n\nHumans mouths are 200 times dirtier then that of a dog's mouth. (makes you think twice before kissing someone). The reason is that we do not have a disinfectant in our saliva that kills germs and bacteria.
908654
This happened to me too my old shitty dentist didn't do a good job, she didn't drill and clean all the decay, now after few years i found a new great dentist, he fixed he said i may have ended up having root canal too, maybe tomorrow, maybe in five years maybe never as long as it doesn't hurt and since he filled my tooth again, he even put some medicine there it doesn't hurt and no problems whatsover! So find a good dentist that's a start! ask your family or friends i am sure somebody knows, that's how i found mine!
75677
Cavities are caused by the action of acid on the enamel of the tooth. The acid is produced by bacteria in the mouth that feed on sugar (and, actually, simple starches, which are converted to sugar by saliva). The acid dissolves the enamel of the tooth surface causing little holes in the teeth.
251975
tooth decay can actually turn out to be a serious problem if left untreated.\nIf dental decay reaches the pulp of the tooth, there can be serious implications. The pulp of the tooth contains nerves, blood vessels, and other tissues connected to the rest of the body. The same blood supply that goes to the heart, the liver, the brain, and all other organs of the body, also circulates through the jaw, which carries the blood to the infected tooth and back.\nCan an individual die from dental caries? The answer is absolutely yes! If the infection is in the upper arch and breaks through the maxillary sinus and carries the infecting agents toward the cerebral tissue, an individual can suffer a cavernous sinus thrombosis which can result in death. On the other hand, if the infection is in the lower arch and the infection reaches the fascial tissues under the mandible, a condition called Ludwig's angina can occur which in fact suffocates the patient and can result in mortality.\nAbout gum disease this can lead to infective endocarditis, a potentially fatal disease in which the sac around the heart becomes inflamed; a weakened immune system that can slow wound healing and lower a person's response to hepatitis B and flu vaccines; lung infections in people with chronic lung diseases; a higher risk of delivering premature infants and; finally, tooth loss. \nI hope i was helpful.
971380
they'll decay your teeth!\ndrink agua
1162611
First of all TEETH ARE NOT BONES.\n\n\nTeeth are depositions of enamel and dentin formed inside a tiny bud that grows(it's called a  tooth bud).  Each bud is formed like a sprout off a chain of sprouts, like leaves on a plant.  You are NOT born with all your teeth already started, but with most of them already started.   Your wisdom teeth are the last to start forming well after birth (I think 6 or 7 years) . \n\nAs part of the eruption process the new tooth (adult tooth) start to eat away the roots of the baby tooth in a controlled manner. as it takes away more and more of the baby tooth root,  the baby tooth becomes looser and falls out.   So what pushes the tooth out? The ligaments that attach the root to the bone provide the eruption force necessary for the tooth to move.
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The teeth are rotting at the same rate their brain is.  The great thing about it is they do not care.  \n\nI love my teeth, my parents spent a great deal of money on them when money was not flowing (my parents became wealthy after I was 12).  My mother brushed every tooth since my first.  I took fluoride as we were on well water.  My teeth are more valuable to me than any gem.  BUT if I were to be a crack smoker, my brain would be stupid and I would stop caring that crack ruins the teeth and then I would die anyway.  \n\nThe real scientific reason, not sure, but you know I will be looking it up now, as you sparked my mind!!!\n\nTake care.
187250
There is a condition called internal resorption that can appear later in life. It's where your tooth just starts disintegrating from the inside out... it's not decay. The tooth just starts falling apart. There's some suspicion that braces can cause it, or getting hit in the mouth with a baseball, or some other minor injury. They really don't know what causes it. But it is not a common condition, and they really don't know if braces are to blame. Go ahead and get your braces. Yout teeth will be a lot healthier because malocclusion (that is, teeth that don't align properly) can cause all kinds of problems, such as cavities between the teeth, gum disease, indigestion, etc. The benefits of straightening your teeth definitely are worth it. I had mine done when I was 26, and I've never regretted it. My teeth look so much better now!
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oral health is so important and part of it are our teeth. we must give care for them. we should have to restore our decayed teeth for some reasons.. first for our mastication we need all of them for tearing and grinding of our food.second for our health, not only the surrounding tissues but also for our whole body. remember preventive is better than curative.. better to have dental check up at least twice a year.
605697
dont know about the pain. yes it messes you up. it rubs constantly against your teeth wearing out grooves .
477221
NO. Sugar + Bacteria = Decay. This sounds like an antibiotic that you may be spelling incorrectly. No antibiotic causes decay. Some cause discoloration of teeth that are forming below the gum line when a child takes them though.
667897
it's decaying food.  Plaque is composed of bacteria, (both live and dead), the waste products from bacteria, food particles and other dead cells that the bacteria feed upon. This composition forms a greasy, sticky film on and in between teeth
541958
Need to see a doctor first could just be a sinus infection, can cause serious pain and pressure in your teeth.
765459
Meth only rots your teeth if you smoke it.  Just like crack.  It destroys the enamel that protect your teeth from decay, therefore, your teeth are more suceptible to cavities.  Also, meth makes you grind your teeth ALOT, so, you can also break them or lose them altogether due to the combination of decay AND grinding them daily.
987005
did you know that people still die from dental abscesses that go untreated? sometimes, abscesses will eat a little canal thru your bone and drain- when this happens - usually there is no pain but imagine what that is doing to your body! the best thing to do is get to your dentist and let him/her take care of you the best they have been trained to do.
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Do you have a filling in the tooth in question? If you do, it is more that likely that the tooth started decay below the existing filling. This happens because when the dentist told you that the filling should be replaced, you didn't do it. \n\nI know this because it just happened to me. I ended up breaking the tooth, and because of the substantial amount of decay that the tooth had to be pulled. \n\nGet it taken care of soon. If the tooth doesn't hurt now, it will soon. Based on my experience, I am going out on a limb to tell you this, but you will probably need a root canal.\n\nTo answer your question, this is not something that can be treated naturally. The only thing that will be used that could be natural are the anesthetic for the extraction, and the post-op pain medications and maybe antibiotics.\nGood luck.
899812
holding lemons directly in contact with your teeth over long periods of time can erode your teeth.  Not to worry if it's in water.  Or even if you eat them plain.  You would have to hold a lemon on your teeth for hours at a time.