Spot emerging cavities in Dubai

When carbohydrate-rich foods like bread, cereal, milk, soda, fruit, cake, or candy stay on your teeth for a long time, they cause tooth decay. Your mouth’s bacteria turn them into acids. Plaque is made up of bacteria, acid, bits of food, and your saliva. It sticks to your teeth. Plaque has acids that eat away at the enamel, making holes called cavities.

People often think that cavities only happen to kids, but because your mouth changes as you get older, cavities can also happen to adults. As you age, your gums pull away from your teeth. This causes erosions near the neck of the tooth, which can make eating painful. They can also pull apart if the gums are sick. This lets plaque get to the roots of your teeth. And you’re more likely to get cavities if you eat a lot of sugary or high-carb foods.

Around the edges of fillings in older people’s teeth, decay can sometimes form. Seniors often need a lot of dental work because they didn’t get fluoride or good dental care when they were kids. Over time, these fillings can make teeth weaker and cause them to break. Bacteria grow in the cracks and cause the wood to rot.

You can get cavities if you have teeth. There are some things that can help:

• Sugary foods and drinks : Sugar, soda, milk, ice cream, cereal, and chips tend to stick around and cause cavities.
• Poor brushing :  Plaque and cavities can form on your teeth if you don’t brush them after you eat or drink.
• A lack of fluoride : This mineral is in toothpaste, mouthwash, and some tap water. It helps prevent cavities and can fix damage to teeth that has already started.
• Dry mouth : Saliva helps keep your teeth from getting cavities by washing away food and plaque.
• Eating disorders : When you throw up a lot, stomach acid can wear away the enamel on your teeth, which can cause cavities.
• Acid reflux disease : This makes stomach acid come up into your mouth, which wears down your teeth and gives you cavities.