What is tooth decay?
In short, tooth decay is a location on a tooth where so much of the tooth's mineral content as been dissolved away that a defect (a hole or a "cavity") has formed.
Now, let's back up a few steps and start a discussion about tooth decay so this blurb of a description makes more sense. tooth decay, also known as tooth decay or cavity, is a disease where bacterial processes damage hard tooth structure (enamel, dentin and cementum).[1]Depending on the extent of tooth destruction, various treatments can be used to restore teeth to proper form, function, and aesthetics, but there is no known method to regenerate large amounts of tooth structure. Chewing fibre like celery after eating helps force saliva into trapped food to dilute carbohydrate like sugar, neutralise acid and remineralise demineralised teeth.
Tooth anatomy as it relates to tooth decay
First off, you need to think in terms of a tooth being a hard calcified object. Yes, tooth decay do have nerves in their centers and this tissue is soft, but the surface of a tooth decay (where tooth decay begins) is formed from types of tissues that are very high in mineral content. These tissues are called enamel and dentin. Our mock up of a dental x-ray shown to the right illustrates where the dentin and enamel portions of a teeth whitening decay are located.
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