Main Causes Of Tooth Decay

Tooth Decay - Elements that should not be overlooked as an integral supporter of the perfect appearance is teeth. However, until now there are many people who forget about the importance of hygiene and dental health. And, not only adults are somewhat lazy and maintaining healthy teeth hygiene by brushing diligently.

"This shows that awareness to maintain health and dental hygiene is still relatively low. Actual fact could be an indication of the level of dental public health in general somewhere," said George Novaro Tarin, Senior Brand Manager Toothbrush.

Tooth decay is the most common problem faced by humanity. According to data from the British Dental Journal, about 85 percent of cavities are found on the back teeth, or molars.



Another threat is experienced when dental hygiene is not maintained the risk of caries (tooth infection that causes damage to tooth structure). A survey of the Adult Dental Health Survey in the UK revealed that the back teeth also have two times greater likelihood attacked by caries.

Causes Of Tooth Decay
"In general, there are many causes of tooth decay. Yet the most likely cause there are three things," said George. Wrong if you think the main cause is sweets and fizzy drinks. The main cause of tooth decay turns on human behavior.

1. Brushing the wrong way
Although brushing is actually fairly easy to do, many people are doing it wrong. According to research, the best toothbrush time ranging from one to two minutes. Try to brush your teeth by twisting while looking in the mirror, so that no food residue left in between the teeth. In addition, after consuming energy drinks, soft drinks, or other acidic beverages, do not brush your teeth immediately. This will make the acid is actually spread evenly in all gears. We recommend rinsing the mouth used to eliminate bacteria, and then brush your teeth.

2. The frequency of the rare
Toothbrush is usually done routinely every time the shower. Brush your teeth twice is the minimum to brush your teeth in a day. Rarely brushed their teeth makes teeth more brittle and suffered permanent damage. To obtain maximum results, the frequency of brushing teeth more often will minimize the growth of bacteria on the teeth, and better dental hygiene. Make it a habit to brush your teeth after meals and before bed.

3. The tools used
Teeth most frequently encountered problems hollow because it lies behind him easily reached by a toothbrush. Shape of the mouth that tends to narrow at the back also complicates the cleaning, let alone shape toothbrush head still tend to be large.

Back teeth also has many grooves and fissures, making it difficult to clean toothbrush. And it cracks and grooves gear that makes a lot of leftover food stuck or tucked in there. When not cleaned thoroughly, the rest of the food will rot and create cavities. "One of the considerations when choosing a toothbrush is a toothbrush head shape, if I could reach the back teeth according to the structure of the mouth," said George.

Source: Kompas.com

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