When brushing your teeth and removing plaque, you can help prevent that demineralization from happening. In other words, in the acidic environment caused by the bacteria, some of the ions dissolve from the enamel crystals leading to what we know as cavities. In an acidic environment, though, your teeth begin to demineralize.
Normally, your saliva helps buffer the pH and there is an equilibrium between the ions in the hydroxyapatite crystals of your tooth enamel and those floating around in your saliva. Some of these bacteria, mainly streptococcus mutans and other lactobacillus types, metabolize sugars and produce acids that form cavities. Dental plaque is a buildup of bacteria that forms on the teeth and gums. Remove debris and dental plaqueįirst, brushing your teeth helps remove food debris and plaque. The importance of brushing your teethīrushing your teeth, as you probably know, is very important for your oral hygiene, and serves several important functions. (The ADA will only place their seal on toothpaste with fluoride in it.) Keep that in mind when choosing what toothpaste you choose to use. While I use these homemade toothpaste recipes myself, I also recognize that there are many dentists who will only approve of fluoridated toothpaste with the ADA seal. It is not meant to diagnose or treat any medical condition. This post is meant to be informative only. I want you to understand why and how we get cavities and gingivitis in the hopes that you can prevent them and take back your dental health. While I’ve avoided writing about dental health up until now, I’ve decided that it’s about time that I help you understand certain things about oral health. While I am not currently practicing, I do happen to know a lot about teeth and dental hygiene. It’s something I absolutely love and now I don’t think I could ever go back.
Rather than do as many foreign dentists and practice illegally under other dentists (for cheap), I began looking for other work and eventually ended up starting my blog. With too many dentists here already, they have recently made it mostly impossible for anybody who has studied outside the European Union (in some cases, outside of Spain) to legally practice here. When I came to Spain, I wasn’t able to validate my degree. degree over 10 years ago from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. If you’ve read my bio under the post or my “ more about me” page, you may already know that I’m a dentist. One thing that doesn’t come up much on this blog is my pre-blogging career.
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