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No as long as your mouth is clean from sugary stuff, and you wash your whole mouth with listerine, your own saliva will not cause your teeth to decay.
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Can medications cause tooth decay?
Medications do not typically 'cause' dental decay, however, some medications can cause a decrease in salivary production. Saliva is important in neutralizing acids that cause decay. Therefore, some medications can contribute to the incidence of tooth decay.
Does soda make your teeth soft?
Anything with sugar can cause caries (decay). Sugar combines with bacteria in your mouth and saliva and becomes acidic. It causes enamel loss and decay. Sugar is the leading cause of tooth decay. In addition, the carbonation in such beverages can wear away tooth enamel.
Does chemotherapy cause tooth decay?
Chemotherapy can lead to stomatitis and increase the risk of tooth decay.
What is the properties saliva and salvivary glands?
salvivary glands produce saliva and saliva is a nateral defence against tooth decay and its also part of the digestary system.
How does chewing gum prevent tooth decay?
Chewing sugar free gum can help prevent tooth decay because when you chew the gum, it activates saliva glands and produces saliva which in turn kills bacteria and helps clean the teeth of plaque.
Can high fructose corn syrup cause tooth decay?
Yes. Anything with sugar in it (fructose is a kind of sugar) can cause tooth decay.
Does morphine cause tooth decay?
no it doesnt
Can kissing cause tooth decay?
no not at all
Can semen cause tooth decay?
Ummm, no.
Does chocolate prevent tooth decay?
Nope, in fact it helps to cause tooth decay, because of all the sugar in it.
Causes for tooth decay and its prevention?
acids cause tooth decay u can prevent from drinking acidy drinks
What bacteria cause tooth decay?
The start of tooth decay is caused by two groups of bacteria Streptococcus Mutans and Lactobacillus.
