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Teeth are mostly modified limestone (calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, calcium fluoride, etc.) reinforced with various proteins. Just like acids erode ordinary limestone (calcium carbonate) they erode teeth, bacteria then can make the exposed proteins rot (producing even more acid).

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