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Excess bacteria can lead to cavities when left on your smile for an extended period. These bacteria can eat away at your enamel, rendering your tooth vulnerable. Eventually, it can create a hole in your tooth where more plaque and bacteria can gather, and an infection can form, as well as cause damage to the internal structure of your tooth as a whole.

A few things can cause cavity formation, such as the following:

Consuming a lot of certain food and drinks, especially ones high in sugar, like milk, soda, cookies, and candy.
Poor brushing and flossing.
Dry mouth. The lack of saliva, as a result, means that bacteria won’t be washed away and can build up instead.
Not attending biannual dental checkups.
Not enough fluoride. Extending off point number 4, fluoride is one of the most important steps in any cleaning because this substance is extremely effective at warding off cavities.
In addition, tooth location can also be a risk factor. Our premolars and molars can be difficult to brush since they’re at the very back of our mouths; this is why they’re often the most susceptible to cavities or infections.

To learn more about cavities formation, contact our dentist in North Edmonton.

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