How to prevent cavities?

Rage tooth dentist and strawberry shake so many. But apart from avoiding sweets, how to fight against the carries? Advice for young and old.
The cavity is a bacterial disease that damages tooth structure to form a cavitée infected. Its symptoms: sensitivity to cold, warm, sugar, or to pressure.

Consult your dentist before having badly

"A good oral hygiene: you need to brush their teeth twice a day for at least three minutes. Only a complete brushing helps remove plaque and bacteria it contains. Asked equipment, use a soft brush not particularly aggressive and think to change it regularly. In addition to the brush, do not hesitate to use dental floss. And for good reason, cavities can lodge between the teeth.

"Consult your dentist regularly: do not wait for trouble to consult, you limit the damage and especially the pain. Get used to seeing your dentist at least once a year.

"Reduce the sugar: the bacteria in plaque feed on sugars and acids degrade attacking the enamel of the tooth, then the dentin, until the pulp. This means that when you eat sugary foods (sweets, sodas, pastries ...) and even slow sugars (french fries, bread, chips ...) you feed bacteria housed on your teeth. For the most greedy, the only solution is to brush your teeth after eating. If you can not, use a cheese. Indeed it contains lipids and proteins that protect the teeth of acid attacks. In addition, calcium and phosphorus prevent demineralization.

"Avoid snacking between meals: sweets and sodas are the enemies of your teeth, especially between meals when you can not brush their teeth. In case of hunger, choose an apple because although it contains a little sugar will make you chew. And that says chewing, salivation said. Or saliva acidity battle, the fight against bacteria, and contributes to the mineralization of teeth. Conclusion, better food drives that soft foods to prevent cavities.

For or against chewing gum? When chewing gum, chews on it and therefore saliva. Saliva with a protective action on our teeth is beneficial. Provided that chewing gum is sugarless!