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Dental cavity is a problem that many poeple are affected by. But there is a very simple method to prevent them: eat foods that help to preserve your oral health!

​Chewing gum is frequently assumed to be just a form of candy. This could not be further from the truth, especially with sugar free gum, which is not only good for your teeth and gums, but increases your saliva production and your ability to resist the bacteria that cause dental caries. Here is the skinny on how good sugar free chewing gum is for your teeth.

Did you know that over half of all UK residents do not visit the dentist regularly at all? Did you know that going to a dentist every six months for a routine check up and a hygiene session decreases the risk of tooth decay by up to 60%? This and other very useful information can be read in this super helpful infographic. Upon reading it, it occurred to me how incredibly important and vital a role regular dental checkups play in maintaining teeth, and in preventing problems from occurring, and how most people are not aware of the function of check ups, and see them as merely a problematic appointment to get out of when it rolls around, if they do not forget them automatically.

Tooth decay is usually known for its symptoms; terrible toothache, blackening of the tooth, the crumbling of tooth structures, gaping holes in the enamel and foul breath to top it all off. But what is tooth decay? Many people have some vague idea, that bacteria causes it, but how, why and what can be done to prevent it are frequently very misinformed. Here below I will present a blow by blow of what tooth decay is, what it isn’t, how it works, and how it can be stopped.