Every day in central Leeds, your mouth is always under threat from bacteria, bacteria that breeds plaque, gum disease and tooth decay. The only way you have of fighting off these problems is to have a wicked oral hygiene program at home and ensure you trot along to your dentists twice a year for a check-up: this should always be enough to keep to keep these disease from your door. The only flaw in this plan is that you are human and along the way make human mistakes, like enjoying yourself. Nothing wrong with that in the slightest, but you do have to remember that the evils already mentioned are ready to strike as soon as you stop brushing. Constant failure to care for your teeth will soon see acids eating their way through the protective enamel of your teeth and infecting the inside. The first thing you will notice is pain whenever anything comes near the surface of the tooth. At this juncture, you may get lucky if you act fast and get away with a filling from your dentist. If you allow the problem to advance though, you’ll need a root canal to clear away the rotten pulp and roots, and then it will need a crown in order to keep the tooth in your mouth. Either way, tooth decay is not only a constant threat to your oral health, but it will also threaten your bank balance with constant treatment, as once it starts; you and your dentist will have to jolly work to prevent the problem spreading throughout your mouth.