With all the reminders that we have in life to look after our teeth, it’s still a shocking statistic that tooth decay has not gone away in Leeds. So let’s look at the reasons why. It’s great growing up and feeling indestructible when you are young- drinking, smoking, poor diet, who cares, our bodies can take it, but poor oral hygiene is born out of ignorance and poor education. You may get away with it for a few years, but constant disrespect of your teeth will get you in the end. After only a few hours, bacteria starts to form in the mouth and left alone, plaque and tartar will develop around the teeth and start to infect the gums too. The acids from these evils will then start to rot the enamel of the teeth and tooth decay will begin to take hold. Best case scenario is to make sure that you never miss a beat when it comes to dental appointments. Your dentist will able to remove all the nastiness from around your teeth and gums and if there are any signs of decay, they will proceed with a simple filling to rectify any signs of rot within the teeth. However, this should be seen as an early sign that you may not be looking after your teeth as well as you should be, because the next step down from a filling is root canal treatment; this is where constant ignorance to oral hygiene has meant that your teeth have taken on a new level of tooth decay and are not only threatening the life expectancy of each individual tooth, but if allowed to develop into gum disease, could affect the whole of the organs in your body.
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