Causes and prevention of dental erosion

Causes and prevention of dental erosion

 What is dental erosion?

Is a loss of dental hard substance as a result of a chemical process and not bacterial. To decalcify enamel and cause tooth loss of gloss. Dental erosion due to contact with acidic substances teeth.
Erosion of tooth enamel caused by acid is present in most foods and beverages we consume. Under the action of acids is affected tooth enamel during tooth brushing grind. Thus, the tooth becomes thinner with time and promotes tooth decay or simply crashes.
How to form acids?

Bacteria in the mouth feed on sugar in the foods we eat, whose remains are deposited on the surface of the teeth. This form acids that attack tooth enamel.

Causes and prevention of dental erosion


Causes dental erosion:

-Excessive consumption of citrus
-Decreased salivary flow
Low-mineralization
-Salivary acidity
-Carbonated beverages
Fruit-juice
-Acid foods
-Consumum excess dental hygiene products (brushing and flossing)
-Drugs
-Various diseases such as bulimia, causing vomiting or reflux of stomach acid, which reached the mouth has a corrosive effect on tooth enamel
-Bruxism-caused stress and anxiety can lead to attrition scrubbing teeth enamel, making teeth more sensitive

Dental erosion:

-Avoid direct contact of teeth with acidic products (straw use)
-Changing the diet
-Minimizing consumption of foods and fizzy drinks
-Avoid acidic substances late evening
- Chewing gum consumption within 5 minutes after meals (chewed more gastric secretion and increases salivary flow, which are also cariogenic)
- Drink water after every meal high in acidic foods, so you will remove the acid in the mouth or chewing gum uses a
- Including tooth enamel harmless foods are nuts, nuts or low-fat cheese, eaten after a meal high in acids restabileaza natural pH of the mouth.
-Avoid brushing teeth immediately after consuming acidic food or drink, wait at least an hour until the enamel is recovering after acid attack
-Use a fluoride toothpaste
-Consulting dentist at least every six months, which can diagnose dental erosion
-Avoid using your teeth to open a bottle, package and so on, cracking seeds or biting your nails, you risk to break or crack your tooth enamel.