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Frequently Asked Questions
Dental Caries | Date Posted: 1/1/2002
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How can you prevent dental caries?
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If you have a sensible diet, a good flow of saliva, a cleaning routine and your teeth get an appropriate fluoride exposure, you are unlikely to get decay. So, you can prevent decay by:
1. being careful with how often you eat sugary foods or have sugary drinks.
2. brushing and flossing your teeth carefully to reduce the amount of bacteria on their surfaces.
3. using fluoride toothpaste. This will make the surfaces of teeth more resistant to acid. The fluoride in our water supply strengthens the developing teeth of infants and children.
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More questions in this category:
What is dental caries?
What causes dental caries?
How can you prevent dental caries?
Why is saliva important?
What happens when my saliva is not adequate?
How do dentists treat dental caries?
How important is my diet in preventing and treating dental caries?
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