Hypothetically speaking (because i know all of you guys brush and floss everyday), if one was not to mechanically brush the surface of their teeth for an extended amount of time these would be the events that would follow. As time goes by the food that we eat helps us to inevitably attain a protein layer. Although this protein layer serves it's purpose to protect the teeth from a harmful environment, at the same time it serves as a layer of attachment for pathogenic bacteria to attach. The first colony that arrive are mostly aerobic gram positive bacteria, they pretty much serve a purpose to lay a foundation down for the community that they are about to create and also serve as a landing ground. As more and more free bacteria begin to join the community they start to create this slime layer which resists the strongest of antibiotics and mechanical brushing. I like to think of this as plaque being a plantation coral reef, and the variety of fish that swim through it as the bacteria. As the framework is set these parasites consume the carbohydrates that we strive on and create a byproduct that very acidic and etches away the very structure that they are settled on leading to their own destruction. With an acidic pH and other factors which can include dry mouth, congenital defects or poor diet this can result in a bombed out tooth. Its important to drink from a fluoridated water supply that your community should provide you with, for its the reminerlization of fluoride that can only turn a situation like this around.
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