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> Cavities are formed when sugar reacts with bacteria in the mouth. The link provided argues otherwise: "Bacteria cannot damage the enamel (calcium hydroxy ph
by MrJagil 10y ago
> Cavities are formed when sugar reacts with bacteria in the mouth.
The link provided argues otherwise:
"Bacteria cannot damage the enamel (calcium hydroxy phosphate). There is no such thing as decay of the enamel since bacteria require carbon and hydrogen to live. Billions of human and animal remains show teeth and bones are resistant to earth-bound organisms."
and
"acids alone eat the enamel..."
- http://www.fixyourteeth.org/Gerard-Judd/summary-teeth.htm http://www.fixyourteeth.org/Gerard-Judd/summary-teeth.htm
- ubercow13 10y agoAnd the bacteria eat sugar and produce acid. That whole site is a load of nonsense
- MrJagil 10y agoDo you have good sources against his general claims? Should I try out bar soap? I'd really like to get to the bottom of this.
- taxicabjesus 10y agoAfter I read your comment, it occurred to me to read about bacterial films. This is the Wikipedia article: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biofilm If you don't mind spending a few dollars, flavored tooth soaps are carried by most natural food stores.
- iends 10y agoYou didn't correctly read what I wrote.