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1331836 tn?1275349774

Is Tooth Decay an issue for teens?

It takes thousand of meals or snacks where acid forming carbohydrate like sugar causes some demineralisation particularly inside grooves on chewing surfaces of back teeth where saliva and fluoride toothpase have no access to remineralise demineralised tooth like on surfaces that brushing can reach with ease.

Teenagers develop around four times as many cavities that they had by age 12. but it doesnt seem to be an issue.  
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the person doesn't have a question, just stating information to make people "aware"...

and to 'supertooth', it is an issue, though I don't know about where you live as it states you're from Australia. But it's all widely known in many other areas..
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784382 tn?1376931040
what is your question??...teens seem to get more because they dont take care of their teeth by brushing after eating and flossing.....
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