Describe the biology of dental caries, because i brush and floss well, and still got a cavity?

It's not that simple: Diet, saliva, bacterial composition of your mouth, ph or acidity levels of the oral cavity are also factors that contribute to the development of dental decay. Use of a Fluoride mouth wash or prescription strenggth Fluoride toothpaste may help reduce your risk for cavities. If your diet is high in carbs or acidic, that incteases risk. Use of xylitol sweetened gum or candies can help lower the risk.

3 Factors: Two of which you have control of , home care and diet and one you have no control of, your genetics. Some of us are just unlucky and very suseptible to decay. Biology in a nut shell, sugar gets convert in the mouth to acids which attack the teeth and cause decay. Cut down the substrate, i.e. The sugar, super important.

Very possible: The streptococcus bacteria is the place to look for dental caries. Also drinking something as healthy sounding as milk before bed can be a cause. Could also be food caught between your teeth which did not get removed... Using an oral irrigator like water pik or hydrofloss may be helpful to make sure that food particles are not the culprit.

Demineralization : Caries is an infection, bacterial in origin, that causes demineralization and destruction of the tooth. This bacteria produces acid in the presence of fermentable carbohydrates (such as sucrose). If demineralization exceeds saliva and other remineralization factors such as from calcium and fluoridated toothpastes, the tooth progressively breaks down. So, keep a low frequency of daily sugar intake.