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	<title>Intelligent Dental &#187; Dental plaque</title>
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		<title>Top 5 diet changes to help prevent tooth decay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is tooth decay (dental caries)? Tooth decay or cavity, also known as dental caries, is a disease where bacterial processes damage hard tooth structure (enamel, dentin, and cementum). These tissues progressively break down, producing cavities in the teeth. What causes tooth decay? It was believed that tooth decay was caused by tooth worms as [...]


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		<title>Is it possible to reverse tooth decay?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EiLeng C</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Have a problem with tooth decay?  Tooth decay or otherwise called caries has been a vast predicament that affects most dentate people. According to the United States Surgeon General’s report, caries is stated to be the most common chronic childhood disease of children aged 5 to 17 years and is five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever.

How does our tooth get caries?

Tooth decay is a demineralization process of hard tissues in our mouth that are contributed by four major factors namely bacterial microorganism, sugar (carbohydrates), tooth surface and time. Without this four factors decay would not occur. A community of haphazard collection of bacteria on your tooth is called plaque.

This bio film of plaque is capable of fermenting carbohydrate substrates (sugars like sucrose and glucose) and producing acid causing the plaque pH to fall below 5 within 1-3 minutes. Repeated falls in pH results in demineralisation of tooth surface and leads to carious lesion formed.


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		<title>Relationship between Gum Disease and Heart Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.intelligentdental.com/2010/08/12/relationship-between-gum-disease-and-heart-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 06:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number one cause of mortality in the United States since 1900 continues to be heart disease. And gum disease and heart disease appear to be related, thanks to several extensive studies in the early 2000s which suggested that people with gum disease (periodontal disease) were twice as likely to also have coronary artery disease, [...]


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		<title>Oral Health in relation to Dental Decay and Gum Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.intelligentdental.com/2010/04/28/oral-health-in-relation-to-dental-decay-and-gum-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>samanthaloh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Oral Health ? Oral health encompasses the health of our oral cavity. Our oral cavity (mouth) consist of our teeth and oral mucosa mucosa (gums). The health of our teeth is commonly compromised by bacteria which causes dental decay. Dental Decay is a dynamic process and it occurs due to a combination of [...]


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		<title>Tips to Prevent Dental Caries in Children</title>
		<link>http://www.intelligentdental.com/2009/11/16/tips-to-prevent-dental-caries-in-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr Erica Tan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Children&#8217;s smile @ www.dreamstime.com   Overview Dental caries is also known as tooth decay. The main source of tooth decay is dental plaque. Dental plaque is a sticky white or yellowish film that always attaches to our tooth surface as we consume food. If we manage to remove plaque totally from our tooth surfaces [...]


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		<title>All about gum disease Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.intelligentdental.com/2009/09/10/all-about-gum-disease-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:06:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vivagurl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[f) Periodontal abscess Periodontal abscess always happen in people who have existing periodontitis that is advanced enough to have resulted in some loss of bone around the root of the tooth. While abscesses usually spontaneously occur in patients with untreated periodontitis, it is more common in periodontitis patients with a systemic disease such as diabetes. [...]


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		<title>All about gum disease Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vivagurl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is gum disease? Gum disease is the disorders of supporting tissue of teeth which will result in ultimate tooth loss if left untreated, but there are several ways to both treat and prevent them. It can be divided into two major stages: gingivitis (gingival disease) and periodontitis (periodontal disease). They range from mild gingivitis, [...]


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