Popcorns...beware! It sticks to the tooth surface which is practically difficult to remove. Night brushing, if avoided may lead to initiation of caries and damage of sound tooth.
Dental caries, otherwise known as tooth decay, is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in people worldwide; individuals are susceptible to this disease throughout their lifetime. Dental caries form through a complex interaction over time between acid-producing bacteria and fermentable carbohydrate, and many host factors including teeth and saliva. The disease develops in both the crowns and roots of teeth, and it can arise in early childhood as an aggressive tooth decay that affects the primary teeth of infants and toddlers. Risks for caries include physical, biological, environmental, behavioural, and lifestyle-related factors such as high numbers of cariogenic bacteria, inadequate salivary flow, insufficient fluoride exposure, poor oral hygiene, inappropriate methods of feeding infants, and poverty. The approach to primary prevention should be based on common risk factors. Secondary prevention and treatment should focus on management of the caries over time for individual patients, with a minimally invasive, tissue-preserving approach.