Show good care helps cut tooth decay someday tooth decay may be as inexcusable as smallpox is now you cant be vaccinated vaccina ted against decay although even that is under experimentation at the army medical center in washington but you can cut down caries as much as 80 per cent by fol following a few inexpensive measures wind up meals with a tooth clean ing raw fruit or vegetable such as celery apples carrots include meat bone in your menus cut out snacks between meals it if better cleaning methods arent available immediately after meals use water mouthwash vigorously tooth deeny decay is largely a result of bacterial activity carbohydrates present in sugars starches and a few related substances ferment in the mauth this sets up ideal conditions for bacteria the swarming bacilli produce acids notably lactic acid the acids attack tooth enamel from there on the process is all too familiar cavity tooth ach appointment a new filling |