Bacteria live naturally in your mouth and these bacteria digest sugars in the foods that get stuck around your teeth after eating – when bacteria digest sugars they produce acid that eats away at the teeth causing holes to form – once there most holes become hard to clean and more food gets caught meaning the hole continues to get bigger. If left untreated the hole can extend all the way to the inside of the tooth and the nerve chamber causing tooth ache.
How Does A Hole(decay) Form?
Dr Meredith Gay is a principal dentist at Beaches Dental Mona Vale, where she is passionate about providing exceptional care for her patients and promoting oral health awareness within the community. Dr Gay graduated with Honours from the University of Sydney in 2011 with a Bachelor of Dentistry. She is a member of the ADA, the NSW Endodontic Society and the Manly Warringah Dental Study Group.