Every time you eat or drink anything sugary, your teeth are under attack for up to one hour. This is called an acid attack. Tooth decay happens when sugar reacts with the bacteria in plaque – the sticky coating on your teeth. This forms acids that attack the teeth and destroy the enamel. After this happens many times, the tooth enamel may break down forming a hole or ‘cavity.
A post crown is a combination of a post (that extends down into the root canal of your tooth) and a dental crown.There is actually a third element called the ‘core’.
A periapical abscess is a collection of pus at the root of a tooth, usually caused by an infection that has spread from a tooth to the surrounding tissues.
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