Unusual causes of Cavities?

I get a lot of cavities. I'm not saying I have the best oral habits, but I brush at least twice a day with a sonic care tooth brush, got special perscription tooth paste, and the enamel building regular kind, floss daily, and drink both water and milk.





really my worst dental habits is a soda a day and some chocolate, I don't smoke, or drink coffee or tea.





So I'm wondering if anyone here has any experience with cavities being the result of something else being wrong in your body. Thanks for any answers.

Unusual causes of Cavities?
I don't personally but my best friend's husband has terrible teeth,. and he brushes them every day, or did when he had them, he is 37 with dentures now. Her daughter has the exact same problems as he does. I am assuming she inherited whatever it is he has.
Reply:Maybe you're not brushing your teeth right,


ask your dentist.


Or, it could be genetics.


Good Luck =]
Reply:a dentist may be able to discuss it with you.
Reply:Brushing too hard, or picking the teeth with foreign objects (not me, some people I know)
Reply:If you take a lot of medication when you're young then that can cause tooth decay, especially if it's medication for ear infections.
Reply:hmm i'm honestly not sure, but it sounds like the soda. Soda decays your teeth. Brushing immediately after you drink soda will be very good. If you like drink soda say at 1 in the afternoon and brush your teeth 10 at night...there is a big time difference and your teeth would have already started decaying already. Continuing this habit every day could explain why you get lots of cavities.
Reply:It could be the soda, the Aspartame is murder on your brain and the rest of your body, designed to kill people in a slow poison. Also milk is bad for you, full of bovine growth hormones and other chemical injections. Does you toothpaste have fluoride? Fluoride is actually bad for your teeth and your health.
Reply:You can be more genetically prone to cavities ie. less enamel to begin with. Soda also weakens the enamel for a short amount of time while you are drinking it, making your teeth more susceptible. Was there fluoride in your drinking water while you were growing up?
Reply:Dry mouth or medications, especially asthma meds are common cavity causers. Saliva protects teeth by rinsing them and neutralizing acids. Not rinsing after meds like asthma meds can cause cavities. Sipping of drinks all day or snacking and chewing sugary gums or sucking on candies is the worst. Sipping a pop or anything with sugar throughout the day constantly keeps the mouth in a acidic state as does constant snacking. Acid reflux is also a major causer of cavities. This constant or nightly bath of acid from the stomach can reek havoc on teeth.
Reply:Soda contains a lot of sugar and sugar of course is the source of energy for the bacteria that causes cavities. When you eat foods that contain sugar be it refined sugar (soda) or carbohydrates (crackers) the bacteria in your mouth create acid, it takes about 10 mins for your saliva to buffer that acid out of your mouth so if you drink one soda a day, but sip on it on day you are essentially feeding that bacteria all day and not giving your saliva time to buffer it out. If you have a lot of unfilled cavites get them taken care of, we all have that bacteria that causes cavites by the time we are around 3-6 but that bacteria lives in higher numbers in cavities. Dry mouth is another contributor as well as acid reflux. Consider water all day, making your night time brushing the best brushing of the day and drinking water after taking any medictions