爛牙,又叫蛀牙,係受細菌分泌酸侵蝕嘅牙,通常都係因為口腔唔夠乾淨引致。
爛牙其中一個主要成因,係因為啲人成日食埋晒啲酸性嘅食物同飲品:牙嘅外部由一浸琺瑯質包住,琺瑯質非常硬淨,係人體當中最硬嘅物質,人食嘢嗰陣無論點咬硬嘅嘢食(例如花生),牙都唔會受損;不過琺瑯質都有弱點—琺瑯質如果長期成日掂到酸性嘢,好容易被破壞;最差嘅情況係好似汽水等含糖量同酸性都高嘅物質—糖份會助長某啲細菌滋生,呢啲細菌食牙齒表面留低嘅糖份嗰時會製造乳酸,琺瑯質成日接觸住(例如)汽水嘅碳酸加埋啲細菌喺度製造乳酸,日積月累就會慢慢受侵蝕,造成爛牙。
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