Barium sulphate shows where food is trapped and over 80% of cavities occur inside grooves in chewing surfaces.

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Plaque is easy to see at gum margins with food dye but few cavities occur where the the brushing removes plaque and saliva has easy access to neutralise acd and remineralise demineralised tooth.

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Cavities occur where food is trapped on teeth and saliva has poor access like  between teeth but over 80% of cavities occur inside pits and fissures where saliva has no access.

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Fissure Sealants forced deep inside chewing surfaces, shows where food is trapped after the tooth is disolved in acid and where toothpaste can be forced before brushing.

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Evidence indicates the need for better personal tooth care to prevent tooth DK, that affects 11 million Australians yearly from acid demineralisation that exceeds remineralisation.

Over 90% of cavities in children occur from acid demineralisation inside pits and fissures on chewing surfaces where food is left trapped after eating, that brushing cannot reach and saliva or fluoride have no access to neutralise acid and remineralise demineralised tooth like on easy to reach surfaces.

The bottom photo is of sealant forced deep inside pits and fissures under chewing pressure and then the tooth was dissolved in acid, showing where food is trapped and fluoride toothpaste can be forced under chewing pressure before brushing to remineralise tooth.
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SupertoothNDK changes for better Personal Tooth care advice

Brush gum margins of teeth twice a day after flossing and chewing fluoride toothpaste for better access.

Chew a Supertooth sealant food, nuts or cheese before eating carbohydrate rich foods like sugar confection

Chew fibre like celery or sugarless gum after eating to help saliva neutralise acid and remineralise demineralised tooth.

Avoid eating acid forming food like sugar confection especially between meals for a snack or just before eating meals.

Please write to your local members requesting that Government should finance better evidence based national Oral Health Promotion, particularly to prevent Tooth Decay, our most common disease affecting every family including 11 million Australians per year.

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