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But advice is needed and you need to start with a good dental hygienist and a good\u00a0nutritionist.Adults too suffer from both extensive decay and from gum disease.\u00a0 If these conditions are left untreated, severe infections may follow and in the case of gum disease, the bone surrounding the affected teeth can be destroyed leading to mobile or loose teeth, infection and later abscess formation.Often the dental disease has been left untreated because the patient is highly anxious of dental treatment and has simply avoided dental examinations or treatment for many years.\u00a0 In such cases treatment of advanced dental disease may involve the extraction of several teeth and\/or numerous fillings.\u00a0 But before we attempt to save or remove the teeth, it is necessary to try to eliminate the causative factors that are leading to the dental disease in the first place.The role of diet in dental decayDiet plays a key role in causing dental decay.\u00a0 The intake of sugar-containing foods allows the bacteria to feed on the sugars and produce acid that attacks the tooth surfaces and causes cavities to form.\u00a0 Sugars also feed the bacteria that are closely associated with gum disease and hence the gum disease becomes more severe.Diet is extremely important and the frequency with which sugars are ingested is the major contributing factor to the severity and progression of dental decay.\u00a0 Sugar must be limited to only main mealtimes and not ingested at any time between these meals.\u00a0This may seem unnecessarily restrictive but it\u2019s not. \u00a0If this basic rule is ignored, decay will develop and in children, decay may become rampant throughout the baby teeth.Contact the friendly team at NQ Surgical Dentistry today on\u00a0(07) 4725 1656 or call in to see us at\u00a0183 Kings Rd, Pimlico QLD 4812[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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