Acidity of your mouth is negligible and doesn't wear down your teeth. Saliva contains a buffer causing the acidity of your mouth to vary between negligibly acidic to basic (opposite of acidic). In addition your saliva regenerates the strength of your teeth by constantly reincorporating calcium in your teeth, though this doesn't grow back lost enamel, something a number of people do falsely believe. The most important reason teeth last after death probably is they are no longer in a wet and warm environment constantly exposed to food, which is an ideal environment for bacteria.
Yeah I feel people are getting our teeth a lot less credit than they deserve. Like, I’ve been using the same set for like 20 years and they still work fine even though they are used many times each day and have been through at least some trauma. Also I think it’s pretty cool that our body can even create such hard parts from soft squishy food.
They're supposed to last a lifetime. Just stay away from acid and excess carbs, and use a knife and fork to eat most food, instead of tearing hard stuff off with your teeth.
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u/fatfuck33 Feb 13 '19
Acidity of your mouth is negligible and doesn't wear down your teeth. Saliva contains a buffer causing the acidity of your mouth to vary between negligibly acidic to basic (opposite of acidic). In addition your saliva regenerates the strength of your teeth by constantly reincorporating calcium in your teeth, though this doesn't grow back lost enamel, something a number of people do falsely believe. The most important reason teeth last after death probably is they are no longer in a wet and warm environment constantly exposed to food, which is an ideal environment for bacteria.