Question

How was the poet paving the way to cavities and decays?

Answer 1

by eatin lot of sweets such as:
                   *liquorice
                   *gobstoppers
                   *sherbet dabs etc.
she did not brush her tooth properly   

Answer 2

she was extremely fond of eating varieties of sweets such as toffies , liquorice , pickled sweets , etc . she did not brush her teeth properly .