Mention the nature of toothpaste. How do they
prevent tooth decays.
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Toothpastes are basic in nature.
Usually tooth decay is caused due to acids, mostly since we usually consume acidic foods. For our mouth to be chemically neutral, we use bases to clean out teeth with.
Since acids and bases react -- called neutralization reaction, they prevent excessive acidity in the teeth.
Toothpastes contain bases such as ammonium hydroxide, calcium hydrogen phosphates, calcium carbonate, silica and hydroxyapatite and mostly sodium fluoride.
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A toothpaste is basic in nature as it contains alluminium hydroxide and other bases
Tooth decays often happen due to excretions by acids , so the bases in the toothpaste act against the acids and thus neutralize the tooth's condition
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