Of course good dental health is mostly due to dental hygiene practices, but diet likewise plays a big part. I am going to discuss here the role of food and our eating habits in maintaining healthy teeth and gums. Previous research was insufficient, in that it mostly stressed the chemistry of nutrients in resulting in cavities, like the effects of the kind of food eaten and also the initial effects of food while still in the jaws. You'll find, however, humanistic, social, and environmental factor...