{"id":76,"date":"2018-09-03T20:10:03","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T20:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2018-10-03T20:13:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-03T20:13:00","slug":"dentist-melbourne-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beverlyrosedmd.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/03\/dentist-melbourne-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dentist in Melbourne Explains How Mouth Breathing Leads to Decay"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Man<\/a>Do you breathe through your mouth? Have you ever woken up with an incredibly dry mouth with a bad taste in it? Maybe you don\u2019t know, but your spouse might because they can hear it. Breathing with your mouth open can not only cause noise and snoring during sleep, but did you know it puts you at a higher risk for tooth decay? Mouth breathing can cause various complications in your overall health and your oral health. Keep reading to learn why mouth breathing can lead to tooth decay from a trusted dentist in Melbourne.\r\n\r\n\r\n

Why Does Mouth Breathing Cause Tooth Decay?<\/h2>\r\nThe main reason for this unfortunate link between mouth breathing and tooth decay is saliva. Your spit, or saliva plays a key role in preventing cavities. Your saliva actually limits the growth of cavity-causing bacteria. Because mouth breathing dries out your mouth, saliva isn\u2019t there to clean out bacteria, which turns into acid that erodes your tooth enamel.\r\n\r\nStudies have shown that your teeth lose its minerals when pH levels drop below 5.5 and participants in a mouth breathing study exhibited pH levels around 3.6. This is a high level of acid living in your mouth that will erode enamel, cause tooth decay, and other oral health issues.\r\n

What Are Some Symptoms of Tooth Decay?<\/h2>\r\nMouth breathers may not know they\u2019re breathing through their mouth, but you can be on the look out for some of the most common symptoms of tooth decay:\r\n