General Discussion / Re: Teeth plaque/tartar
« on: March 20, 2020, 03:00:56 am »Two things that come to my mind:
- Sugar feeds the bacteria.
- Lack of mechanical cleaning. Either via dental tools or chewing with front teeth, especially fibrous foods. I found that on a purely carnivore diet I'd need dental tools quite often, because chewing is pretty much at a minimum.
Maybe acid helps clean the plaque, but I'm not sure, maybe someone has info on this?
Also, I've noticed that including a lot of dairy makes the plaque harder, while meats and vegetables produce soft plaque. Probably, because of the calcium.