The teeth enamel is composed of approximately 97% of crystallized minerals (mainly phosphate and calcium in the form of apatite crystals), proteins (in very small amounts) and about 1% water. This is why it is slightly permeable to various water-soluble substances such as fluorides, calcium, phosphates or acids. The dentine (ivory of the teeth) is composed of two thirds of enamel, protein and water. Only the pulp contains living cells: it is innervated and irrigated by blood vessels.
A multitude of microorganisms (bacteria and filamentous fungi) occupy permanently the buccal cavity, warm and humid environment par excellence and the Best Dental Treatment in Dubai, where they proliferate mainly feeding on sugars, but also other substances coming from food remains. They multiply very rapidly and gradually form a deposit: plaque.
The bacteria of the plate have a particular metabolism: they absorb essentially the sugars and, in a few minutes, transform them into acids that penetrate the enamel of the teeth and attack the crystals of apatite. With time, the enamel takes on a chalky hue at these places. This is the first sign of the formation of dental caries. When these chalky spots appear, the surface of the enamel is still continuous, but when this decalcified and softened surface cracks, the carious lesion is formed.
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