1 National Book Award Finalists Named. 2  The votes are in the finalists have been chosen. 3  Take a look and see which ones you've read. 4  2015 Man Booker Prize Named.  5 A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James was chosen for this year's prestigious award.
Foods that cling to your teeth, such as milk, honey, table sugar, soda, ice cream, raisins and other dried fruit, cookies, hard candy, dry cereal and chips are more likely to cause decay than are foods that are easily washed away by saliva.
Some of the bacteria in plaque cause tooth decay, and some are responsible for periodontal, or gum, disease. Plaque is always with us. A newborn baby's mouth is sterile, but only for the first ten hours or so of life. Tartar is a calcified material that often contains bacterial debris and sometimes plaque.