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Does brushing ones teeth wear down the enamel over decades?

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Even a little?

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Just about everything erodes tooth enamel, with sugar and starches being the worst. Brushing hard or not using a soft brush tears up the gums. The bristles on hard brushes can’t spread out to cover between teeth and hidden aread and sweep away bacteria.

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