Re: Tooth Decay

[tlford@ix.netcom.com (Tracy Ford)]

You wrote: 
>
>Tracy Ford wrote:
>> I want to know if any one on the dinonet knows how long it takes 
teeth
>> to decay. I know infants, kids, teenagers and adult humans get tooth
>> decay, and mammals get tooth decay, but what about the reptilia?
>
>what's the difference between decay and wear?
>
Wear the tooth being worn down by either the food itself or by tooth to 

tooth contact. Decay is bacteria eating away the tooth.

Tracy