{"id":104,"date":"2007-09-19T08:23:03","date_gmt":"2007-09-19T15:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2016-01-04T16:05:56","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T23:05:56","slug":"can-you-catch-tooth-decay-from-kissing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/can-you-catch-tooth-decay-from-kissing\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you catch tooth decay from kissing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hall,<br \/>\nI noticed that someone I had kissed had a tooth that looked like it was decaying. Can I get sick from kissing that person if they had a decayed tooth in their mouth? This is a serious question not a joke, thank you so much.<br \/>\n&#8211; Jamie from California<\/p>\n<p>Jamie,<br \/>\nTooth decay isn&#8217;t contagious. The decayed tooth won&#8217;t hurt you at all, no matter how much you kissed this person.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has the same tooth decay bacteria (lactobacillus) in their mouth. The way the bacteria cause you trouble is when you feed them often or don&#8217;t clean them off daily. So brush, floss, don&#8217;t snack all day long, and you&#8217;ll be fine.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, read our page about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/tooth_decay.htm\">tooth decay<\/a>. Also read about the myth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/dental_questions\/soft_teeth.htm\">soft teeth<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Dr. Hall I feel much better now, I hope he gets his teeth fixed soon.<br \/>\n&#8211; Jamie<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\" border=\"0\" width=\"728\" cellpadding=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#A9C5A5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-4419877247826466\"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = \"728x90_as\"; google_ad_type = \"text_image\"; \/\/2007-03-26: CosmDent Blog google_ad_channel = \"9579159778\"; google_color_border = \"A9C5A5\"; google_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\"; google_color_link = \"1B703A\"; google_color_text = \"000000\"; google_color_url = \"008000\";\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Hall, I noticed that someone I had kissed had a tooth that looked like it was decaying. 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