Homeostasis is the ability to maintain a stable internal environment while the external environment changes.
Many people don't like making that phone call to their dentist saying their tooth hurts, I know I don't. It is very important we take care of our teeth by watching the foods we put into our mouths. The hardest substance in our body is tooth enamel. It is made up of calcium tetraoxophosphate(V). It can easily get damaged if the pH in our mouth is below 5.5. As you know, when we eat sticky food, the food stay stuck on our teeth leaving bacteria. The bacteria that is in our mouths produce acid by the wearing down of sugar and some left over food that are still sticking to our teeth. The lower the pH