Varad Smile Care Dental clinic in Wakad Which food causes cavity? 1) Sticky candies and sweets such as lollipops, caramel, cough drops that has refined sugar which adheres enamel increases plaque bacterial colonization leads to more acid production and decay. 2) Chocolate has been found with anti decay properties but along with sticky refined sugar it is more causative for cavity 3) Starchy foods like bread, potatoes, chips etc are hard to clean from tooth surfaces and get stuck in pits and fissures on occlusal surfaces and increases germs. 4) Many junk foods cause cavity 5) Carbonated drinks are very sweet 6) Habits of drinking very sweet milk , breast feeding or bottle feeding during nights and sleeping without rinsing causes cavity because sweetened milk and warm oral temperature at night for long time increases the growth of bacteria and more risk for cavity.