Tooth Decay

Tooth Decay, is it a problem for you ? Are you looking fore real solutions about that? This page will answer to your questions.

According to the amount money spend on it for personal treatment and the percentage of people who are victims, constitutes one of the major problems in the world.

It is characterized mainly by the creation of an area containing demineralization tooth structures or the formation of a localized cavity.

Normally, the bacteria of the mouth can transform anything sugary eaten or starches into acids which act on dental hard structure to remove minerals. That process is called demineralizations.

Usually after eating the both process demineralization and remineralization are realized in the mouth to protect the teeth.

Saliva plays important role washing away food particles and neutralizing the acid.

Now the saliva must repair damaged part by a natural way called remineralization.

Depending on damage level, if it is too major,and the saliva has not had enough time to repair damaged part,the small holes will be created on enamel surface to cause tooth decay and
gum disease

The accumulation of plaque on dental surfaces for long time become a hard substance called tartar (calculus) the latter constantly irritates the gum which become red and swollen.

This is the reversible step of gum disease known as gingivitis.At this moment a good cleanup can solve the problem.

But if untreated, the gum goes up and creates a gap called periodontal pocket.The teeth maybe directly affected and wobbly.

Prevention

1-Reduce sugars and carbohydrates.

2- Brushing teeth after eating specially after using sugars or sweet food.

3-The fluorine prevents the change of carbohydrates into acids which are harmful for teeth.

4-Fluorine 1mg/l drinking water permits to enamel to become stronger to the acids action.

5-Fill all deep grooves that keep food debris.

Treatment

1)It is important to stop all decay factors before starting any treatments,if its causes were the excessive use of sugars or sweet food.

2)Remove all of soft tissues and fill the cavity with material that fits to teeth.

3)For a greatly destroyed crown, we can use a covering crown made with porcelain or metal or other material.

Nowadays it is urgent for everyone to protect its smile by prevention.To do that the best way is to know more about several ways to keep your teeth safe from tooth decay.

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