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Dental Health Care: Periodontal Disease

Dental Health Care: Periodontal Disease

The teeth and surrounding structures are more susceptible than we think to infection. With proper hygiene can be more protected from bacteria that attack our teeth and gums.

The periodontium

The periodontium consists of the tissues that surround and protect the teeth. These are the gum tissue, bone around the tooth (called alveolar bone), periodontal ligament and cemented. A healthy gingival is pink, has an elastic consistency and appearance of orange peel. In a healthy tooth the gingival come to embrace the neck of the tooth, which is the union between the crown and root.

The bone under normal conditions reaches 1-1.5 mm below the attachment. Read the rest of this entry »

Dental Care in Pregnancy

Dental Care in Pregnancy

The changes that occur during pregnancy make the mother more susceptible to gingivitis and tooth decay. Dental hygiene and good nutritional habits banish the old myth that every pregnancy does a tooth.

Oral abnormalities of pregnancy

During pregnancy, major changes in women at all levels: physical appearance, in the chemical and psychological.

This causes the mouth of the pregnant woman more susceptible to gingivitis and tooth decay.

1. Gingivitis

During pregnancy there is an increase of the hormones estrogen and probating that condition changes in the structures throughout the body, among them, especially in the tissues of the mouth. Read the rest of this entry »