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Dental Caries
Dental caries are disorders of the teeth that appear in children, adolescents and adults , and if not corrected in time can even cause tooth loss.
In the oral cavity are bacteria that convert food, especially sugar and starch, into acids. Bacteria, acid, food debris and saliva combine in the mouth to form a sticky substance called plaque that adheres to teeth and is more prominent on the back molars, just above the gum line in all teeth and the edges of fillings.
The plaque is not removed from the teeth is mineralized and becomes tartar . Plaque and tartar irritate the gums, causing gingivitis and ultimately periodontitis . Plaque begins to accumulate on teeth within 20 minutes of ingestion of food, which is the time when when most bacterial activity. If plaque is not removed thoroughly and routinely, tooth decay will not only begin, but flourish.
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Knowing Tooth Decay
Tooth decay is an infectious disease that occurs by the action of acids produced by microorganisms that are part of the plaque, and is characterized by the destruction of dental hard tissues.
Factors involved in the formation of cavities
Most people do not know the causes of dental caries. All parents warn their children of the risk of eating candy and not brushing their teeth, but behind a carious lesion there are enough factors involved in its formation.
Therefore, we assume that caries is a multifactorial disease, but what are these factors?.
There are some factors that must always be present for the formation of cavities such as micro-organisms, carbohydrates, susceptibility tooth and the time factor. Keep in mind that the action of acids produced when microorganisms metabolize carbohydrates on the tooth surface, occurs over a period of time.
We also find mitigating factors predisposing to the formation of caries:
Race : greater predisposition in some human groups than others, perhaps because of the racial influence on tooth morphology, mineralization, the type of diet …
Heredity : Some people virtually immune to decay and other highly susceptible. This feature we see that is transmissible from parents to children.
Diet : To assess the power cariogenic diet, we should consider various factors such as sugar, the consistency of food (for the same amount of sugar would be more harmful in the form of toffee that soft drink), the consumption frequency (more often, more time is the low ph), the consumption during or between meals (during meals produces more saliva, which protects against caries) and protective factors (such as cheese, which made after food intake seems to reduce the acidity of the plate). Read the rest of this entry »
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Tooth Decay: Sealing the cracks
Decay is usually located in the premolars and molars in childhood pieces are in the process of training, so they are less resistant to acids, and also have small pits and fissures on the top, where easily accumulated plaque. Therefore, to increase the resistance of these teeth can be used to fissure sealing technique, which involves applying a thin film of acrylic resin on the tooth surface, thus reducing their exposure to acid .
This is a simple, no annoying and extremely useful, for what is considered an excellent preventive measure for tooth decay in children.
The dentist if you should be done or not.
After conducting a thorough cleaning of the teeth surface to be treated, the dentist applies and extends acrylic resin on the child’s teeth to form a uniform layer. On drying, the film is firmly bonded to the tooth surface and provides effective protection against cavities.
The hope for the future: vaccines
It is known that caries is a result of the action of bacteria that normally inhabit the mouth, such as Streptococcus mutans. Therefore, it is logical to assume that by a specific vaccine to eliminate these germs, there would be an exceptional result in the prevention of caries.
Today there is progress in the production of these vaccines, and even some positive results have been obtained in experimental tests. It is therefore very likely that in the near future get anticaries effective and safe vaccines for humans. But this is still only a hope and not a reality, meanwhile, can only be extra preventive measures available.
What is Tooth decay?
Tooth decay is so common during childhood that requires the adoption of specific preventive measures and early diagnosis and prompt treatment when, despite everything, is shown.
With regard to prevention, in addition to regular brushing and limiting consumption of sugars, include other specific measures that serve to increase the resistance of the teeth and thus reduce their susceptibility to caries, such as the use of fluoride or fissure sealing. Should inform and consult with the dentist the usefulness and necessity of applying these procedures in each case.
As for Tooth decay treatment, we recommend early diagnosis of cavities, which is ensured if it satisfies the control periodic visits to the dentist. Thus the problem can be resolved in the early stages of evolution, when simple measures are still required.
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Tips Anti Caries
Tooth decay is caused by bacterial plaque that accumulates in a very short time between meals, which continues to act negatively on tooth enamel perforating long after it has eaten food of any kind. Many people know that bacteria in your mouth feed on sugars from food, and for this reason cavities can be generated by the non-implementation of necessary care and proper use of the cream and floss, but there are methods not tend to be very even published in magazines devoted to dental health, but are equally effective in countering the negative effect of bacterial plaque on us (as). So, take note because this is really too simple steps that all people are able to do without another incentive to our will.
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Preventing dental caries
From the youngest age one learns to dread decay. Rather than understanding dental care, there is every incentive to prevent these nasty intruders properly? Ending caries is not impossible.
Keep the smile of your child.
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Caries: prevention rather than suffer.
This chronic disease of man the most common. It affects both the teeth as the permanent teeth and both men and children.
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