How to deal with the problem of tooth decay

The cavity is the main reason for consultation with the dentist.
In fact, tooth decay affects all ages and rapid intervention is needed to avoid degradation of the tooth in question.

But what is a bunt?
Caries is the disintegration and dissolution of tooth enamel and dentin.
The damaged area on the tooth takes a dark color.
Caries is the disease's most common, 95% of Europeans have teeth.



SYMPTOMS
Breaching the enamel and dentin
Brown tint
Pain
Sensitivity to hot, cold and sugar.

An important flora is sheltered by the mouth, consisting of a hundred species of bacteria and fungi, provided by air, drinks and food.
The flora is normally provided to protect the health of the oral cavity, but it contains within it some pathogenic varieties that await the time to proliferate.
Among them are cariogenic bacteria, whose species is the most aggressive streptococcus mutans, which convert food sugar acid capable of attacking the calcium tooth enamel and dentin dig (also called ivory) until the dental pulp.
The sugary foods are not solely responsible for the occurrence of cavities.
Other factors such as unhealthy diet, the amount of saliva (unless there are more cariogenic bacteria grow) and its acidity, the quality of enamel which depends on the state of mineralization of the individual episodes of fatigue and illness, pregnancy, nursing, dental plaque and tartar where microbes found refuge, a poor dental hygiene and bad chewing may also be involved.



Evolution of caries

The development of caries is slow. It is initially painless.
When bunt moved within a tooth, it becomes sensitive to'abord to pressure (avoid chewing on the side of teeth), then warm and cold.
When it really hurts, it means that the decay has reached the dental pulp that is innervée.
Most cavities develop in the neck (limit of the gums), where plaque accumulates in the grooves on the surface of molars, in zones of interdental contact.
In other words all places easily accessible by brushing.
That is when the cavity is still painless it is better to treat, hence the importance of regular visits to the dentist's office to stop the work of bacteria responsible for dental injuries.
The care of oral hygiene depend on the individual but the deep cleaning of the affected and its shutter, falls within the competence of the dentist.
If the instruments used in dentistry are more accurate, more powerful and sweet and that injections of anesthetics have become more frequent, vibrations and noise roulette are always unpleasant.
Dental care is still a source of apprehension for the patient.

The surgeon proceeded in stages.
At first, it must widen the tooth to extract the cariée all damaged tissue, soft, invaded bacteria, and make clear the gap, clear, clean, fit to receive a bandage to the disinfectant smell and the taste of cloves.
In a second step, it must seal the tooth with an amalgam or composite material.

But which to choose?

The mercury amalgam

Formerly it was called sealing.
It contains at least 50% of mercury metal slack which are incorporated nickel, silver, copper, tin.
Its plasticity facilitates the installation and its accession to the walls of the tooth.
His strength is good and its cost is modest.



Composite materials

Composite materials are newer than amalgam.
They contain particles of glass, ceramic or zirconium integrated into a synthetic resin.
They do not contain mercury.
Their resistance is lower pressure, acidity and wear faster.
In addition, they marry less terrain of the dental cavity which can make the filling of the tooth and sealing more random.
They require rigorous drying conditions difficult in the mouth.
As for cost, it is a little higher.


The gold fillings or ceramic.

There are also gold fillings or ceramic.
Ceramic is reserved for front teeth because it is too fragile to be used in the restoration of molars and premolars.
Gold and ceramics are used in a technique called "inlays" tailor-made teeth.
The dentist performs an impression of the dental cavity that sends a dental prosthesis that will flow in the material piece corresponding. Then the inlay is tested and then set in the cavity with a cement particular.
By contrast, there are "onlays" that are cast but also used outside the tooth in the form of crown for example.
This type of shutter is more expensive, especially when gold.
A final possibility is a dental cement called cement stone.
Non-metallic, of various (mostly made of silica and phosphate), low resistance generally used for fillings temporary, pending a lasting solution.



What can you do yourself to prevent tooth decay?

It is important to have good dental hygiene.
A brushing teeth for 3 minutes is required after every meal.
It is vital not remanger after brushing the last of the day.
It should also regularly clean the space between the teeth using floss.
Food can also have healthy teeth.
Indeed, food and wine farms, chewed completely, clean teeth.
Minerals and trace elements stronger.
The whole grain bread is healthier than white bread.
We must correct the bad position Dental (orthodontics).
Fluoride helps strengthen the enamel. In Switzerland and the United States, fluoride is added to drinking water, and it was found in these two countries a decline in dental caries.
Infants up to two years receive a supplement of fluoride, often associated with vitamin B, in the form of tablets issued by the pediatrician.
There are also toothpastes, solutions, chewing gum and table salt containing fluoride.



Evolution caries

A teeth may contaminate neighboring tooth.
In the case of destruction of enamel, the bacteria get into the gum and then in the flesh, leading to inflammation of the tooth (pulpitis).
Small cavities points in time are safe.
But inflammation total teeth may lead to a serious deterioration of health, such as heart disease or rheumatism.



Cavities in children

The lack of dental care leads to an average of two cavities in six years, four to ten years.
We must not think that caries of teeth are unimportant.
The hygiene habits must be acquired as soon as teeth appear.



Correct brushing teeth

Use a brush with a small head.
Brush first molars upwards in a circular motion, on the face internal and external, then the incisors.