gingival enlargement

Gingival enlargement:


it is basically overgrowth of the gingiva. i.e increase in the size of the gingiva. affecting part of or whole of gingiva.


it appears as a red swelling with shiny surface which is painful. The lesion may rupture spontaneously if allowed to progress.



Causes of gingival enlargement

I. inflammatory enlargement
i Acute
ii chronic

II. Drug-induced enlargement
III Due to Systemic disease

condition enlargement

i pregnancy
ii puberty
iii vitamin C deficiency
iv plasma cell gingivitis
v non specific englarment

systemic diseases
i leukemia
ii granulomatous disease

Tooth absess

Abscess is basically the collection of the pus that has accumulated in a cavity formed by the tissue. The organisms or foreign materials kill the local cells, resulting in the release of toxins. The toxins trigger an inflammatory response, which draws large numbers of white blood cells to the area and increases the regional blood flow.

Similarly an Tooth Abscess is the collection of the pus in the Pocket of the bone, at the apex of the root, near the opening of the apical foramen.

it result due to the bacterial infection.Infection results in a collection of pus (dead tissue, live and dead bacteria, white blood cells) and swelling of the tissues within the tooth.This causes sever pain

continue reading cause of tooth abscess

How to protect your teeth and life

Basically every one looses teeth, but it is in your hand when to loss it. probably at the age of 80 years of age or 70 years or may be 50 years. That may sound very far, but if you not take care your of teeth and neglect it, you might lose it early in your life.
How to protect Your Teeth

First of all basic , brush your teeth .Yeah! everyone brushes his/her teeth.
But when , How many time, duration.
usually people brushes 1 time in morning some brushes 2 time , But the the right way is to brush every time after meal. Yeah that may sound weird , but if want to prevent you teeth from caries do it.

Say no to sweet
Say no soft drink (that's not gonna happen)
say no to tea (i drink tea 5 times a days , no wonder my teeth get pale yellow , do scaling and it become white again)

But seriously you need to consider what i call the ACT factor.

ACT factor is to act and stop your ACT

A- alcohole
C- cigarette
T- tobacoo

Combine three and your sure to get oral Cancer .....death warrant
Combine two what you get, let me guess may be 10 yr more.

Most teenager don't care or don't to think and find it cool.
mostly all oral cancer occur after the age of 30- 35 yr .
let me tell you, you are sure to get an cancer if you continue your habit.
you don't want to die at the age of 35