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

Causes of Tooth Abscess

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



Causes of the Tooth abscess.

• Tooth decay


• Trauma to the Tooth, fracture


• Poor oral hygiene, (such as not brushing and flossing properly or often enough


• faulty tooth restoration


• Carious formation


• pulpitis

Symptoms

Toothache

Severe, continuous pain

Pain when chewing

Sensitivity of the teeth to hot or cold

Bitter taste in the mouth

Breath odour

Swollen glands of the neck

General discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling

Swollen area of the upper or lower jaw -- a very serious symptom

sometimes causes difficulty in breathing.



Treatment

People who have cavities or toothaches can take medicines, such as ibuprofen or naproxen as needed for relief of pain and inflammation.

If an abscess ruptures by itself, warm water rinses will help cleanse the mouth and encourage drainage.

Surgical drainage of the abscess or extraction of the affected tooth may be necessary.

Root canal therapy may be recommended in an attempt to preserve the tooth.



Complications

Loss of the tooth

facial cellulitis, Ludwig's angina

spread of infection to the jaw bone (osteomyelitis of the mandible or maxilla)

Spread of infection to other areas of the body resulting in brain abscess, endocarditis, pneumonia, or other disorders



Prevention

• Remember to brush and floss after every meal and at bedtime.


• Avoidance of cigarette smoking and excess alcohol.


• early diagnosis of caries and treating it.


• should treat fracture tooth

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Causes of Toothache

Toothache" is pain around the teeth or jaws. Toothaches are caused by tooth or jaw problems, such as a dental cavity, a cracked tooth, an exposed tooth root, gum disease, disease of the jaw joint (temporo- mandibular joint), or spasms of the muscles used for chewing. The pain can be mild to sever The pain may be aggravated by chewing or by cold or heat.


Pain around the teeth and the jaws can be symptoms of diseases of the heart (such as angina or heart attack), ears (such as inner or external ear infections), and sinuses (air passages of the cheek bones). For example, the pain of angina is usually located in the chest or the arm. Infections and diseases of the ears and sinuses can also cause pain around the teeth and jaws. Therefore, evaluations by both dentists and doctors are sometimes necessary to diagnose medical illnesses causing "toothache."


Causes of Toothache

• dental caries
• dental abscess
• gum disease
• irritation of the tooth root
• cracked tooth syndrome
• temporomandibular disease
• impaction, and eruption.

Cracked Tooth syndrome: It id refers to toothache caused by a broken tooth or tooth fracture. Biting on the area of tooth fracture can cause severe sharp pains. These fractures are usually due to chewing or biting hard objects.

Dental caries: it is most common form of toothache. Dental caries(cavity) is define as irreversible microbial disease of hard tissue of tooth causing dismeneralization of the inorganic substance and destruction of the organic substance resulting into cavity formation. Certain bacteria in the mouth convert simple sugars into acid. The acid softens and (along with saliva) dissolves the enamel and dentin, creating cavities. Small shallow cavities may not cause pain and may be unnoticed by the patient. The larger deeper cavities can collect food debris. The inner living pulp of the affected tooth can become irritated by bacterial toxins or by foods that are cold, hot, sour, or sweet-causing toothache.

Gum disease: it is refer to inflammation of the gingiva and abnormal loss of bone that surrounds the teeth.Gum disease is caused by toxins secreted by bacteria in "plaque" that accumulate over time along the gum line. This plaque is a mixture of food, saliva, and bacteria. Early symptoms of gum disease include gum bleeding without pain. Pain is a symptom of more advanced gum disease as the loss of bone around the teeth leads to the formation of gum pockets. Bacteria in these pockets cause gum infection, swelling, pain, and further bone destruction. Advanced gum disease can cause loss of otherwise healthy teeth.

Tooth Root Sensitivities : The bacterial toxins dissolve the bone around the roots and cause the gum and the bone to recede, exposing the roots. The exposed roots can become sensitive to cold, hot, and sour foods because they are no longer protected by healthy gum and bone. The sensitivities may be so severe that the patient avoids any cold or sour foods.

Impaction & Eruption:Impacted (teeth pressing together) or erupting (tooth growing out or "cutting") molar teeth (the large teeth in the back of the jaw) can cause pain. As the molar teeth erupt, the nearby tissues can become inflamed and swollen

Temporo-Mandibular Joint Syndrome: Pain in the temporo-mandibular joints can be caused by acute trauma (such as a blow to the face), inflammatory or degenerative arthritis or by the mandible being pushed back towards the ears whenever the patient chews or swallows. Sometimes, muscles around the TMJ used for chewing can go into spasm, causing head and neck pain and difficulty opening mouth normally. These muscle spasms are aggravated by chewing or by life "stress," which cause the patients to clench their teeth and further tighten these muscles.

What is DENTAL PLAQUE

Dental Plaque

Dental plaque is a general term for the diverse microbial community (predominantly bacteria) found on the tooth surface, embedded in a matrix of polymers of bacterial and salivary origin. Plaque develops naturally on teeth, and forms part of the defence systems of the host by helping to prevent colonisation of enamel by exogenous (and often pathogenic) microorganisms (colonisation resistance).
Plaque is an example of a biofilm; current research is showing that the properties of bacteria associated with a surface in a biofilm can be markedly different than those of the same cells growing in liquid broth (planktonic cells). Plaque is found preferentially at protected and stagnant surfaces, and these are at the greatest risk of disease.

How Plaque is formed

• absorption of salivary proteins and glycoproteins, together with some bacterial molecules, to the tooth surface to form a conditioning film (the acquired pellicle).


• Long-range (>5Onm), non-specific interaction of microbial cell surfaces with the acquired pellicle via van der Waals attractive forces.


• Shorter-range (10-20nm) interactions, in which the interplay of van der Waals attraction forces and electrostatic repulsion produces a weak area of attraction that can result in reversible adhesion to the surface.


• Irreversible adhesion can occur if specific inter-molecular interactions take place between adhesins on the cell surface and receptors in the acquired pellicle.


• Secondary or late-colonisers attach to primary colonisers (coaggregation), also by specific inter-molecular interactions.


• Cell division of the attached cells to produce confluent growth, and a bioflim

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