Most people have heard about caries but very few people know that there is also the so-called recurrent caries. The symptoms of this type of caries are basically the same as those of ordinary caries but he cause is different. Recurrent caries can be caused by a limited number of filling materials. In most cases recurrent caries is provoked by using composite filling materials.
Even though healthy teeth are solid and can endure huge loads sometimes integrity of the root or the crown of the tooth can be broken. Generally there are 4 types of splits of the tooth: split of dental enamel, split of dentine (pulp is not exposed), split of dentine with exposed pulp, and fracture of the root of the tooth.
To fill a tooth the dentist must perform a series of actions. First of all it is necessary to remove all dental tissues affected by caries. Such tissues differ from normal tissues in color. Moreover, such tissues are friable. Sometimes it is not very easy to learn which tissues are affected by caries and which are not. In such cases caries-markers are used. These markers change the color of only those tissues which are affected by caries. Then it is necessary to treat teeth with a mordant gel. After the procedure it will be removed from the surface of your teeth.
Modern fillings are to meet a series of requirements. A filling must be durable, safe for dental tissues as well as for the whole organism, and inconspicuous. These are only the basic requirements though there are many other to be observed by manufacturers and dentists.
Dental floss is the best way to clean interdental surfaces and surfaces above the above the gum line. There is a special method of using dental floss:
A thin layer of
dental deposit appears on teeth some hours after you have cleaned them. It is difficult to avoid it even if you clean your teeth regularly. But in this case the deposit is not too harmful as it doesn't have enough time to stick to your teeth.
There is a number of rinse balms and despite individual characteristics of those balms they can be divided into 2 broad groups: antiinflammatory and anticarious. Anticarious rinse balms include fluorine or calcium ions.
Dental
sealants are numerous synthetic resin containing acrylates. Acrylates are used worldwide to prevent
dental caries. Prevention consists in covering the sulci of every masticatory tooth (aka fissures) with the help of sealants.
Seeing a hygienist dentist. What should every patient know?
The most widespread mouth cavity diseases are parodont inflammations usually faced by people of 15-19 and 35-40 years. Gum bleeding while
cleaning teeth and eating solid food are becoming more and more frequent (even with children of 6-7 years).
