2009/03/30

Dark colored teeth cause by? and tooth whitening

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Generally dark colored teeth that are caused by . 

1, Changing the color of the teeth that occurs within the tooth. Caused by drinking water or eating substances that fluoride is too much. Cause "Fluorosis" or have oral antibiotics "Tetracycline" has been obtained from the pregnant mother. Including material from the tooth filled with a mix of metals. Death due to dental concussion. Dead means tooth does not have blood that make the color not white as natural teeth. This will occur with the tooth decay, and tooth that has previous root canal treatment. This cause are made tooth dark gray or very dark brown, this teeth bleaching can not make whiten teeth,It can be done by Veneer or Facing. 

2, Discoloration of teeth that occurred outside of the teeth, including a dental calculus, stain by tobacco, tea, coffe, red wine, the other stainned food,or the brushing the teeth at the wrong way. Make plans to stain microbes and limestone islands outside of the teeth and cause tooth piecemeal is dark yellow. These cause is not difficult to resolve only scraping teeth or limestone Air Flow avoid tea coffee tobacco and brush teeth in the right way. 

3, Changing the color of teeth associated with age. When people will age more the enamel will thin and dentine have more yellow, so tooth have yellowish color. This cause can solve by bleaching. The dentist should check the condition of the gums and teeth. Tooth fracture on the leakage of material conditions and fill teeth. 

2009/03/25

Tooth decay

Tooth decay ( Or called Dental caries diseas ) is one of the most common of all disorders, second to the common cold. It usually occurs in children and young adults.
Tooth decay is contagious disease or infection disease, contract by saliva. Because of disease. And consecutive to the saliva(Streptococcus mutans - most).
Dental caries disease is a chronic infectious disease from bacteria. Result of demineralization of enamel and dentine, caused by acid from the bacteria that break carbohydrates. Especially Lactic acid . If have no treatment or controlled. Infection will spread to inner of tooth, that have tooth cavity (Dental pulp), In this stage the man who have in fection over or nearby dental pulp, they will have severve pain. And if they have no treatment again the infection will spread arount the root or spread in to jawbone.


So you could to check your oral cavity,
First you can check by your self, use the miror, normal light, check every tooth,if you see black colour, cavity on tooth or as if white colour but different to nearby area or nearby tooth, it is the initial stage of dental caries, If you have dental caries, you must specially clean your oral cavity with normal tooth brush and tooth paste, dental floss and go to have proper treatment by dentist,you could visit the dentist twice a year.

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Wisdom teeth

When talking about molar. Third molar (Or call Wisdom teeth) is set to grow at last, most about age 20.

But problems will arise. Dentist is recommended withdrawal. Before the problem occurred.

Wisdom Teeth can grow normally,never created problems. But often in people's mouths have not enough space to set this teeth up. It may be to squeeze nearby teeth beside its and make root resorption or food impaction, that will be have a caries problem. This situation allow bacteria penetrate easily and it is a difficult area to clean, which will be gum disease. We called this wisdom teeth Impacted teeth,if it can't erupt by the other structure cover its such as gum, bone, beside teeth.

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Dentist recommended to be check, if you between 16-20 years to see where the third molar set up.

X-ray film enables dentist to see three-molar series is still under the gums. That dentist can extract suddenly, If there is likely to proliferate abnormal .

American Dental Association (ADA). Often recommended withdrawal this. If a trail through the gum only partially. Or is likely to destroy nearby teeth.

Many people talk about wisdom teeth experience such as this, that most people has an anxiety about its, so you could to check when you are 16-20 years, but if you over 20, you could to check its too.

This is the operation for surgical removal impacted teeth.
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Welcome to my oral health care blog.Here you will learn about oral health education tips and how to find good information, if u find it may be you will not find a dentist.