Posts Tagged ‘tooth decay’

Pure white teeth can make people look beautiful and confident. There are varieties of ways you can whiten teeth. In fact, there are some foods may also help us to have white teeth. Then we take a look.

Celery. Crude fiber as a broom can put some food residue on the teeth. In addition, the most vigorous chewing celery, more saliva may be secreted. And saliva has the function to balance the pH in the mouth. Naturally, this can achieve bactericidal effect and make our teeth white.

Psidium guajava and banana. The tropical fruit contains a multidimensional c can maintain dental health. If lack of c multidimensional, our gums become fragile and prone to dental disease, such as gum swelling, bleeding, loose teeth or detachment and other symptoms.

Crema. Calcium and phosphate can balance the pH of the mouth. mouth to prevent acidic environment is favorable for bacteria, and thus our reach tooth decayed tooth. Eating cream can often increase the calcium in the tooth surface. And this can help strengthen and rebuild tooth enamel and make teeth stronger. Read the rest of this entry »

cavities should be prevented from childhood

Tooth decay is a disease that gradually destroys a bit the hard tissue of our teeth, and means that they are weakened, leading to partial or total loss of teeth. The best practice for prevention in adulthood, mouth care since childhood.

So keep the following tips.

You should not lie from small baby with a bottle, especially at night and naps, because milk sugars and can harm the development of their teeth.

Infant feeding is essential, milk, juice, and sugary drinks can cause tooth decay, and the same at the rate of this cause, can hurt or annoy. So if you have children, do not provide a rich supply of sugar and if you have a baby does not put in the bottle, this type of sugary foods to turn it like a pacifier to calm down.

On the other hand, if the child uses a pacifier, do not rub it in honey, marmalade or sweet drinks, and when they start out their first tooth check with the pediatrician, when is the right time to visit a dentist that will help keep care the oral health of their children.


Back to school pupils spend their allowances on junk food that harm your oral health. Although from the house parents provide for traditional sandwiches, milk and seasonal fruit as a snack for school, homework does not end there, because according to studies, the much-valued counter, delivered by adults to children is being invested-in-recess in sweets of all kinds, resulting in a series of problems of obesity and oral infections due to lack of oral hygiene.

The children returned to school and thus disordered eating habits. Pupils begin to use a myriad of goodies that result in serious problems for your teeth, a situation that will increase the alarming statistic that 90% of children between 6 and 8 years, has tooth decay.

As if this were not enough, we must also consider that parents have a very active role in order to prevent this situation increases, since it is they who give “allowances” to their children and they invest them in junk food.

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dental caries, an infectious disease

It is spread from person to person through saliva, especially from mother to child. Dental caries and periodontal disease have been classified by the WHO (World Health Organization) as the third world’s health calamity. It is estimated that 90-95% suffer from this disease.

The main culprit of tooth decay is a bacterium called Streptococcus mutans (S. mutans or). When this bacteria is combined with food debris form the so-called plaque that accumulates on the tooth surface.

Tooth decay is a contagious disease that spreads from person to person through saliva. Usually the mother or caretaker it is transmitted during its first 30 months of life, by the simple act of sharing food, cups, napkins and even through kissing.

Tooth decay starts at the surface of the tooth, the crown or root of the destruction of enamel, and then progresses into the tooth.

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dental helth tips for our readersTooth decay is not always painful.

The pain is not always related to decay. Only when you have an infection that can not escape through the mouth, or through a broken tooth, it hurts.

It is quite possible to have an abscess without realizing it. Hence, dental checkups at least every six months are critical.
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need to replace a filling?There is no perfect substitute for natural teeth healthy.

Decayed teeth require treatment with a filling (fillings) or other restoration depending on the severity of caries.

The filling may last many years before it has to be replaced, but the seals are exposed to constant pressure from chewing.

Clenching or grinding teeth also puts tremendous force on fillings and tooth enamel.
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preventing dental caries in young childrenTooth decay is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases.

Many children with tooth decay and mouth pain can not concentrate at school and often miss school due to toothaches. Children who have cavities have difficulty chewing, which affects child nutrition and health in general. Children with severe dental disease can also suffer social and psychological problems related to the appearance of your mouth.
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dental hygiene in childrenTooth decay is the most common chronic disease in children.

Left untreated caries and other diseases of the mouth can lead to other problems with feeding, speech, play and learning. But tooth decay and other oral diseases are preventable.

Tips for healthy teeth and gums for their children.
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