Total Hit
Untreated caries becomes one of the causes of pulpitis. If the integrity of the enamel is severely compromised, the infection in the pulp and the occurrence of inflammation are likely. The cause may be not only caries, but also a trauma to the tooth. The most terrible thing is that the infection in the canal can spread to sinus and maxillary sinuses and provoke odontogenic sinusitis. As a result of a purulent reaction, the bone between the tip of the root and the arch of the maxillary sinus melts, and the exudate penetrates into the sine, which leads to sinusitis. Solution. There are two methods of treating pulpitis - chemical and biological (sparing). A special gasket is placed in the tooth cavity, after its application the cavity is closed with a temporary filling. Then, after 5-6 days, the tooth is filled. The surgical method is used for serious inflammation. But it is quite radical: the pulp is removed, and the canal of the tooth root is filled with filling material.
The unclean chimney sweep
Gingivitis is a vivid example of what happens if you do not brush your teeth or give insufficient attention to this procedure. Adhesive plaque, infested with bacteria, accumulates along the edge of the gums and in hard-to-reach places. After 72 hours, it is possible to compact the remaining plaque with the formation of tartar, which can not be removed with a conventional brush. The disease is accompanied by inflammation and bleeding gums. Taking medications, pregnancy, puberty, hormonal contraceptive use can also trigger the onset of gingivitis. Solution. Before starting treatment, the dentist performs a preliminary procedure for cleaning the teeth from microbial attack, dead tissue, and cleaning of dental stones. Then within a few days the patient should thoroughly rinse the mouth with a disinfectant solution of soda or a decoction of sage. Local treatment of gingivitis is combined with general therapy aimed at increasing the body's defenses and periodontal tissues. For this purpose, a complex of vitamins with microelements (undevit), vitamin C, galascorbine can be used. Also the patient can use special gels for gums with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect to alleviate the symptoms. The gel should contain two components: metronidazole and antiseptic chlorhexidine 0.25%.
Complete defeat
But the disease can affect not only the tooth itself, but also the areas near it. This is the case with periodontal disease. The periodontal tissues are damaged, the gum gradually settles, exposing the roots of the teeth; the inflammatory process is not pronounced. The disease is determined by unpleasant sensations in the gum area, occasionally there is an itch. Solution. At the initial stage of treatment, preparations based on propolis tincture are used. The use of propolis agents can have a strong bactericidal, stimulating and therapeutic effect on the affected gums.
Do not put a finger in your mouth!
Such, it would seem, children's disease, like stomatitis, can "catch us in their networks" and in adulthood. Picking our teeth or gnawing in the thoughts about the future ballpoint pen, we can unnoticeably apply microtraumas to the gums. And during eating, damage to the mucous membrane often occurs. The saliva of a healthy person, inhabited not only by microorganisms, but also by antibodies, has an antibacterial effect, so microtraumas quickly heal. But if you have eaten something on the eve that is inedible and obviously dirty: a pen, a pencil, then bacteria can get into the wound and cause an inflammatory process. Stomatitis is expressed by sores on the gums and can be accompanied by an increase in temperature up to 4o degrees. Solution. With a small inflammation, you can cope with local antibiotics. And it's time to take the rule not to gnaw the tip of the handle and not to remove the glove with your teeth.
An autopsy will show
Another unpleasant disease - odontogenic periostitis, or in the popular "flux". Its appearance may be caused by infection due to injection of anesthesia or as a result of the destruction of the tip of a diseased tooth with a carious cavity; a furuncle or a banal prick with a fish bone, a toothpick. Mechanical damage and infection lead to accumulation of pus in the tissues. The disease proceeds rapidly and can be accompanied by a temperature, cause dysbiosis and gastrointestinal diseases - therefore it is better not to delay the visit to the doctor. Solution. Operative surgical intervention. Autopsy, removal of pus, drainage installation and course of antibiotics.
Cleanliness and tidiness
To avoid diseases of the oral cavity, one should not forget about the proper hygiene of the teeth: Spend at cleaning the teeth for at least 3 minutes. Do not forget to pay attention and language - it accumulates the most bacteria. Rinse your mouth thoroughly after each meal, preferably with a special solution or simply boiled water. If you often bleed gums while cleaning, contact your doctor. He will pick you a brush of the necessary rigidity.
Read through the teeth
All already familiar herpes can be localized not only on the lips. In acute jaundice appear on the gums and tongue. This picture can also be observed with a primary attack. Subsequent relapses tend to appear "more modest" - for example, only on the lip or in the corners of the mouth. There is herpes after hypothermia and as a result of the general weakening of the body. "Cold on the lips" does not sound as scary as "herpes", but it does not change the essence. In the body lives a virus that can get into the mouth, so you need to contact the doctor. Solution. Usually, acyclovir or similar antiviral agents are prescribed in tablets and ointments. Complex therapy is much more effective than local treatment. And, of course, it is necessary to strengthen immunity, taking multivitamins, tincture of eleutherococcus or ginseng (if there is no tendency to hypertension). Now we know what are the latent infections of the oral cavity.