Pregnancy is a special time for every woman. It is filled with pleasant troubles and the joy of expecting a baby. But, in addition, the future mother faces a lot of complex issues related to her health. One of them: wisdom teeth and pregnancy.
The loss of baby teeth and the emergence of permanent teeth is an important time for a child. Babies look forward to this moment to receive a long-awaited gift from the Tooth Fairy. And parents cherish every tooth that has fallen out. At this time, the child's bite is changing, as the permanent teeth alternately replace the milk teeth. Let's understand how it happens together.
Tooth and enamel abnormalities occur in both children and adults. Externally, such teeth differ from normal teeth in shape, color and size. Therefore, a person experiences aesthetic discomfort. And with a serious pathology faces difficulties in the process of chewing food and pain syndrome. When and why the pathological process occurs, how it affects the teeth and whether you can fight it, we will tell you in this article.
Dental caries is the most common dental disease. It starts with the appearance of small dark spots on the enamel, then quickly develops and without timely treatment can lead to serious complications.
During a person's lifetime, 20 baby teeth and up to 32 permanent teeth grow in. But it happens that children or adults have more teeth than they should. These are overcomplete teeth. They grow and erupt near the permanent teeth or do not develop and remain permanently retained in the bone tissue. This abnormality in the number of teeth is called polyodontia or hyperdontia. It is quite common today, and many people live their lives without realizing that they have overcomplete teeth.
In the midst of the pandemic, many of us are concerned about whether it is safe to seek medical help without an urgent need or whether it is better to wait until the virus recedes. Among other things, doubts arise about visits to the dentist - even with severe toothache, some patients prefer to save themselves with folk remedies and tolerate discomfort, so as not to violate the regime of self-isolation. Preventive examinations, professional hygiene, as well as aesthetic procedures, such as teeth whitening, are postponed until better, safer times. However, is the fear of contracting the coronavirus during dental treatment justified? Let's find out.
The condition of teeth depends not only on their care, but also on what one eats and what water one drinks. Lack of vitamins and microelements can lead to various diseases. However, as well as their excess. For example, an excess of fluoride in the body causes dental fluorosis, which affects the enamel and eventually the bone tissue.
Implantation is a modern way of restoring a lost tooth. Implant placement is a surgery, so like any surgical intervention, it has contraindications. Let's talk about them in more detail.
