кариес и пульпит

What are the main preventive procedures?

The primary focus of brushing and flossing is to remove and prevent the formation of plaque or dental biofilm. When used correctly, dental floss removes plaque from areas. Other adjunct oral hygiene aids include interdental brushes, water picks, and mouthwashes. Professional hygiene care consists of regular dental examinations and professional prophylaxis (cleaning).

How can diet affect the teeth?

In the presence of sugar and other carbohydrates, bacteria in the mouth produce acids that can demineralize enamel, dentin, and cementum.

Chewy and sticky foods (such as candy, cookies, potato chips, and crackers) tend to adhere to teeth longer.

What role do calcium and fluoride have on to the teeth?

Calcium, as found in food such as milk and green vegetables, is often recommended to protect against dental caries. Fluoride helps prevent decay of a tooth. Water fluoridation also lowers the risk of tooth decay.

What effect do dental sealants have?

A sealant is a thin plastic like coating applied to the chewing surfaces of the molars to prevent food from bein trapped inside pits and fissures. This deprives resident plaque bacteria of carbohydrate, preventing the formation of pit and fissure caries.

What is pulpitits? What are its causes?

Pulpitis is an inflammation of the dental pulp resulting from untreated caries. trauma, heavy biting forces or multiple restorations. It is characterized by tooth sensitivity that arises from excess blood flow (hyperemia to the tooth.

What are the types of pulpitis?

Pulpitis is generally divided into two types: reversible and irreversible.

The symptoms and signs of reversible pulpitis include sharp sensitivity to cold, sweets and to biting. There is no low-grade ache painful response to stimuli is short-term, swelling is usually absent. Normally, the tooth can still detect a mild electrical stimulus.

As for irreversible pulpitis, it is characterized by prolonged sensitivity to cold or heat, and sometimes sweets. This type of pulpitis is often accompanied by a continuous low-grade ache aggravated by these stimuli. Sometimes, swelling may be present. So, the nerve tissue is still living but will not stay alive due to the presence of irreversible inflammation in the tooth.

What are the possible complications of pulpitis?

Pulpitis can result in apical periodontitis, periapical abscess osteomylit of the jaw, purulent sinusitis, meningitis, brain abscess, mediastinitis, pericarditis and empyema.

How to manage pulpitis?

Irreversible pulpitis requires root canal treatment. Sometimes it is necessary to localize the infection with antibiotics before endodontic treatment.

If it is not an option, the tooth may need to be extracted.

In reversible pulpitis the pulp is not necrotic and repair requires only drilling and filling as well as the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication.