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Dental Crowding
Besides a higher incidence of caries, people with this type of problem may have problems in speaking and can affect self-esteem
Dental crowding is a problem that has increased in recent years in countries like Spain. Dental crowding referred to the teeth mounted on top of each other is caused by improper food, more mouth breathing and acquired some bad habits, especially in childhood.
This type of deformity is the result of inequality between the size of the teeth and interdental space needed to be aligned and, although the appearance of crowded teeth there is a genetic component, has seen an increase in cases of this problem can cause difficulty eating and talking and even dental problems as a result of plaque buildup.
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Best Age to Learn Tooth Brushing
Children are like sponges, absorb a 5-year all kinds of knowledge. That is why it is important to instill in this age a good oral hygiene habits.
From 9 to 12 months and eight anterior teeth erupted and as the dentition is complete chewing cycle stabilizes. When the upper and lower teeth touch, the muscles of the jaws begin to learn new roles, the first movements are irregular as seen during the first circuit of any motor skill.
From 12 to 24 months continues the development and maturation of the masticatory system to be completed within 30 months with the presence of 20 teeth in the mouth.
Avoid foods containing high percentage of carbohydrates, as they adhere to teeth and are slow release. Oral hygiene in this period without toothpaste is enough to wet the brush with water. The most important cleaning is carried out before bedtime.
Young children usually act by imitation, and will be easier to take a brush if they see parents do and more so if they are required to brush past us.
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How Bad Breath Happens
When halitosis originates in the oral cavity can be several causes: the presence of caries, periodontal disease, bleeding or inadequate positioning of the teeth to proper oral hygiene prevents food residue left in the mouth.
Another cause of bad breath what is the decrease in saliva in the mouth is known as dry mouth.
This may be due to factors such as age, stress or snoring during sleep.
An interesting fact is that some low-carb diets cause a condition called “the smell of hunger”, which is the result of ketosis or incomplete use of body fat.
As the doctor Pizarro, sometimes bad breath can become a chronic problem, and the sooner the patient is evaluated, the better.
What caused the smell?
As noted above, bacteria are the most common cause of bad breath, they form what is known as plaque.
Bacteria reproduce at a tremendous speed, and if they find ideal habitat in our mouths are added scraps here and there, bacterial reproduction is much greater.
What promotes bad breath?
In addition to the dangerous acids that lead to cavities, bacteria release volatile sulfur compounds that give off an odor. Is a characteristic of these microorganisms is reversed only when we eliminate from our mouths. Precisely for this purpose have been created countless tricks. Some, like chewing gum or mints are limited to only mask the odor. Others, however, as antibacterial mouthwashes, toothpaste, tongue cleaner or eliminate these germs, but their action is only temporary, says Dr. Pizarro.
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Bad Breath Problem
The death struggle against bad breath – halitosis – has given birth to chewing gum and mouthwash to fun tongue cleaners. The latest in this matter is TriOral, a substance that liberates us for twelve hours of the smelly bacteria.
There is no human (except infants) can maintain for several hours fresh breath without little help from a toothpaste, a mouth or a timely wipe gum. And the bad morning breath, no doubt, no one pound!.
Responsible for this whiff we sometimes betrays the worst are the millions of bacteria that swarm in our mouth, especially on the surface of the tongue that is where most of it. Not in vain in the range range of alternatives to improve the breath, the tongue cleaner holds a special place.
Vital differences
Significantly, one thing is bad breath naturally occurs in all after a few hours, and another thing is the bad breath that affects an ongoing basis. In the latter case the poor bearing the name of halitosis. In 90 percent of cases, halitosis comes from the mouth. However, it also can be caused by the respiratory, digestive or due to systemic disease. Other causes of halitosis may be the cigarette, alcohol and even our kind of food.
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Relieving the Toothache
We give you a natural technique to relieve toothache. You will need: water, salt, ice, tomato plant acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
• Boil a cup of water with two tablespoons of salt. Soak a cloth in the infusion and Clip it on your face at high temperature to resist.
• If the above does not work, alternating hot and cold packs.
• If you have at hand a tomato plant, boil some leaves and make the water rinses of the infusion as hot as tolerated.
• If a pharmacy close to open, buy a bottle of liquid analgesic and apply a small amount with a cotton until you get your dentist treats you.
• You can place a piece of aspirin on the tooth affected, cover with cotton, and get temporary relief.
Important
Do not self-medicate or take any kind of pain that has not been prescribed by a specialist.
Visit as soon as possible to your dentist, because pain is a warning about a possible infection or a major dental problem.
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Baby Teeth Care
It is necessary that the concept of caries as infectious and contagious disease, spread on prevention, not only to the pregnant mother and the mothers of newborns, but also the baby, which can transmit the infection, and produce the disease. To avoid this, you will need:
* Do not try baby foods with the same forks.
* No “clean” the pacifier by putting it in the mouth of the adult.
* Extend breastfeeding the baby, for better development of the jaws.
* Use wet gauze to clean the baby’s mouth after feeding.
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Dental Prevention In Pregnant Women
Prevention in a broad sense, is a concept that relates to health and disease, contemplating actions that prevent, delay or prevent the onset of the disease, prolonging the health situation. A dental level, this prevention can be applied to said that our grandmothers used, with respect to each pregnancy meant one less tooth, and a best estimate.
In relation to the changes that pregnancy and lactation produced in calcium metabolism, it is important to note that the baby is not leading to tooth decalcification of the mother, since it does not happen when you hold an appropriate care health. In this regard, the measures to be taken by pregnant women are:
* Maintain a good diet, eating all the food groups, meat, fruits, vegetables and cereals, which provide all the calories, protein, vitamins and minerals needed for growth and development of baby and maternal health.
* Control the use of sugars in the diet, trying not to exceed five daily intakes of sweets, candy, colas, etc.
* Perform regular dental check-ups during pregnancy, to implement, if necessary, treatments to reduce the growth of microorganisms.
* Use of fluoride in various presentations, mouth rinses containing fluoride salts.
* Controlling dental plaque material through proper brushing, flossing and use of plate developers.
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Tooth Decay Tips
Tips to protect from decay:
* Toothpaste is not enough. It is necessary to floss. Mouthwashes are also a great help. Rinse is recommended before bedtime.
* You can forget the dental hygiene at any time of day, so before bedtime. While you sleep your mouth closed about eight hours, enabling environment for the growth of bacteria.
* Diets high in sugars (candy, soda, juice) affect the incidence of caries.
* The cavities also have a genetic factor. Sometimes there are families predisposed to this disease due to the pH of saliva. If you feel that is a common problem in your family, go to the dentist every five months and complete cleanings performed frequently.
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Arequipa Papaya fights cavities
One of the most beautiful things a woman is her smile. A healthy smile not only exudes charisma, but is a great indicator of the care for oneself.
However, 99% of people will decay at least once in their life, and for many, a visit to the dentist is a terror. If you are a person who feels he is going to faint on hearing the dentist’s drill by, or who hates to be anesthetized, then there is good news for you!
A project in the Peruvian Catholic University of Santa Maria, Arequipa, has resulted after two years of research, a revolutionary product made from papaya (including the variety called “Arequipa”) that removes decay without to resort to painful and complicated methods.
This product, called Renova Gel Cavities (with an approximate cost of $ 12) softens the tooth so they can be removed by the dentist by hand without using the drill or tooth extraction, avoiding surgery and anesthesia.
The miracles of Arequipa papaya (Carica pubescens)
You may wonder who can have the papaya that allows the removal of caries in this way. Well, this fruit contains an enzyme called papain, a substance that has the ability to break protein molecules (sometimes used to soften the meat when they are hard). Since cavities are colonies of bacteria, ie, living organisms made up of proteins, their structures are destroyed gradually by the action of this enzyme.
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5 Genes that determine the time of eruption of teeth
The formation of the teeth resulting from the coordinated action of hundreds of genes, but the first tooth tends to lag when a child is given five variants.
As explained in the open access journal Public Library of Science (PLoS) Genetics, geneticists from the United Kingdom and Finland have found five genes that determine the time when the baby teeth (milk teeth) out of a gum baby.
Specifically analyzed the entire genetic code of six thousand individuals from Finland and the UK included in the “birth cohort study in northern Finland (NFBC) and” Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and children (ALSPAC). These studies, in which it was closely monitoring the participants since the beginning of gestation until adulthood, provided the team of Professor Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, School of Public Health, Imperial College London (ICL) , empirical data about the process of forming the teeth.
Their inquiries brought out five genetic variants that seem to determine the time of eruption of primary teeth from the gums. The first to appear are usually the lower front teeth, or central incisors. Then it happens the other teeth, starting earlier and ending above the side and rear. Interestingly, the same five genetic variants also determine tooth development at later stages.