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Gum Disease Can Be Stopped But You Could Be In For A Long Fight
It often begins without you realizing it. Spreading ever deeper into the gums and damaging tissue attachments, teeth, and supporting bone in its way. In the end, it could cause you to lose your teeth. This is periodontal (gum) disease, a bacterial infection caused by dental plaque, a thin biofilm that accumulates on tooth surfaces. It, in turn, triggers chronic inflammation, which can cause the gum attachments to teeth to weaken. Detaching gum ligaments may produce diseased voids—periodontal pockets—that can widen the gap between the teeth and the gums down to the roots. Gum Disease One primary treatment objective for gum disease is to uncover and remove any and all
Drawing Impacted Teeth Out Of The Gums Could Help Normalize A Smile
We instinctively know when a smile looks normal—and when it doesn’t. It could be that something simply looks out of place, like crooked teeth. But we might also notice when something is missing—as with one or both of the canine teeth. The canine teeth align just under the eyes and are recognizable by their pointed ends. When they’re missing, the smile looks “incomplete.” But “missing” in this case could mean “invisible”—the teeth are there but hidden within the gums because they failed to come in properly and oral health is impacted. This often happens on a smaller jaw where other teeth have crowded into their intended space. Oral Health Fortunately, we
Implant-Supported Dentures Could Improve Your Bone Health
Generations have depended on dentures to effectively and affordably replace lost teeth. But they have a major weakness: They contribute to jawbone loss that creates mouth and facial problems and can also ruin a denture’s fit. Bone loss is a normal consequence of losing teeth. The biting forces are normally generated when we chew to stimulate the new bone to replace older bone. When a tooth is missing, however, so is that chewing stimulation. This can slow bone replacement growth and gradually decrease the density and volume of the affected bone. While dentures can restore dental appearance and function, they can’t restore this growth stimulation. What’s worse, the pressure of
As Antetokounmpo Knows, Even An NBA Star Can Be Sidelined By A Toothache
The NBA’s reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo may seem unstoppable, but he proved no match for a troubled tooth. Antetokounmpo, the self-proclaimed “Greek Freak,” missed one of the final three 2020 regular season games for a dental issue that resulted in last-minute oral surgery. According to a Milwaukee Bucks spokesperson, the star underwent “a root-canal-like procedure.” Root canal therapy Often simply called “a root canal,” it may be needed when there is an infection inside the tooth. When the dental pulp becomes inflamed or infected, excruciating pain can result. Pulp is the soft tissue that fills the inside of the tooth. It is made up of nerves, blood vessels, and connective