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Tooth Demineralization

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

tooth demineralization

We now know that in a mouth there is an ongoing cycle of demineralization and remineralization in the tooth surface, for what we consider to caries as a dynamic process.

If the acidity on the surface of a tooth is below pH 5.5, there will be a release of calcium and phosphate ions, which are enshrined in the saliva.

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Teething Process

Sunday, June 13th, 2010

teething process

Teething process is often accompanied by other symptoms, namely: decrease in appetite for solid foods, baby likes to bite and rub his gum, become more fussy baby, become more frequent thumb or finger sucking, awake at night.

If these symptoms appear every time a child will grow teeth, then the parents blame the child teething process as the cause.

But if these symptoms occur and do not come with teeth that grow, then there is the possibility of other conditions that occur in children such as ear infections.

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Fever When Tooth Eruption

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

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Baby teething process is often marked with a fussy baby to experience a high fever. Really teething process of making the child ill to experience a high fever?

Parents often think that the babies will start teething and drooling are often put his finger in his mouth.

The first teeth that grow can occur anytime between ages 3-15 months, but most of the average baby’s first tooth at age 4-7 months.

Teething process is relatively painless in infants or children, but when accompanied by the onset of symptoms usually occurs 3-4 days before the first tooth appears.

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Dental Destructive Habits

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

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Unwittingly, some habits are often done, can cause rapid tooth is damaged. Not only cause pain in the tooth itself, its impact also triggered various problems of the gum and even the jawbone.

Because erroneous assumptions, habits that often do not realize the danger. Chewing gum containing xyltol for example, is considered good for oral health but it can trigger sore jaw.

There are also some bad habits that never even occurred to the danger. For example snacking at night, biting your nails and breathe through your mouth, even apparently trivial but also causes problems no less serious.

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Yoghurt Prevents Dental Disease

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

yoghurt prevents dental disease

The consumption of yogurt can help prevent dental diseases such as periodontitis. according to an article published in the Journal of Periodontology ‘, said the Plan of Nutrition, Health and Communication Dairy

This beneficial effect of yogurt consumption is associated with microorganisms (Lactobacillus) in yogurt and other dairy products do not contain as milk. According to Dr. Bartolomé Bonet, the Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Can Misses (Eivissa), and member of the advisory committee of the plan, the most interesting part of this study is that “shows how small dietary changes, in this case the intake of yogurt may modify the incidence of certain diseases. ”

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Dental Pain to the Face

Friday, May 7th, 2010

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Whenever the pain symptoms appear, it must be carried out checks on the entire spectrum of the nerves to properly diagnose the cause. Pain in the face of apparently caused by dental caries. Basically the pain is entirely subjective. It was difficult to define and describe. This is an unpleasant experience on nearly everyone.

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Tooth Decay

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

tooth decay

Sharing the existing bacteria in the mouth to form acid from sugars contained in foods, attached to the tooth surface. This acid dissolves the email, teeth are white coating, which destroys tooth arrangement. This process is known as dental caries and causes cavities.

Furthermore the acid causes the penetration of e-mail to dental caries in the teeth under the head.

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Cause of Dental Pain

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

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The cause of the pain may be as simple as a toothache that started with dental caries or tooth fall out. Instead the pain may be more complicated because it requires further examination. Pain is described as unpleasant stimulus that was felt by the conscious mind.

Perception of pain starts from the conduction of electro-chemical power in the painful area to the brain.

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Chewing Gum for Teeth

Friday, April 16th, 2010

chewing gum for teeth

Products good for the teeth are produced using ingredients to sweeten that can not be fermented by bacteria in the mouth.

This category includes intense sweeteners such as saccharin, cyclamate, acesulfame-K and aspartame, and sugar substitutes such as isomalt, sorbitol and xylitol.
The sugarless gum use these sweeteners. The sweet taste and chewing stimulate salivary flow, contributing to the prevention of caries.

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Mouth Guard

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

mouth guard

Sports athletes frequently involves physical contact are vulnerable to experiencing trauma to the teeth. Call it sport boxing, rugby, football and other sports at a higher risk of an accident on the face, mouth and surrounding areas. To protect the teeth and soft tissue if the accident was unavoidable, they invented a tool called a mouth guard. Generally, athletes in certain sports are required to use this tool, and there are also schools that require students to use mouth guard at a particular PE.

Besides the use in sport, mouth guard also has uses in the medical field. This tool can be used as a splint in patients with abnormal jaw joints (temporomandibular / TMJ disorder) and bruxism. Bruxism is a sliver of bad habits, especially during sleep without conscious sleeping that night, and may cause the surface of the teeth become worn. Therefore, mouth guard used to protect teeth. This tool is generally made of plastic material.

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