thought that the only effective method of eliminating the disease was to completely remove all of the demineralized areas to tooth structure and rebuild it with an inert restoration. A number of problems arise from this approach: • First‚ it fails to recognize that cavitation is essentially a symptom of a bacterial disease. • Second‚ it denies the ability of the. tooth structure to remineralize and heal. PRINCIPLES OF MINIMAL INTERVENTIONAL DENTISTRY - Control the disease through reduction
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If you have ever gotten a cavity in a tooth‚ you know it can be painful‚ especially if you end up needing a root canal. Luckily‚ there are several things you can do to reduce your chances of getting a cavity. Be Sure You Brush Your Teeth Correctly Ideally‚ you should brush your teeth after every meal‚ but at the very least‚ brush your teeth at least twice a day using a fluoride-based toothpaste. If you do not already have one‚ you may want to switch to an electric toothbrush‚ which provides many
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generally accepted‚ however‚ that saliva secretion and salivary components secreted in saliva are important for dental health. The final result‚ "caries to be or not to be"‚ is a complex phenomenon involving internal defense factors‚ such as saliva‚ tooth surface morphology‚ general health‚ and nutritional and hormonal status‚ and a number of external factors-for example‚ diet‚ the microbial flora colonizing the teeth‚ oral hygiene‚ and fluoride availability. In this article‚ our aim is to focus on
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Soft drinks‚ also called as sodas‚ are one of the most popular beverages that are drunk worldwide. Several brands of sodas‚ mainly from the brands The Coca-Cola Company‚ Pepsi‚ and Dr. Pepper-Snapple‚ are competing in their sales. As of 2012‚ the leading brand of food beverages is Coca-Cola. Statistics show that more than a billion Coca-Cola products are consumed daily worldwide. That means that we are consuming more sodas than ever before‚ and many health issues are showing up‚ including teeth problems
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toothpaste designed to protect the teeth from acid wear. Acid Wear is the remineralization of the enamel that buffers away the protective coating of the teeth (Khan and Young‚ 2011). Acid wear leads to numerous complications for the teeth including teeth sensitivity and inflammation (Lussi and Ganss‚ 2014). However‚ people were not aware that the sudden chill they felt in their teeth was due to a tooth problem rather than a food problem. Moreover‚ there was no exposure to this situation or the solution
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municipality you live in for tooth health. 1) Should it be mandatory or a choice? Fluoride has been added to public drinking water supplies around the world for more than half a century‚ and is well-supported by scientific evidence. In Canada‚ most people are exposed to fluorides on a daily basic‚ through the trace amounts that are found in not only consuming foods but also drinking fluoridated water. Fluorides protect tooth enamel against the acids that cause tooth decay. Many studies have shown
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of fluorides to the drinking water supplies so as to allow good dental health. Fluorides are present everywhere in the environment. At low levels it is not harmful but higher levels of fluoride are dangerous. Small levels of fluoride prevents in tooth decay. Among children whose teeth are forming excessive fluoride level has the ability to cause dental fluorsis‚ where as in adults this can lead to skeletal fluorosis having joint pains‚ denser bones and low joint movement. Very high levels of fluorine
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the water system was to prevent tooth decay‚ and to promote strong healthy teeth by strengthening the enamel. Because fluoride is put into the public water supply‚ everyone has access to it regardless of age‚ gender‚ or financial status. However‚ once the fluoride is added to the water and the public has access to it‚ the government cannot monitor the supply and each
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Dental Caries 1.1 – Describe a problem biologists are trying to solve Dental caries (tooth decay) is the destruction of the outer surface of a tooth. Decay results from the action of numerous bacteria‚ including Streptococcus mutans‚ which inhabit plaque‚ formed by colonies of bacteria. The plaque sticks to tooth enamel and metabolizes carbohydrates from food to produce lactic acid. The lactic acid‚ if left in contact with the teeth for a sustained period of time‚ causes the demineralization of
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Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology or its Faculty. Duplication or any unauthorized use is prohibited. General Information • Classification can be impractical for clinicians • Problems arise in one or more of the three stages of enamel formation – Elaboration of enamel matrix; hypoplastic – Mineralization; hypocalcified – Maturation; hypomaturation General Information • • • • • • • • • Absence of systemic disorder Can be part of a syndrome Many types Different modes of inheritance Different
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