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Since wisdom teeth are located in a less accessible place in the arch, to good hygiene during brushing is more complicated, and it is possible to find certain diseases associated with them such as:

* Caries: Usually wisdom teeth are very large and come to affect the dental pulp or nerve, necessitating more advanced treatments such as root canals. The problem is that the internal anatomy of the wisdom teeth is quite convoluted and not always possible to ensure the success of treatments.
* Gingival inflammation and loss of bone support: Both problems arise because of the presence of bacteria in the mouth, where hygiene is inefficient. Extensive control is recommended by the patient at home.
* Cavities and tooth bone destruction in neighboring: Due to hygiene problems confronting the wisdom teeth, sometimes it goes to the neighboring tooth, and when it is too late, it is likely that the two teeth extracted.
* Dental Crowding: When attempting to leave wisdom teeth in the jaws and not enough space, you can give crowding in the front teeth, orthodontists recommended as an integral part of treatment the patient is removed from these teeth.
* Malocclusion and prematurity: If wisdom teeth do not have a good position relative to the bite, will cause premature contacts and abnormal when chewing and mouth closed that cause bad gear. In the long term, there might be damage to the jaw joint, facial muscles and masticatory muscles.

Extraction of wisdom teeth

Whatever caused the problem with wisdom teeth, treatment is always extracción.Teniendo note that these wheels do not leave much room, most of the time out in the wrong position, rotated or tilted. There are people who have enough room for wisdom teeth out properly and have a proper position, working well with no complications; these patients do not require any treatment.

It has been proved that the damage of the wisdom teeth are larger than for profit. His bad reputation lies in the pain caused to be erupting and the treatment thereof. Moreover, in those that are included or where semiretenidas for extraction or removal required extensive surgery.

Specialists tell us what are the habits that we should abandon our teeth and to follow safe and healthy for a long time. We list the bad habits that damage teeth.

1.SMOKING: opaque glaze and dark, swollen gums (gingivitis), it generates bad breath (halitosis) and the smoker feels less pleasure, because the smoke affects the taste buds. You can generate swollen and whitish areas in the mucosa (leukoplakia) that may become pathology.

Medical advice: obviously, try to quit smoking. Brush your teeth and use mouthwash before bed refreshing.

2. Uncover MOUTH WITH SOFT edges may fracture
Teeth and wear away gradually. The enamel does not regenerate, what is lost is lost. Always use openers.

3. CUT THE WIRE WITH TEETH wears down, the edges are notched. It is typical of the dressmakers.

4. Grinding teeth or clenching during sleep. This situation erodes the tooth surface and moves the teeth. It also impairs A.T.M. (Temporomandibular joint).

Medical advice: consult a dentist who establishes a board to rest.

5. Chewing pens edges worn teeth. For students, are very common wear of this type. Avoid this practice.

6. Feeding habits may result from changes
Color of the enamel to demineralization of the tooth. Citrus (lemon, grapefruit or orange) taken in excess, demineralized enamel. The tea and mate, coffee and black tea, taken daily, darken the glaze.

Medical advice: avoid coffee and tea alone, cut them with milk. Eat less and combine them with other citrus fruits.

7. TOOTH BRUSHING, MADE WITH GREAT FORCE AND PRESSURE, with a stiff brush, causing receding gums and tooth sensitivity.

Medical advice: See your dentist what the correct use of toothbrush.

8. Clean teeth with toothpicks may injure the gums, so important in tooth support.

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Láctio acid content of yogurt is related to the decrease of periodontitis, help to prevent dental disease. According to Jouranl of Periodontology, a prestigious journal devoted to dental research, regular consumption of yogurt may prevent periodontitis, a dental disease that causes inflammation of the gums. Unlike common than one might think, this beneficial effect is not related to calcium intake.

The decrease of periodontitis is due to the action of microorganisms (known as Lactobacillus) present in yogurt and other dairy products do not contain as milk. These microorganisms help reduce bacteria that causes periodontal care and oral flora. In this way, it reduces the risk that, when chewed, these bacteria come into contact with the immune system, causing complications such as premature births, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

The good hygiene are essential in healthcare. If we do not bathe often forget to wash hands or brush our teeth after eating, we will be able to get many, and serious diseases.

As we are not isolated individuals in the world, the health staff is also important to interact with those around us. Would you like to live with someone who looks and smells bad? Surely not! Therefore, we demand that you follow these good habits of hygiene .

Wash your hands. This is one of the habits of hygiene basics. We wash our hands with soap and water before going to eat, when we arrived on the street, after coughing, sneezing or handling money or trash. The hygiene of hands is essential to guard against viruses and bacteria. If you do not have water and soap, alcohol gel aséate. Read the rest of this entry »

The researcher explained that to study the beneficial properties of beans and corn have made use of an animal model.

“We apply a model in which rats were induced diabetes and incorporated into your diet and whether cooked beans corn tortilla, which is how humans consume regularly. It is important to note that the diet has been calculated that the animals consumed similar percentages to the intake of the Mexican population. “ Read the rest of this entry »

Discover the benefits of new dental materials offer us great versatility, more aesthetic, comfort, safety and economy.

Today thanks to the versatility it gives us the technology applied to dentistry, we can combine different types of dental materials and make oral rehabilitation culminating with excellent masticatory function, an aesthetic ideal and a tight seal, as this triad denture is set on what that gives us success in any fixed prosthesis.

An excellent material technology is the zirconia ceramic can be mounted both in dental implants and natural teeth, dental anotomía modeling an art, whose resemblance to natural teeth is imperceptible, other material of equal characteristics and quality are replacement gold ceramic, and can be constructed from a single tooth to full-arch bridges the jaws, this can be done also with the zirconia, as both are compatible with titanium, which are made of metal dental implants, is Importantly, in all cases is likely to increase the level of bone in the jaws so that we already have morphogenetic protein (the human genome project “) for bone regeneration.

The front teeth is achieved through the familiar porcelain veneers, this being a non-invasive treatment, not radical, indicated to improve the aesthetics and architecture in the area of the smile, achieving translucency, shape, hardness, overall aesthetics dental to show off.

What is orthodontics “early”?

To avoid or minimize the need for orthodontic treatment (correction wires), the dentist for children should regularly monitor the development of the teeth, preventing extraction and observe any anomalies that could hover.

It is indicated the use of some devices to help the smooth development, along with general preventive care.

Basic advice for care of children

• Do not need to go to sleep with bottles containing anything other than pure water

· Should take glasses from his first year at least

· They should leave the bottle at 12-14 months

· A 4-6 months should start feeding with liquid meals not

• Only vessels should take juices, no bottle

• The dental hygiene should begin with the first tooth

• The first dental visit should be prior to the first year, some six months after the first tooth

How to prevent injuries?

No doubt, you can not prevent all accidents, but you can avoid shocks and natural shocks violent sports so many broken teeth and jaws. For that mouthguards are used:

1. Prevent teeth hurt tongue, lips and mejilas.

2. Damage to the front teeth is reduced by 90%.

3. Prevent abrupt closures of the wheels cause the fracture and collapse

4. Prevent jaw fracture

5. Cushion the impact against the base of the skull.

Are dentures distorted by thumb sucking?

Only when the child persists in the habit of finger sucking or pacifier beyond the 2-4 years when often leave spontaneously. The pacifier is no less harmful, but it is easier to break the habit. It requires consultation with the pediatrician and the psychologist past 4-5 years.

Does it make the baby bottle tooth decay?

Yes, the child should not sleep with the bottle of milk or any sugary liquid. Cavities occur are so devastating, can destroy especially the front teeth and let them decay black gum level.

Do cavities importance of children, if not hurt?

They have, at least as seriously as in permanent teeth, and you must use all resources to prevention and treatment are not progressing, including periodic visits to the dentist. The concept of prevention must be inculcated from early childhood to avoid the complaints of adults when they see their dentures made a “disaster.”

“The extraction of these teeth temporary solve the problem?

No, you must keep the first tooth to the proper development of the face and jaws, and to save space for permanent teeth that replace them. If not, will be crowded, crowding, lack of jaw development. The neighboring teeth did not close the space if you place a space maintainer.

The maintainer is a metal or plastic device that is placed to prevent tooth shift would prevent the emergence of permanent teeth. It avoids the more tedious and expensive orthodontic later.

What should moms?

It is common for expectant mothers suffering from gum to tooth decay and extractions during pregnancy or shortly thereafter. This is NOT “normal” can and should be prevented. NO unborn kid does a tooth. DO NOT remove calcium from the mother’s teeth.

Three factors contribute to this erroneous thinking:

First, there are hormonal changes that predispose to diseases of the gums, but inconclusive.

Second, pregnant women tend to eat more food more often and sweet treats. This is what causes tooth decay by the time they are those sugars in the mouth and not the alleged deprivation of calcium.

If the pregnancy is planned or in the earliest times, consult your dentist to take all preventive measures directed. Care must be care of personal oral hygiene.

If for lack of prevention estuvieranmuy swollen gums, may agree to wait at the end of pregnancy because the situation is improving, not cure, past the hormonal changes.
How to clean baby’s teeth?

Dental hygiene should start with the first tooth. Or even before, by cleaning gum, after dinner, with the finger wrapped in gauze. The mother can perform the cleaning of the first little teeth with a small brush and soft. You should consult a specialist in dentistry for children before one year of age.

What is dentistry for children?

It is a branch of dentistry (dentistry, pedodontics) which deals with the prevention and treatment of the child from birth through adolescence, with respect for their special needs. A general dentist can exercise if scientific and practically prepared to do so.

When it is necessary to remove parts in orthodontics?

Sometimes for proper orthodontic treatment is required the removal of healthy teeth. It is important to remember that arises when the professional is performing an extraction you think is best for your patient. We can not think that is a capricious decision, but considered and studied previously.

There are many situations in which the industry raised the extraction of teeth for the proper corrections. Some of the most common reasons are:

* Need to save space: If there is a lack of space not be corrected by other means (expansion of the arches, stripping, etc.), By extracting a tooth or two could get enough space to properly align rest.

* Able to coordinate properly the top and bottom: if there is a problem of occlusion between the upper and lower jaw, and if you can not make the correction by other means (surgery, rubber jaw, etc.) Dental extraction one or more parts can help achieve this. Some examples are:
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Class II: The upper jaw is forward and through the removal of a premolar on each side of the top would retract the anterior to correct the overjet between up and down.
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