Browsing: Dental Health
The page provides quick access to a list of common diseases, syndromes, health conditions, and other topics of health importance. The list is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to respective diseases sections that serve as a comprehensive and ultimate guide about the disease or health condition.
Effective and proper dental care of the mouth and teeth is highly important to a person’s general health and overall appearance. According to WHO, oral health is a state of being free from mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral infection and sores, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay, tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that limit an individual’s capacity in biting, chewing, smiling, speaking, and psychosocial wellbeing.
Untreated oral diseases or dental diseases can lead to gum problems, dental cavities, tooth loss, and many digestion-related issues. Scientists and dentists also believe that there could be a connection between certain dental problems or dental conditions and low birth weight, stroke, heart diseases, premature births, diabetes and certain other diseases. Primarily dental diseases are categorized into three types – formation of tooth decay, gum diseases, and oral cancers.
The most common oral diseases and conditions are dental cavities, periodontal (gum) disease, oral cancer, trauma from injuries, oral infectious diseases, gum infection, swollen gums, gum pain, and hereditary lesions. Dental cavities and periodontal disease are major causes of tooth loss.
A person suffering from Bruxism does not have any idea about his condition because it usually happens during the night time and is called nocturnal bruxism or sleep-related bruxism. But, it can happen in day time also when the person is awake in situations that make the person feel tense or anxious.
A dental crown or a dental cap is a prosthetic cover which is cemented onto a damaged tooth. The major purpose of a tooth crown is protection and covering of a damaged tooth. It also strengthens the tooth and provides a perfect alignment in your mouth.
Tooth impaction is when a tooth fails to erupt through the gum at the expected time. An impacted tooth can cause redness, swelling, pain, bad breath, headaches, and other complications. If you notice or experience any of these symptoms, you should contact a dentist to know the reason for these symptoms.
Finding the cause of the sensitive teeth is important to advocate a specific treatment. There are some home remedies that can ease tooth sensitivity naturally. If you have tooth sensitivity, you may try these natural remedies. They have potential active ingredients that may soothe your pain due to sensitive teeth.
Scientists have found another harmful bacterium called Streptococcus sobrinus, which accelerates tooth decay in some people, but very little information is known about this microbe. A team of Illinois Bioengineering researchers has successfully sequenced the complete genomes of three different strains of S. sobrinus, to study further about these bacteria.
The prevalence of hyperdontia (extra teeth or supernumerary teeth) is 1- 4% of the world population affecting both males and females in a ratio of 2:1 respectively. In most cases, hyperdontia teeth are limited to a single extra tooth. There have been exceptional cases of over 30 extra teeth in one individual.
Extra teeth or hyperdontia is a state that causes too many teeth to grow in the mouth. These teeth are also called supernumerary teeth. They can grow anywhere in the dental arches and may affect dental health.
Most of these extra teeth develop in the upper arch of teeth called maxilla. In many cases, you do not require any treatment for them. But sometimes, they can cause pain or difficulty in eating etc that may require their treatment. Some people may want to remove them for aesthetic reasons.
Scientists found a new way of root re-development in a child’s tooth by using stem cells extracted from the baby teeth. The therapy can treat injuries in children including tooth decay. Clinical trials are to be conducted for FDA approval in USA.
Your tooth may not now remain dead after root canal procedure. Scientists have found biomaterials that can keep tooth alive even after the surgery. This will also make the root canal procedure simpler by reducing the need to drill through entire tooth. Only a smaller hole may be sufficient.