WHY DO I NEED TO SEE A HYGIENIST
Regular visits to your dentist and Hygienist will ensure that your teeth last as long as possible. It is important to note that gum disease is very common, affecting people of all ages. Unfortunately gum disease causes damage to the bone supporting teeth and this process eventually causes the teeth to become mobile and eventually ‘fall out’ Gum disease ( periodontal disease) is the most common cause of tooth loss in adults. The good news is that gum disease can be treated by a dentist or hygienist and if treated in the early stages it’s effects can be reversed
WHAT CAUSES GUM DISEASE
Plaque, a mixture of food, bacteria and bacterial waste products, builds up on your teeth within minutes or hours after eating. When plaque is left on your teeth, it irritates the gums (gingival). This early stage of gum disease is called gingivitis.
If gingivitis is not treated, the gums begin to pull away from your teeth, leaving a little pocket around the tooth. This pocket traps plaque that can’t be reached with tooth brushing. Plaque that is not removed hardens to tartar (calculus). Plaque and tartar build up, causing further irritation.
The irritation caused by plaque and tartar gradually starts to affect the bone structures around your teeth. As time goes on, the pockets get deeper and and more difficult to clean, and the gum and bone recede, so that some of the root may be visible. This can make your teeth wobbly. This stage is called chronic (long-term) periodontists. After years, the teeth may fall out, or they may need to be taken out by a dentist.
WHAT MAKES GUM DISEASE MORE LIKELY
Gum disease happens when plaque builds up because the teeth are not cleaned properly. This is more likely to happen if you find it difficult to clean your teeth properly, for example if you wear braces, have dentures or have irregularities in your teeth that you can’t reach with a toothbrush. Fillings, crowns, bridges or missing teeth can make tooth brushing more difficult and make one more susceptible to gum disease.
WHAT TREATMENT IS AVAILABLE
In order to diagnose periodontal disease it is important that you visit your dentist regularly. Your dentist should carry out a periodontal examination to assess the health status of your gums. Using a periodontal probe the dentist will check the depths of the tissues around the natural teeth (periodontal pockets). This will usually give an indication as to the severity of the periodontal problem. The deeper the pocket the more difficult it will be to clean adequately.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GUM DISEASE
Gum disease is extremely common and affects 3 out of every 4 adults over the age of 35 in the UK.
The main symptoms of gum disease are sore, bleeding gums during tooth brushing.
Gum disease, not tooth decay, is the biggest cause of tooth loss.
Only 60% of women in the UK aged 45 can claim to have all of their own teeth.
Gum disease isn’t just something that happens later in life, more than half of teenagers have some form of gum disease.
Smoking causes 50% of all cases of gum disease in the UK.
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Kwa nini unahitaji kumwona daktari wa meno mara kwa mara - Utafiti wa mara kwa mara wa daktari wa meno na daktari wa meno utahakikisha kwamba meno yako yanadumu kwa muda mrefu iwezekanavyo. Ni muhimu kutambua kwamba ugonjwa wa nywele ni wa kawaida sana, unawaathiri watu wa umri wote. Kwa bahati mbaya, ugonjwa wa meno husababisha uharibifu wa mifupa ya meno, na mchakato huu hatimaye husababisha meno kuwa na mwendo na hatimaye kuanguka nje.Ugonjwa wa meno (ugonjwa wa periodontal) ni sababu ya kawaida ya kupoteza meno kwa watu wazima. Ugonjwa wa nywele unaweza kutibiwa na daktari wa meno au mtaalamu wa usafi wa meno na ikiwa unatibiwa katika hatua za mapema athari zake zinaweza kubadilishwa kile kinachosababisha ugonjwa wa nywele Plaque, mchanganyiko wa chakula, bakteria na bidhaa za taka za bakteria, hujenga kwenye meno yako ndani ya dakika au masaa baada ya kula. Wakati plaka inapoachwa kwenye meno yako, huchochea meno (gingival). Hatua hii ya mapema ya ugonjwa wa taya huitwa gingivitis. Ikiwa gingivitis haipati matibabu, meno huanza kujitenga na meno yako, na kuacha mfuko mdogo kuzunguka jino. Mfuko huo huficha mchanga ambao hauwezi kufikiwa kwa kupiga mswaki meno. Mchanga ambao haufutwi huimarika na kuwa lami (calculus). Matofali na lami huongezeka, na kusababisha uchungu zaidi. Madhara yanayotokana na plaque na tartar huanza kuathiri mifupa inayozunguka meno. Kadiri muda unavyopita, mifuko hiyo inakuwa na kina kirefu na ni vigumu kusafisha, na taya na mfupa huondoka, hivyo sehemu fulani ya mizizi ya mti huo inaweza kuonekana. Hilo laweza kufanya meno yako yatetemeke. Hatua hii inaitwa periodontists ya muda mrefu (ya muda mrefu). Baada ya miaka kadhaa, huenda meno yakaanguka, au huenda yakahitaji kuondolewa na daktari wa meno. Ugonjwa wa meno huanza wakati plaque inapojitokeza kwa sababu meno hayajasafishwa vizuri. Hii ni uwezekano mkubwa zaidi kutokea kama wewe kupata vigumu kusafisha meno yako vizuri, kwa mfano kama wewe kuvaa braces, kuwa na meno ya meno au kuwa na irregularities katika meno yako kwamba huwezi kufikia na brashi ya meno. Vipande vya meno, mataji, madaraja au meno yaliyopotea yanaweza kufanya kusafisha meno kuwa vigumu zaidi na kufanya mtu awe na uwezekano mkubwa zaidi wa kupatwa na ugonjwa wa nywele. Ili kugundua ugonjwa wa periodontal ni muhimu kwamba utembelee daktari wako wa meno mara kwa mara. Daktari wako wa meno anapaswa kufanya uchunguzi wa periodontal ili kutathmini hali ya afya ya taya zako. Kwa kutumia kipima-meno daktari wa meno atachunguza kina cha tishu zinazozunguka meno ya asili (masanduku ya meno ya meno). Kwa kawaida hilo litatoa dalili ya uzito wa tatizo la periodontal. Kadiri mfuko ulivyo wa kina ndivyo itakavyokuwa vigumu kuufanya usafike vizuri. Ugonjwa wa nywele ni wa kawaida sana na huathiri watu wazima watatu kati ya wanne wenye umri wa zaidi ya miaka 35 nchini Uingereza. Dalili kuu za ugonjwa wa taya ni maumivu, kutokwa na damu kwenye taya wakati wa kupiga mswaki meno. Ugonjwa wa taya, sio kuoza kwa meno, ndio kisababishi kikubwa cha kupoteza meno. Ni asilimia 60 tu ya wanawake wenye umri wa miaka 45 nchini Uingereza wana uwezo wa kudai kuwa na meno yao yote. Ugonjwa wa taya si kitu kinachotokea baadaye maishani, zaidi ya nusu ya matineja wana aina fulani ya ugonjwa wa taya. Uvutaji sigara husababisha asilimia 50 ya magonjwa ya nywele nchini Uingereza. Wagonjwa Wetu Wanasema Nini? "Nilikuwa na implant mbili, kwa jumla ilichukua miezi 10 kukamilisha, lakini wow nilikuwa na furaha na matokeo, siwezi kuweka katika maneno jinsi ninavyofurahi, daktari wangu wa meno wa ajabu Aura Fanandez alikuwa wa ajabu, labda nilikuwa mmoja wa wagonjwa wa wasiwasi zaidi, lakini haipaswi kuwa, haikuumiza mara moja. """ Kwa kweli! ! Kwa hiyo wapendekeze. Kuanzia mwanzo wa mchakato hadi fit yangu ya mwisho ya wote juu ya implants nne, huduma niliyopokea kutoka kwa Bruno na timu yake yote ilikuwa bora. Tabia ya Bruno ni ya kujali na si ya kuogopesha. Uangalifu wake kwa maelezo kuhusu kupata meno yangu ya mwisho kuonekana'sawa' ulikuwa wa kielelezo. Je, uko tayari kufanya badiliko? Panga mazungumzo ya bure, bila wajibu, na ya bure mtandaoni leo.