Mdex Dental

The decay of the feeding-bottle

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:39:29 -0400

Who among us had never feed a child to help him or her sleep? It is proven, it’s great. However, it is also proven that it contribute largely to harm the teeth of the child. Milk and the juices have sugar which can notch the teeth literally. This disease is called the decay of the feeding-bottle.

The development of the decay in the child starts with the inevitable transmission of the bacteria of the saliva (Streptococcus mutans) of the parents to the child. These bacteria colonize the oral cavity of the child and grow there, even when the child does not have teeth yet.

Then, when the child feeds, the sugar contained in milk (lactose) feeds the bacteria.

Periodontal infection and premature birth

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:05:24 -0400

Some physicians specialist in birth have qualified that the periodontal disease is the number one treatable cause of miscarriage and premature birth. The periodontal infection starts in the mouth. However, as the infection grows, it will spread out to the rest of the body.

Pregnant woman should get treatment as soon as possible to decrease the quality of bacteria on site and, therefore, the amount of bacteria that can spread out to the baby.

During pregnancy, the future mother will also experience gum bleeding that can be related to the hormones.

Bad breath: why and how can we treat?

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:35:10 -0400

Bad breath is an usual symptom of the gum disease. The main cause of bad breath is the accumulation of blood, food and infected cells trapped between the gum and the teeth. This contributes to the bacterial growth of the area, involving a immune response of the body.

That response destroys the surrounding bacteria, but also all the body cells around as collateral damage. Normally, the body heals after an episode of immune response, but since the habits remain unchanged, the regeneration rate is slowing down.

Bad breath comes usually with gum bleeding. Those are signs that the periodontal disease has grown to a urgent treatment needed stage.

Periodontal disease: what causes my gum to bleed?

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:21:08 -0400

The usual symptoms of the gum disease (periodontal disease) are the bleeding of the gum, the persistent bad breath, the irritation to heat or cold, the red and swollen gums and a possibility of loss of gum. In more advanced phases, the teeth will start to be mobile.

The gum disease is a bacterial infection caused by the accumulation of food between the teeth and the gum. This accumulation contributes to the bacterial growth of the area, involving a immune response of the body. That response destroys the surrounding bacteria, but also all the body cells around as collateral damage.

Normally, the body will heal after an episode of immune response, but since the habits remain unchanged, the regeneration rate is slowing down.

Gum disease?

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:15:47 -0400

Invisible enemy, the periodontal disease is the disease of the gum. Very widespread throughout the world, the symptoms are often neglected and are diagnosed only too late. To lose a tooth without decay, it is possible!

The periodontal structures are composed by the gum, the bone and the structures which support the teeth. A such base, it is the periodontal structures which keep the teeth in place in the mouth. An infection of the periodontal structures can bring to the possible loss of teeth.