Prophylaxis of caries

Caries is formed as a result of longEffects on the tooth enamel of organic acids formed by bacteria present in the oral cavity of any person. These organic acids cause local demineralization and subsequent destruction of hard tooth tissues.

If caries are not treated, carious cavities are formed and the tooth can collapse. The started stage of caries is accompanied by acute pain, inflammatory processes and requires immediate treatment.

However, as is known, it is much easier to prevent the disease than to treat it. Therefore, caries prevention should always be given due attention.

To maintain your teeth healthy, you must follow the following rules.

Brush your teeth twice a day. Bacteria that cause caries development are containedin dental plaque, which is formed on the teeth after eating. This coating can be soft and hard. Soft plaque can be removed if you rinse your mouth after each meal. Also, the removal of soft plaque contributes to the use of fresh apples, carrots. Traces of food stuck in the interdental spaces should be removed with toothpicks.

Hard plaque can only be removed usingbrushing teeth and toothpaste. Bristle bristles should be hard enough to remove plaque well. Brush your teeth in the morning, after breakfast, and in the evening, before going to bed. Duration of cleaning - at least 3-4 minutes.

With the help of dental floss can also fight with hard plaque. About how to properly use dental floss, it is better to consult a dentist.

Healthy food. The formation of caries is facilitated by the use ofsweet, fatty, floury food. Sugar is intensively processed by bacteria into acid, which leads to accelerated destruction of enamel. Ideally, after taking sweet food, you should brush your teeth to remove the sugar residues from the surface of the teeth.

It is not recommended to eat food of contrast temperature, for example, to wash down with a hot tea a cold dessert. This leads to the formation of microcracks on the tooth enamel and provokes the formation of caries.

A balanced diet rich in vitamins andminerals, helps strengthen tooth enamel and it becomes more resistant to caries. But the deficit of fluoride and calcium, as well as proteins, on the contrary, leads to the depletion of tooth enamel. Therefore, if necessary, should take special vitamin-mineral complexes, which fill the lack of fluoride and calcium.

Visit the dentist. Visits to the dentist are afraid not only children, but alsoadults. Terrible sounds of drill, acute pain and other very unpleasant sensations - and even for a preventive examination, which should normally be done at least once or twice a year, we will not be dragged out on a lasso.

However, all the "horror stories" of dentalcabinet have been left in the past. Modern technologies make it possible to perform inspection and dental treatment painlessly. In the early stages, tooth decay looks like subtle white spots on tooth enamel - it's very difficult to detect them yourself.