TOOTH DECAY
Tooth decay is the destruction of teeth, usually from acid production by bacteria, that feeds on food accumulated on surface of your teeth.
CAUSES:
PREVENTION:
1) Brush twice daily.
2) Floss once daily.
3) Gargling after every meal.
4) Visit dentist for every 6 months.
5) Limit eating sweets, sticky foods and acidic drinks.
TREATMENT:
1) Decay involving only enamel and dentin - Tooth colored(composite) filling has to be done.
2) Decay involving the pulp or near to pulp - Root canal treatment followed by crown.
3) Grossly decayed tooth with no/little tooth structure left over - Removal of tooth followed by tooth replacement.
PREVENTION:
1) Brush twice daily.
2) Floss once daily.
3) Gargling after every meal.
4) Visit dentist for every 6 months.
5) Limit eating sweets, sticky foods and acidic drinks.
TREATMENT:
1) Decay involving only enamel and dentin - Tooth colored(composite) filling has to be done.
2) Decay involving the pulp or near to pulp - Root canal treatment followed by crown.
3) Grossly decayed tooth with no/little tooth structure left over - Removal of tooth followed by tooth replacement.
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REPLACEMENT BY DENTAL BRIDGE |
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REPLACEMENT BY DENTAL IMPLANT |
Rootz Dental Care and Implant Center has specialists with proven expertise in Operative and endodontic dentistry. For more information regarding treatments contact us today.
No:2/2, First Floor, Sakthi Nagar,
Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thuraipakkam,
Chennai - 600 097,
Phone :- 9786688755,044-49504825
No:2/2, First Floor, Sakthi Nagar,
Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thuraipakkam,
Chennai - 600 097,
Phone :- 9786688755,044-49504825
Email :- rootzdentalcare@gmail.com
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