IMPACT OF TOBACCO ON ORAL HEALTH

TOBACCO ON ORAL HEALTH

            Tobacco has serious negative effects not only for your overall health, but specifically the soft and hard tissues of your mouth. Both smoking and chewing tobacco have serious risks, including oral cancer, gum disease, poor healing after surgery, receding gums, and tooth decay.

SMOKING :

        Cigarettes contain over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. As you inhale, the smoke lingers in your mouth before you exhale. Smoking directly affects your oral health because it, reduces blood flow to your gums, reduces the vitamin C levels needed to keep gums healthy, and raises the temperature in the mouth which causes damage to important cells. 

       

SMOKELESS TOBACCO :

  Smokeless tobacco is just as bad for you as smoking. In fact, chewing tobacco allows the harmful chemicals and substances to stay in your mouth longer and come into direct contact with your teeth and gums. This causes rapid tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer. Smokeless tobacco users are up to 50 times more likely to develop oral cancer, especially in areas where chewing tobacco is held in your mouth. 

EFFECTS : 

                                 

CONCLUSION:

           Brushing and flossing can help, but nothing can completely eradicate the negative impact that smoking and chewing has on breath. Smoking dries out the mouth. Without an adequate level of saliva in the mouth, bacteria does not get rinsed away naturally, thus causing bad breath and oftentimes tooth decay. So, "DON'T LET TOBACCO DESTROY YOU, START DESTROYING TOBACCO".

                             

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                                                Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thuraipakkam,

                                                Chennai - 600 097,

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MOUTH WASHES

MOUTH WASHES

        Mouthwash is a great way to freshen breath and keep gums healthy, but they should not be used on a regular basis, unless it is prescribed by a dentist.

PURPOSE OF MOUTHWASH :

1. Ulcer
2. Foul smell
3. Gum problems
4. Stained Teeth

TYPES:

1. Alcoholic
2. Non-alcoholic

CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOLIC MOUTH WASH:

1. Loss of taste sensation 
2. Dry mouth
3. Stains on the teeth

Based on the purpose, mouth washes are prescribed. So, mouthwashes should not be used without your dentist's advice. Mouth washes when used on a long term basis without dentist's advice may cause several complications.

BEST MOUTH WASH - WARM SALT WATER

How to Use Mouthwash ?

1. Start by pouring the right amount out of the bottle, we recommend that you use 15ml of oral rinse.
2. Rinse vigorously for 30 seconds, making sure that the mouth wash comes into contact with all areas of your teeth.
3. Gargle for 30-60 seconds, in order to ensure that your mouthwash can deal with bacteria at the back of the tongue.
4. Spit out the mouth wash.
5. To avoid food and water for 30 mins.

CONCLUSION

Mouthwash is a great tool to help you get better teeth, but using mouthwash alone does not replace the value and effectiveness of a full oral health routine. A proper oral health routine includes brushing your teeth for two minutes at a time twice per day and flossing once per day to clean the hard-to-reach areas of your teeth. 

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                                            No:2/2, First Floor, Sakthi Nagar,

                                            Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Thuraipakkam,

                                            Chennai - 600 097,

                                            Phone :- 9786688755,044-49504825

                                                     Email :- rootzdentalcare@gmail.com

Dental decay

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.

This acid attack causes tooth decay and cavities begin to form.

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.

REPLACEMENT BY DENTAL BRIDGE

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

                                                          Email :- rootzdentalcare@gmail.com

Smile makeover with dental bridges and crowns

SMILE MAKEOVER @ ROOTZ DENTAL CARE AND IMPLANT CENTER

An old lady aged 63 years came to the clinic with multiple missing and decayed teeth.

Patient is unhappy with her smile and difficulty in chewing.

We suggested her, replacement of missing teeth and root canal treatment followed by  ceramic crowns for decayed teeth.

BEFORE TREATMENT - FRONT VIEW

AFTER TREATMENT - FRONT VIEW

BEFORE TREATMENT - LEFT LATERAL VIEW

AFTER TREATMENT - LEFT LATERAL VIEW

BEFORE TREATMENT - RIGHT LATERAL VIEW

AFTER TREATMENT - RIGHT LATERAL VIEW

Rootz Dental Care and Implant Center has specialists with proven expertise in Endodontics and Prosthetic 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

                                                          Email :- rootzdentalcare@gmail.com