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What is Dental Plaque ? |
Dental Plaque is an aggregate of the microorganisms formed on teeth and other hard surfaces of the mouth. It is found in abundance in people with poor oral hygiene.
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| 2. Is plaque harmful for the mouth ? |
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Yes, it is harmful for the health of the teeth and the gums. It is the most important cause for the disease of the gums. |
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What happens to plaque if it is not cleaned ? |
If the plaque not cleaned it turns into the hard-calcified substance called as the calculus. Calculus is the base for more plaque to form is present as constant irritant to the gums and teeth. |
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What does scaling means ? |
Scaling means the mechanical cleaning of the teeth (i.e. the removal of the plaque and calculus) either with the hand instruments or the machine (ultrasonic scalers) which is done by your dentist or the hygienist. |
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How often the scaling should be done ? |
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Scaling, the form of oral prophylaxis should be done in every six months if required. |
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My gums bleed while brushing the teeth, can they be cured? |
There are many causes of bleeding gums, the most common is due to bacterias. They can be treated by getting scaling done and maintaining the proper oral hygiene.
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What are the methods of maintaining the oral hygiene ? |
The method of maintaining the oral hygiene are as follow :
- Brushing of teeth twice daily with super soft tooth brush and with a proper method
- Use of dental floss
- Use of mouthwashes
- Regular visit to your dentist in every six months.
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What is the correct method of brushing ? |
Brushing should be done vertically in the direction, which they grow with a soft toothbrush. For demonstration kindly visit the department.
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Is flossing as essential as brushing ? |
| Yes, flossing is an essential as brushing is it helps to remove the plaque present in between the teeth which brushing cannot remove.
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| 10. How often the tooth brush should be changed ? |
Toothbrush should be changed in every 3 months or when its bristles become loose whichever comes first.
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| 11. Should tooth powders be used for cleaning ? |
Yes, they can be used provided they are used with the tooth brushes. Also, they are more abrasive then the tooth pastes hence should be used with the due care.
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| 12. What are mouthwashes ? |
Mouth washes are the antibacterial mouth rinses which help in the plaque control. They should not be used routinely unless prescribed. |
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| 13. What should be done if large amount of space is present in between the teeth and food gets stuck between them ? |
In such cases the interdental brushes also known as proxa brushes can be used and a dental consideration should be taken. |
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| 14. Scaling makes our teeth loose is it fact or a myth ? |
It is the myth. Scaling only removes the irritant calculus present between the teeth and gums. On the contrary if the calculus if left there, it makes the teeth loose by destroying the underlying supporting bone of the tooth. |
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| 15. What is pyhhorea (periodontitis) ? |
It is the bacterial disease of the gums and supporting structures of the teeth characterized by the loss of the underlying bone of the tooth. |
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| 16. What are the symptoms of periodontitis (pyhhorea) ? |
Mobile teeth, swollen and bleeding gums, pus discharge, foul taste and smell from the mouth.
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| 17. Can periodontitis (pyhhorea) be cured ? |
Yes, in the initial stage the disease is reversible and can be cured but in later stage the disease becomes irreversible and tertiary level care is required.
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| 18. Are Diabetic patients are at greater risk of developing these diseases ? |
Yes, diabetic patients are at the greater risk of developing these diseases, if diabetes is uncontrolled, and hence should take the utmost oral hygiene care, but in properly controlled diabetic patients there is no scientific study to show greater risk.
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| 19. What is the cause of the post scaling sensitivity ? |
| When calculus is present it recedes the gums and gets deposited over the root surface of the tooth and creates a false cover over them. After scaling the root gets exposed to the environment which is more sensitive than the tooth hence the sensitivity occurs.
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| 20. Can this sensitivity be cured ? |
Depending upon the cause, this sensitivity can be cured by the use of desensitizing toothpastes at home and by special and specific treatment at office. It can also go away with time. |
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