• Tips to Avoid The 5 Most Common Teeth Problems

Do you feel you have bad mouth odor? Or are you worried about tooth decay? Do you experience gum bleeds when you brush your teeth? Feeling a sore ulcer coming on?
Here’s how you can avoid all these problems:
Oral cavity is the most noticeable part of a person and so everyone from a common man to a media personality is very conscious about it. An attractive person is incomplete without their white, well- aligned teeth. Our little ignorance may lead to many dental diseases and teeth loss. Out of which ‘5’ dental problems are very common.

According to surveys and common questioning, there are 5 major and very common dental problems with which every next person from a house keeper to celebrity suffers and desperately wants to get rid of.

These problems are:

1)    halitosis (bad breath)

2)    tooth decay

3)    mouth soreness

4)    gum diseases

5)    tooth sensitivity

Wait don’t panic, your little care can not only prevent all such problems but will also give you an everlasting young beautiful smile.
Let’s see how you can overcome these problems.

PREVENT HALITOSIS (BAD BREATH):

Bad breath (also known as halitosis or malodor) can be embarrassing and tough on those around you. According to a few people bad breath can ruin relationships, funny but true. There are simple easy ways to prevent and cure this condition.

·       While brushing your teeth clean your tongue and hard palate as well with the same tooth brush but softly. There are many bacterial colonies on your tongue which is the major cause of halitosis. Also use same brush to brush your buccal (cheek) side. But brush them softly.

·       Use mouth wash and floss afterwards.

·       Eat certain foods that smell good – because they make your breath smell good, too. Take fruits high in vitamin C, for example. Melons, berries and citrus fruits such as oranges are packed with vitamin C.

·       skip cigarettes

PREVENTING TOOTH DECAY:

Tooth decay is the destruction of tooth structure and can affect both the enamel (the outer coating of the tooth) and the dentin layer of the tooth. We can prevent it by few simple ways.

·       Brush your teeth at least twice a day

·       Use fluoride-containing toothpaste.

·       Clean between your teeth daily with dental floss or interdental cleaners.

·       Eat nutritious food and avoid snacks and junks.

·       Use disclosing agents to see if there is any accumulated plaque.

·       Visit your dentist once in a month or once in two months at-least.

PREVENT MOUTH SORENESS:

Oral lesions (mouth sores) make it painful to eat and talk. Most common oral lesions are fever blisters (cold sores) and canker sores, other types of oral lesions are leukoplakia, candidosis, hairy tongue, torus palatines and oral cancer. We can prevent oral soreness by simple measures.

·       Stop smoking

·       Avoid stressful situations

·       Eat food carefully and slowly

·       You can use a cool mouth wash.

·       Avoid any trauma to the mouth

·       Diet plays an important role, eat less spicy food and pack on a nutritious diet instead. Fresh fruits, leafy vegetables and cereals.

·       Take good care of oral hygiene

·       Avoid self medication

·       Drink plenty of water

·        Consult dentist/physician and use vitamin B complex and folic acid supplements, they help.

·       Avoid eating hot, spicy food and carbonated drinks or beverages.

PREVENT GUM DISEASES:

If you’re told that you suffer from periodontal (gum) disease then don’t panic because you're not alone. The adverse may be very bone and soft tissue damaging. You can prevent any intense condition by simple care.

·       Quit one of the most important factors ‘smoking’

·       Brush your teeth twice a day.

·       Use an antiseptic mouthwash, one with anti-plaque.

·       Fluoride treatment has helped to account for the decline in periodontal disease.

TOOTH SENSITIVITY:

Tooth is one of the most commonly occurring problems in both children and adults. I am sure even you will have slight sensitivity in one of your teeth. You can prevent this pain causing problem which often gives you problem in eating. Once again your simple care and attention is needed.

·       Use the salt water remedy

·       Brush your teeth properly but SOFTLY.

·       Adapt a hobby to reduce stress which leads you to grind your teeth.

·       You can use numbing gel on an affected area.

·       Visit your dentist once in a month or once in two months at-least.

Teeth is part of a human body which is once lost is lost forever. A beautiful person needs beautiful teeth. Prevention is better than cure, dental problems may occur but only when we don’t care much, so take care of that beautiful smile and keep on showing off your pearly whites.

                                                                                       By: Dr Aqsa Kamal