Tooth decay is a great enemy of the teeth in Leeds from as early as when they first break through the gums as a baby. Residues of food and drink cause bacteria in the mouth that can leave films of acid on the teeth. If left, the acid will start to eat away at the enamel of the teeth and cavities or caries will form and decay the inside of the tooth. An x-ray at the dentist can always determine if you suffer from any tooth decay and also how bad it is. In its mildest incarnation, tooth decay can be reversed with a filling, but at worse, you will need more extensive work like root canal treatment. It’s easy to avoid if you stick to your daily routine of brushing and flossing, and make regular visits to your dentist. For some people, especially children, the dentist can apply a thin plastic coating over the teeth to protect the exposed enamel of the tooth. But if you don’t avoid it, the decay can spread and affect the health of your mouth, the treatments can become precarious if you want to save your tooth, and the costs can spiral- for you will need to reconstruct to tooth to maintain its functionality, and that means splashing out on a crown.
The words root and canal do not sit easy on the mind when you apply both of them dental work. In fact, it sounds utterly torturous and if you look up the word torture, you will find the word pain thrown in there too somewhere. In the city of Leeds, there are a lot of urban myths built up around root canal treatment. Not so much is said however, about how we turned a blind eye to oral hygiene and kept cancelling check-ups, which kicked off the problem in the first place. The reason for having this treatment is to remove decay that has set in, so that the tooth can be saved. Maybe the myths that surround this procedure are due to the nature of the work required, well, just sounding bad. Here we go…..the decay first has to be removed under a local anaesthetic by scraping out all the dead pulp inside the tooth and then treated with an anti-fungal fluid. Now, the roots have to be drilled out. This can be complex and on occasions, the dentist may have to come through the gum and enter the tooth from the side, then the tooth is filled and capped…..does that sound bad now?! In all reality, it’s a fairly easy procedure that is no more painful than a filling and generally the tooth is good for at least another 10 years. If you still feel concerned, then maybe you should look after your teeth more, because after all, you don’t wanna go through that nightmare again, do you?
You never really know when you may be struck down with dental pain in central Leeds and it could be in an evening or weekend out of dental hours. It’s important to understand and identify the nature of the aggravation in situations like these, so that if needed, you can ease the problem yourself until treatment can be administered by your dentist. Such pains can arise from a chipped tooth, a filling falling out or a veneer dropping off that can leave a sharp edge in the mouth and expose the gums and tongue to lacerations. Other problems can stem from recent dental treatments such as root canals- these pains generally subside in time, but can be eased by using mild pain killers. Most pain however can stem from a period decay in the mouth and then strikes immediately in the form of a toothache. This is where the nerve is exposed and reacts to cold or hot temperatures or chewing. Again, mild pain killers can be used along with keeping the tooth clean until a dentist can be sought. An abscess, however can cause the face to swell and can poison the bloodstream, developing into an extremely dangerous situation and immediate treatment needs to be administered from a dentist or doctor. Information on such problems can be found at the dentists, or is available on the internet. But the more you understand these problems, the easier it is to self-treat them.
Root canal treatment is a common and vital procedure necessary to restore the health of a tooth that has become damaged internally. Inside all of your teeth is a chamber, known as the pulp chamber. In this chamber there are many, nerves, arteries, veins and tissues. Entering into the pulp chamber through the root are the root canals which carry nerves into the tooth.
For some reason, the evil legend that is the root canal still tends to strike fear into its prey and once the victim has had the excruciating treatment, pain ensues for months. Sound familiar- well it does to most dentists in the city of Leeds! In all reality, a simple look on the internet could dispel any myths that surround the procedure. The reason for having a root canal stems from bad oral hygiene, allowing plaque to develop and form cavities. If the tooth is to be saved, then the cavity must be cleared of decay, the roots removed and the gap that’s left filled. In times gone by, the tooth would have been ‘pulled’ and here lies one of the myths that surround root canals. If a tooth is causing pain, an extraction is not only considered to be less painful, but cheaper too (the truth is, a root canal is no more painful than a filling). But removing a tooth (when it needn’t be) leads to all sorts of problems. The surrounding teeth can suffer trauma, start to move and become loose, leading to gum disease and infection. Another myth that stems out of this treatment is based on other people’s experiences, like that of your parent’s in the bad old days, “my god! This is what I’m in for!” If in this modern world, you still listen to gossip, believe in fairies, monsters and death by root canal, maybe a little research and a consultation with your dentist will dispel such myths, allowing you to sleep at night with the light out and get out more.
Each of our teeth is secured firmly to the jaw bone by one or more roots which contain a mass of blood vessels and nerves otherwise called the pulp. A root canal treatment is done when this pulp gets infected by microorganisms; this can happen when there is sudden trauma or injury to the tooth or due to tooth decay or cavity which is left untreated. Sometimes the pulp also gets infected when the tooth filling has cracked or fallen off due to wear and tear.
Getting complicated dental procedures done is no longer the preserve of adults. It is extremely unfortunate that even children have to undergo difficult dental procedures because the incidence of dental caries among very little children is on the rise. This can very clearly be attributed to parental carelessness in allowing them to eat a lot of sugary foods and to a neglect of their oral hygiene.
A very popular Leeds dentist spoke up about the way the average person neglects their teeth. Dental cavities are a case in point. They are also known as caries and they are one of the most common ailments that humans suffer from. What starts off as a very small cavity can deteriorate with neglect and result in a lot of problems for you. Not only will you experience a lot of discomfort, you will also end up paying a lot of money for expensive treatments that are expensive in addition to being painful.
Dental caps are probably the most used treatment for teeth, after dental fillings of course, because they can be used for a wide range of applications. A dental cap, also known as a crown, is nothing more than a shell that is placed on top of the tooth or an implant. It is cemented to the existing tooth or any other base so that it cannot be removed, except of course by the dentist. In effect, a dental cap is exactly like a tooth except that it is made of an artificial substance. A Leeds dental clinic specializes in offering this treatment and they use it for a wide variety of reasons.
A Leeds dentist was talking about the dropping standards of oral hygiene amongst the patients that he sees in his clinic. The unfortunate part is that most people do not know how badly they are affecting their health by neglecting this aspect of their lives.
