Dazzling Smile: Essential Dental Procedures for a Radiant Look
Dazzling Smile: Essential Dental Procedures for a Radiant Look
Many of us are already familiar with some of the information we’re about to share. However, while some might not know much about dental health, it’s crucial to understand that maintaining both the health and beauty of your teeth is essential. We’ll discuss various dental procedures with dentist and blogger Zhanna Romanovich.
Professional Oral Hygiene vs. Jaw Destruction
Regardless of your personal hygiene level—how well and how often you brush your teeth—it’s recommended that everyone visit a dentist’s office every six months. This is not only for a preventive check-up but also for professional oral hygiene.
What happens if you ignore this recommendation and skip professional hygiene?
Plaque on tooth enamel and tartar near the gums build up in everyone; it’s just a matter of when. This depends not only on the quality of hygiene but also on dietary habits and metabolic processes that affect the mineralization of saliva. Some people develop noticeable tartar within a month, while others may not see it even after six months post-professional cleaning. However, this doesn’t always mean it’s not there.
A preventive check-up every six months is also necessary to detect tartar. If you ignore professional hygiene, an inflammatory process will inevitably start, and the circular ligament of the tooth will begin to deteriorate. Damage to the ligament leads to the formation of a periodontal (or gum) pocket, where the infection continues. This process then affects and destroys the jawbone.
Patients cannot remove tartar at home; it requires special equipment (ultrasound) and expertise (a dentist). Therefore, without professional hygiene, dental problems are inevitable with age.
When we remove tartar, sometimes there are no ligaments or even bone left underneath, and the teeth become loose because only the tartar was holding them in place.
To address increased enamel sensitivity immediately after a professional cleaning, teeth are coated with fluoride varnish. However, sensitivity may persist…
Sensitivity can increase after the removal of large tartar deposits. If the tartar is substantial, it can push the gum away, exposing the root, which is very painful. If the gum hasn’t been severely displaced, it can recover, but if the ligament has already been destroyed, the process is irreversible.
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