According to dental experts, thousands of people die each year from oral diseases but Eastwood dentists hope to encourage awareness of eliminating this burden.
Oral health is one of the most ignored characteristics among all ages. Advertisements besiege us with the obvious phrases such as plaque, tooth decay, and gum disease and even those ominous descriptions do nothing to boost our enthusiasm to visit a dentist. Even worst is the effects on children who depend on adult intervention to prevent dental damage.
Decay or gum disease takes time to build up, and whenever you have teeth, plaque, and food involved, there is a risk. Oral disease can have serious negative consequences not only on the health of an individual, but also on well-being both socially and economically.
Not Just Any Dentist
Choosing a dentist can be the one resolve to keeping your teeth, not to mention saving your life. Bacterial infections travel through the bloodstream, putting your health at risk. A simple consultation can tell you whether you have a bacterial infection.
Acid from the foods we eat weaken the teeth causing a demineralization of enamel. This demineralization is the first step of tooth disease. Many of the foods we consume are naturally acidic, and therefore harmful for teeth. For many other foods, bacteria use the sugars to help grow and thrive. These bacteria develop where persistent food remains and they use for their metabolism, and become much more harmful.
Eastwood Dentists Can Save Your Smile
You may look at your teeth in a mirror and they appear to be perfectly fine, but decay is gradual and progresses from the outside to the inside of the teeth and gums.
· Stage 1: destruction of enamel begins and there is no pain
· Stage 2: The second layer of the tooth, the dentin is attacked, and is softer than enamel which allows the disease to spread deeper; You’ll experience sensitivity to hot, cold, sweet, and acidic foods and beverages, which can cause pain
· Stage 3: the invasion of bacteria advances, and infiltrates the pulp; pain will become more intense
· Stage 4: The bacteria will progress to the tissues that surround the tooth (ligament, bone, gum), creating a dental abscess. This infectious outbreak can lead to microbes migrating through the bloodstream, and throughout the body
Bacteria-rich environments present more risks for the destruction of your smile, and a pivotal argument for an appointment with Eastwood dentists for a consultation.
