Taking care of your teeth is really important. You should brush your teeth two times a day, and not eat too much candy.

Toothaches

When all the germs in your mouth make up acid, your teeth start to decay. That acid eats a hole in the enamel, which is the outer layer of your tooth, and it makes a bigger hole in the dentin, which protects the center of a tooth. The hole gets bigger and bigger until the tooth has a cavity that dentist has to fill right away. If the cavity doesn't get filled, the germs get into the pulp and infect the nerves and blood supply of the tooth, and you get a toothache. You can prevent this decay by brushing your teeth. When you get a toothache, the pulp gets red and swells up, and it doesn't have any room to get larger, and that's why it hurts.

Bad Breath

When kids usually have bad breath it's because the plaque and different germs are living in their teeth and gums. Also, gums can get infected, but they don't get an ache, they start to swell up and bleed. If your gums bleed when you brush your teeth that's a warning that there is an infection that might get worse. You can prevent this by brushing your teeth. You should have a softer toothbrush to keep your gums better because if it's too hard it will hurt your gums.

Brushing and Flossing

Brushing your teeth cleans some of the plaque, plaque is germs in your teeth, but flossing your teeth cleans the plaque between your teeth. Brushing and flossing your teeth are the two best ways to prevent cavities. When you eat sweets those germs eat all the sugar in your teeth. The best time you should eat sweets is at dinner time so you can brush your teeth after. The more often you eat sweets, the more often acid will eat the enamel, and the dentin protecting the center of the tooth. Another thing you shouldn't eat is sticky chewy candy that sticks to your teeth.

Flouride

Fluoride is a really good for your teeth because it makes them stronger, harder, and prevents cavities. In towns where kids drink water with fluoride there are 60% fewer cavities.

Orthodontists

The dentists that are the experts of braces are orthodontists. Orthodontists are experts on the growth of the head, of your jaws, and your teeth so you can have a beautiful smile. The orthodontist is concerned with correcting your occlusion. Occlusion means the way your jaws and teeth fit together when you bite.

Root Canals

Endodontics means treating root canals. Root canals means the nerves and blood vessels in the pulp chamber and each root of the tooth. When the pulp is infected, the endodontist removes the diseased nerves and blood vessels, and then they clean the blood vessels and nerves with a special tool and medicine. If an infected root canal is not treated, the tooth must be removed. That leaves a space, and soon the surrounding teeth will move toward the space, and the occlusion will go bad.

Partial Dentures

Partial dentures are for people who lost so many teeth that a bridge can be made, but they still have some teeth. These artificial teeth are made up of plastic or porcelain, and the rest is metal that extends around some teeth. These teeth usually look good, and you can eat with them, but your old teeth are better. You take those teeth out when you go to sleep, and put them in a glass of water.

Always take care of your teeth, and brush your teeth everyday. If you have teeth problems, treat them right and your teeth won't hurt.  

 

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