What does teeth cleaning look like?

Very often, patients have a tendency to confuse residue on the teeth with tartar. The main difference is that it is not mineralized tooth enamel, but sediment.

The most common causes are:

·        smoking

·        consuming large amounts of coffee, tea, juices or wine. 

 

This sediment is not very dangerous, but keep in mind that it:

·        Causes increased surface roughness of the tooth , thereby increasing the accumulation of plaque,

·        Adversely affect the aesthetics of the teeth,

·        Covers the surface of the tooth camouflaging caries.

That is why it is so important to make an appointment with a dentist in Poland for teeth cleaning every 6 months.

The procedure consists of cleaning the surface of the teeth with dental sand (often with a fruity smell), which together with water under pressure is ejected cleans the tooth. The entire procedure takes approximately 20 minutes and is completely painless. After its completion , the dentist also polishes your teeth with a special brush.

How to take care of your teeth during Christmas?

Some Christmas meals may badly affect our teeth and gums. Which foods should be avoided and how to take care of oral hygiene at the Christmas table?

Chipped dead teeth, falling out fillings and tooth pain are the most common dental problems with which  patients come to dentists in Poland after Christmas. There are also those rare patients who want to take care of the health and aesthetics of their teeth as one of the New Year's resolutions.

Christmas meals and teeth

Due to the frequent consumption of sweets during the holiday season, there is a greater risk of developing caries. In addition, teeth with cavities are hypersensitive to sweet and cold food. So do you have to give up sweets for the holiday time? Not necessarily! Sweets can be eaten, but make sure to choose those that do not stick to the teeth. The prolonged contact with sugar promotes tooth caries. It is better to eat a lot of sweets at a time and then brush your teeth, than to eat a piece from time to time.

Poppy and fishbones as the enemies of dentures 

All foods with poppy seeds are a problem for people who wear different types of removable dentures in Poland. Poppy gets between the prosthesis and the mucous membranes, which in turn leads to irritation of the oral mucosa. Bones from fish also can irritate the mucous membranes or stuck in a cavity in a tooth.

How to take care of your teeth when you cannot brush them?

If you do not have a the toothbrush at hand, rinse your mouth with water. This will remove about 80 percent of bacteria. An attempt to clean the teeth with a chewing gum (which is so recommended in TV commercials) often ends up with falling out of an old filling.

To make sure you will avoid any problems with teeth during Christmas, and you will cherish this unique atmosphere without any pain, visit your dentist and decide on dental treatment in Poland before Christmas.

To ease the tooth pain

Toothache makes a patient visit a dentist in Poland. The idea of having a dental procedure performed still causes fear of the dental office in case of many people, even though it allows to get rid of the pain. Pain is a subjective phenomenon - everyone has a different sensitivity to pain, each individual responds to specific pain stimuli. That's not all: the same person can feel the pain of the same intensity and the same type differently on different days or times of the day - depending on your mental and physical state. The research shows that pain during dental treatment abroad can be reduced by:

- performing dental treatment late in the afternoon - we are less likely to feel pain stimuli then;

- the use of hypnosis and autosuggestion - in hypnosis you have to deal with the phenomenon of the so-called gates control, which manages to significantly reduce the activity of neurons

linking the pain with something unpleasant; autosuggestion allows us to divert attention from the unpleasant and promotes a positive attitude towards the treatment, which causes an equally positive response from the nerve tissue;

- focusing on something other than the pain and the performed surgery - a distraction from the unpleasant stimulus is sometimes just as effective as the use of painkillers, the ideal solution is to either listen to an interesting dentist speaking, or listen to music or watch movies during the surgery. You can also try to think intensively about a wonderful holiday and a successful first date;

- causing pain or unpleasant sensations in other parts of the body the those which are subject to the treatment, for instance clenching fists.

Mona Lisa without teeth?

Does Mona Lisa from the famous painting of Leonardo da Vinci smile gently because she knows a hidden secret unknown to us, or becasue she did not have teeth? For years scientists has been wondering about the mysteries of Leonardo's genius. Mona Lisa's Smile seems to us intriguing, some argue, however, that the great model's smile could not be different beacause her teeth may have been damaged or she did not have all the teeth.

At the beginning of the sixteenth century, when da Vinci painted his most famous painting, oral hygiene was not properly taken care of by the people of those times. Tooth decay - although present in humans' life for millions of years - started to be classified as a dental disease only in Leonardo's times. Renaissance models posing for paintings probably did not want their descendants to know that their teeth deprived the of beauty or that their teeth were usally completly or partly extracted. The fresh breath of the models was for sure also abad experience. It is not surprise that the paintings from the Renaissance and earlier present weak smiles, which are discreet and intriguing rather than broad with all its glory.

Even though it was in the Renaissance that many discoveries and inventions were created which allowed for oral health care (the Chinese invented the toothbrush and amalgam fillings), it may be that Mona Lisa had no luck to keep a beautiful smile at the time when she was painted by Leonardo.

Take care of propoer oral hygiene and visit your dentist in Poland.

Teeth loss and breast cancer

Recent studies have shown that women who have cavities in their teeth or suffer from periodontal disease, are 11 times more likely to develop breast cancer. Therefore, it is especially important for them to take care of their teeth and visit their dentist in Poland or start any other dental treatment abroad. 

The survey was conducted in Sweden on a group of three thousand patients. It showed that among the 41 people who were diagnosed with breast cancer, cancer risk was 11 times higher in patients with periodontitis and cavities in teeth. Since this is the first such study, the chairman of the British Dental Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter said that in order to confirm this information more research in this area should be caried out.

Periodontitis is caused by bacteria in plaque. As a result of this condition the teeth start to move, and then fall out. Many of the research carried out so far, showed that oral infections often have an impact on the overall health. It is believed that in case of people with periodontitis, bacteria causing the disease get into into the bloodstream, increasing the risk of heart disease.

Because periodontal disease develops painlessly, you should pay special attention to the symptoms, such as gum inflammation and redness, swelling, and bleeding, halitosis, 'loose' teeth and mouth infections. According to dr. Carter, the best and easiest way to prevent periodontitis is plaque removal, especially in the interdental spaces. He recommends brushing your teeth at least 2 times a day with fluoride toothpaste and using dental floss. Regular visits to the dentist can also help diagnose the emerging problem of periodontitis.

The influence of smoking and sleep on oral health

Recent studies have shown that smoking is the most important lifestyle-related factor in the progress of periodontal disease. Smoking is then followed by another important factor: lack of sleep ... Studies show that the state of the health of the oral cavity, in addition to brushing your teeth and using dental floss, is significantly influenced by other factors. Changes, such as a little more sleep, give the patient a better chance of improving the health of the oral cavity. It is also important to remember about the relationship between oral disease with systemic diseases.

It is believed that periodontal disease, which affects the teeth and gums, and can ultimately lead to the loss of
teeth can be caused by an imbalance of bacteria in the oral cavity. However, recent studies prove that also other factors play a major role. Researchers analyzed the impact of various factors related to the mode of life of various workers on the progress of periodontal disease, such as regular exercises, alcohol use, smoking, hours of sleep, hours of work, diet, stress, and eating breakfast. Of all the factors associated with the style of life of patients, scientists pointed to smoking as having the biggest influence on the development of periodontal diseases. The results, published in the Journal of Periodontology has also shown that 41% of those who experienced deterioration of periodontitis are smokers. Second largest factor associated with lifestyle and causing periodontal disease is the lack of sleep. The difference is visible already in case of people sleeping 7-8 hours per day compared with those who sleep only 6 hours or less. A definite impact on the development of periodontal disease is also living in stress and alcohol abuse.

If you have problems with periodontal diseases, visit your dentist abroad.

Dentistry in Poland

Be wise before the damage and visit your dentist in Poland before your dental problems develop. Although, due to the best technologies, visit to the dentist's when your tooth is already aching can still cure the problem, it will for sure not be good for your finances.

Currently, as much as 43 percent of the Poles do not go to the dentist because of the fear. But the vast majority of us, when we already decide to treat our teeth, we pay for it from our own finances. It means that the fear of the dentist is a very expensive emotion. The dentist should be visited before the decay and other oral diseases have made serious damages, not only for the sake of finances, but also because we live three times longer than our ancestor but our enamel is still the same as theirs, and we have to take care of it to last longer.

The fear of the dentist should not be an excuse to avoid dentistry abroad. Besides the well-known decay, we also have a new destroyer of the teeth: acid erosion of the enamel. The condition affects approximately 30-40 percent of the population. It is the patients themselves who cause the harm by brushing their teeth badly. They tend to perform horizontal movements of scrubbing, using too hard brushes. As a result, wrinkles are formed at the surface of the teeth near the gums, where the enamel is thinnest.

Prevention does not hurt, but the treatment may hurt a lot, because the anesthetic does not eliminate the unpleasant feeling when you see the bill issued by your own negligence.

How should proper oral hygiene look like?

Daily oral hygiene includes brushing the teeth twice a day (or even three times) with a medium or soft brush with an appropriate toothpaste, daily flossing and the use of fluoride rinses.

Is just teeth brushing enough?

Definitely not. We should also remember about brushing the tongue. The back of the tongue is one of the main habitats of microorganisms in the oral cavity and the source of its spread, especially when covered with coating. Special tools for cleaning the tongue are available on the market. 

What is the role of a toothpaste?

Toothpastes are the most popular and commonly used substances for daily brushing of teeth. Its benefits are the following:

1. cleans the teeth of the sludge and deposits

2. increases resistance to tooth decay

3. is beneficial for the gums

4. prevents or limits the deposition of hard and soft dental deposits

5. provides good taste and smell.

Why should I use liquid mouthwash and floss?

Underestimated, although very easy method of oral hygiene is rinsing the mouth. Vigorous rinsing with water after a meal leads to the removal of debris, reduces the amount of bacteria, neutralizes the acidic environment of the mouth. 

Flossing is the only effective method of removing remains from between the teeth. 

In addition to home methods of teeth cleaning, do not forget about regular hygiene cleaning abroad in the dental office.

Fatal effects of smoking, so how to quickly lose your teeth.

Specialists in periodontitis has long been aware of the danger of smoking. Smokers are more at risk of periodontal disease than non-smokers. The result is mainly the compromised immune system.

Tobacco inhibits resistance, thanks to which bacteria have effective access to periodontitis. Therefore, researchers are hopeful that these results will contribute to the awakening of social consciousness.

The researchers, having examined more than 12 thousands of people, found that people who smoke more than and and a half pack of cigarettes a day are six times more likely to develop periodontal disease than nonsmokers, and those who smoke less than half of pack a day - almost three times.

The survey of U.S. scientists shows that in the United States periodontal disease is typical of African Americans and people with low income. The scientists, however, have reassuring news for ex-smokers: 11 years after quitting smoking the risk of periodontal disease is the same as in case of people who have never smoked.

How, then, is the situation of smokers in Poland? Smokers in Poland compose a relatively large number comparing to other European countries. 34% of Poles above 15 years of age smoke. The number of smokers decreases slowly. In 1997, there were 36% of smokers.

Every fifth smoker (21%) started smoking cigarettes before the age of 15. Almost twice as many men (44%) than women (24%) smoke. Most smokers are among 40-49-year-olds - 46%. More likely to smoke are people with secondary or vocational education (42%), manual workers (51%) and the unemployed (52%).

The largest group (59%) are the ones who smoke up to one pack a day (11-20 cigarettes). Every tenth person smokes over 20 cigarettes a day. A quarter of smokers smokes from 6 to 10 cigarettes a day. 5% smokes up to five cigarettes. Almost two fifths of smokers want to quit, but nearly half has not intended to abandon it.

The study was conducted between 12 and 15 on Poles above 15 years of age.

Smokers should take proper oral hygiene and visit dental office for hygiene cleaning aborad more often than non-smokers.

How does tooth decay form?

Although the main factors which cause tooth decay are acids produced by bacteria, especially Streptococcus mutans, the micro-organisms alone would not be able to destroy the layers of the tooth. For the decay to occur, we need the cooperation of four factors. None of them alone contributes to the development of caries, but together they form a good team, whose activity leads to the formation of cavities.

1. Plaque - made mainly by S. mutans bacteria and organic debris that stuck to the surface of the tooth during a meal. Bacteria which cause caries can attach to even smooth surfaces. They produce sticky, insoluble polysaccharide - dextran out of sucrose found in food. Polysaccharide facilitates subsequent attachment of the bacterial cells to the tooth surface. Plaque builds up, becoming an excellent habitat for microorganisms.

2. Susceptible tooth tissues - for the caries bacteria to do any action, you need a tooth, which would be susceptible to acid produced by microorganisms. Susceptibility to damage is determined by hereditary, developmental and dependent on lifestyle and diet factors. The more carbohydrates in the diet (also in case of mothers during pregnancy), the greater the risk of dental caries.

3. The foundation on which caries bacteria will develop. The best for them is the refined sugar - sucrose. Streptococcus decomposes it into glucose (which later produces insoluble dextran, which assists in the creation of plaque) and fructose - this is the basis for the creation of lactic acid damaging the enamel. A good foundation to initiate the fermentation of carbohydrates is a starch, only that its conversion to sugars takes longer than in the case of sucrose.

4. Time - the more often we help ourselves to appetizers, the likelihood of damage of the enamel by caries is higher. Not only the large amounts of carbohydrates in the diet support the occurrence of tooth decay, but mostly the frequency of their consumption and the amount of time during which they are in contact with the surface of the teeth.

In order to avoid the development of tooth decay, remember about proper oral hygiene, regular visit to the dentist in Poland and regular hygiene cleaning abroad performed in a dental office.