According to research, the most commondental diseases is caries. There is not a single person who has not encountered this problem in his lifetime. Scientists are constantly working on a formula for the treatment of caries. However, until now there is no such means that would save man from the disease. We can only monitor the condition of the oral cavity to detect the disease in the early stages. For this we need to know what are the signs of caries.
Not everyone knows it, but it's true.
The main reason for the high degree of spreadCarious disease is the inability of people to distinguish signs of a nascent defeat. It is unclear why many patients feel that they are easy to identify. After all, in fact, the disease at an early stage is characterized by absolute painlessness. Only the high-quality specialist will be able to notice the first signs of caries. For this, it is necessary to regularly undergo preventive examinations. Well, it will be enough for us to simply get acquainted with the symptoms. Next, the article will discuss the classic signs of the onset of the disease and its course.
Enamel changes color
The first symptom is called changes in tooth enamel.It changes color, there may appear small stains, darkening zones. All these manifestations are caused by decalcification. At this stage only the doctor can determine the onset of the disease. And then the treatment is not difficult for a specialist. The dentist restores the protective layer of enamel. To do this, apply a procedure such as fluoridation of the damaged unit.
When the darkening of the tooth is visualized, this is due to the lesion of the exposed dentin. In such cases, it is rare when you can correct the situation by applying only fluoridation.
Cavity formation
The appearance of cavities inside the tissues of the cavity specialistscalled cavitation. At this stage, the patient himself can already feel that the health of the oral cavity has been shaken. The formation of cavitation is characterized by aching pain. With such unpleasant symptoms you can cope if you apply a soda or salt solution for rinsing. The pain must subside. But for a long time to "treat" yourself can not. It is urgent to go to the reception to the dentist. Otherwise, the disease can quickly progress. Then the lesions will affect the deeper layers of the tooth tissue. To treat such caries will be more difficult.
At some point, the cavities formed can be felt with the tip of the tongue. Depending on the form of the course of the disease, cavitation can be light and dark.
The signs of caries in the form of the formation of black cavities indicate that the disease has passed into a chronic stage. A light cavitation due to the acute course of the disease.
Signs of an acute form of caries
When probing, the dentist discoverssoftening of dentin. This factor indicates that the disease is in an acute stage. The ailment in the form in question has completely destroyed the enamel and progresses to neighboring tissues. Dentin suffers. The specialist during the study can detect in some areas of the affected unit roughness. At the patient itself sounding causes sharp painful sensations.
Signs of tooth decay, taking place in an acute form -rapid destruction of hard tissues. The process is accompanied by a softening of the edges of carious cavities. Due to the loss of the support, the enamel rapidly cracks and crumbles. In chronic course of the disease, the edges of the carious cavity are smooth, rounded. A disease in the acute stage is characterized by chipping.
Signs of deep caries
At the initial stage of the disease, such symptomsas acute sensitivity to temperature changes (to hot, cold), sweet is absent. These phenomena indicate that the infection has spread deep into the tooth. Their manifestation indicates that the size of the carious lesion is already reaching a value sufficient to allow fluids to enter through the dentin. Hydrostatic disorders are a kind of signal to the nerves of the pulp. The brain perceives these impulses ultimately as pain.
Pain while eating
This is another sign of disease progression.Why does pain occur while eating? This happens because there is pressure on the bottom of the cavity. By this time it has already thinned. The pain usually subsides immediately after the person ceases to put pressure on the bottom, i.e. after the end of the meal.
Smell from the mouth
At a certain stage of the disease, people celebratethe fact that the breath loses its freshness. Such signs of dental caries indicate that food debris accumulates in the cavity formed. If they cannot be removed during the hygiene procedure, they are subject to decay processes. As a result, there is an unpleasant smell of rotting. It should be noted that the symptoms in question may indicate not only the development of caries. They accompany a number of other diseases. For example, this may indicate that a person has tonsillitis or an abnormality in the gastrointestinal tract.
Strong pain
Signs of caries are both piercing and twitching.pain that occurs without external stimuli. Such symptoms suggest that the pathological process has reached the pulp. It is in it that the blood vessels and nerve endings are concentrated. This form of the disease is called pulpitis. Its feature is unbearable paroxysmal pain. Even the slightest touch to the tooth enhances them.
Experts call for timely seek help from a doctor. Do not waste time. Often caries progresses rapidly. When pulpitis sometimes fails to cure a tooth, and it must be removed.
Signs of caries of dairy teeth
It is regrettable, but recently the disease affects children who have not yet reached the age of two. What are the symptoms of the disease? What you need to pay attention to parents?
Signs of caries in young children arethe same as the symptoms of the disease permanent teeth. It all starts with the appearance of white spots, grooves and ends with a deep lesion of the pulp. But still the disease of milk teeth has its own characteristics.
Most often, little babies caries occurs inacute form. The disease is progressing rapidly. At the same time almost all the teeth that are present at that time in the mouth are affected. It often happens that on one unit there are several foci from different sides. The situation is aggravated by the fact that oral hygiene in too young children is difficult.
Наличие раннего кариеса медики объясняют тем, что baby teeth are formed in the prenatal period of development. It happens in the first three months. And if at this moment the expectant mother suffered an infectious disease, took antibiotics or experienced any kind of stress, then this may affect the health of the baby’s teeth. Of course, we must not forget about the correct diet of a pregnant woman and the intake of necessary vitamins.
Due to the fact that up to a certain ageit is impossible to treat caries with conventional methods, dentists carry out procedures that inhibit the development of the disease. Affected teeth undergo hydromineralization, silvering, fluoridation. This allows you to stop the spread of infection and destruction of the affected units.
