
THIS IS WHY YOUR CHILD’S MILK TEETH ARE SO IMPORTANT
Fluoride is a mineral that occurs abundantly in a great variety of food as well as the water that we consume daily. Every_day, minerals are added to, and lost from a tooth’s enamel layer, mainly through two processes, referred to as demineralisation and remineralisation. Minerals are lost (demineralisation) from a tooth’s enamel layer when acids — formed from plaque bacteria and the sugar in the mouth — attack the enamel. Minerals such as fluoride, calcium, and phosphate are redeposited (remineralisation) to the enamel layer from the food and the water that we consume. Too much demineralisation without enough remineralisation to repair the enamel layer, leads to tooth decay.
Primary teeth are vital to ensure the later growth of adult teeth, therefore it is vital that they are maintained.
These are appliances, made by a Dentist, to combat untoward habits in children. These habits are thumb sucking, finger biting, nail biting, lip biting, mouth breathing, tongue thrusting etc.. The appliances can be fixed or removable.
Pulpotomy is a procedure in which all the infected material above the canals, within the crown portion of the tooth, is removed. This is the decay extending into the pulp, but not into the root. If the pulp root remains unaffected by injury or decay and the problem is isolated to the pulp tip, the Dentist may leave the healthy part alone, and only remove the affected pulp and surrounding tooth decay.