Author: Dr James Malouf
3 Types Of Dental Discoloration
Your teeth can become discolored overtime both by stains on the outer dental surfaces of your teeth, or by the internal changes in the dental material. Essentially, there are three types of dental discoloration. These being extrinsic discoloration, intrinsic discoloration, and age-related discoloration.
Extrinsic Discoloration
Extrinsic discoloration usually results from food, beverage, and cigarette staining on the outer layer of teeth. Dark colored beverages such as coffee, wine, cola, and even tea are among most common food items that stain the teeth.
Intrinsic Discoloration
Usually characterized of by dark yellow staining, intrinsic dental discoloration happens when the inner structures of the teeth are compromised. Among the most common factors that typically result to intrinsic discoloration include:
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Ageing Beautifully With A Little Help From Cosmetic Dentistry
The Inner Structures Of The Mouth
While so much attention is given to your teeth, your mouth consists of so much more these dentals surface. Apart form your pearly whites, your mouth consist of other structures such as the soft tissues of the gums, the oral mucosa, the upper and the lower jaw, the tongue, salivary glands, the uvula, and the frenulum linguae.
The Gums
The gums consist of pink periodontal tissues that support your teeth. Much like your teeth, gums play an important role to your overall oral health. Healthy gums are characterized by firm periodontal tissues that cover entire root of your tooth.
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What Is Dental Abscess
Dental abscess typically manifests as a localized accumulation of pus on the inner teeth and gums. Dental abscess usually results from bacterial infection that commonly occurs with dental fracture and gum disease. Dental abscess occurs alongside other dental anomalies such as toothache, chewing discomfort, dental sensitivity, neck gland inflammation, and swollen gums.
Types Of Dental Abscess
Dental abscess is typically divided into two types: periapical abscess and periodontal abscess.
Periapical abscess is the more common type of the dental abscess. Originating from the inner pulp of the tooth, periapical abscess usually develops as a complication of dental decay. Periapical abscess is often indicative of mouth-dwelling bacteria that ravage the inner dental structures.
Usually a complication of gum disease, periodontal abscess usually an indicative of gum infection. Periodontal abscess usually affects soft periodontal tissues and supporting dental structures, which prompts the teeth to partially loosen and eventually detach from the gums.
Periodontal abscess is alternatively referred to as a gum boil as it often results to swelling from the infected tooth.
Sparkling Up Your Smile
A recent study conducted at the Max Plank Institute at Berlin provides a solid body of science to the old adage that smiling makes you look younger. Researchers involved in the study reports that strangers are far more likely to find a smiling person to be a lot more younger than his or her actual age.
While the study appears to be too good to be true, the American Academy Of Cosmetic Dentistry clarifies that a smile ruined by damaged or yellow teeth does the exact opposite, and instead makes the person appear dramatically older. As such, here are a few ways, both high and low tech, to make sure that you a healthy white smile is always at your disposal.
Flossing And Diet
First, focus on flossing. Completing the traditional triad of good dental habits, flossing is easily the best and perhaps the easiest way to ensure dental whiteness. Complementary with regular and proper flossing habits, New York City Cosmetic Dentist and Huffington post contributor Thomas Conelly recommends that you also pack and after lunch office work brush and mouth rinse.
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