Acute gingivitis, its types and symptoms

Acute gingivitis can occur in the form of catarrhal or necrotizing form. Catarrhal gingivitis manifests the appearance of swelling and redness in the gums, bleeding interdental papillae, increased salivation Increased salivation - deviation from the norm , Halitosis.

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis occurs most often due to lower body resistance (immune system), if a person is ill with some acute infectious disease such as influenza, chronic illness, or a vitamin deficiency. In the region of the gums appear at first catarrhal phenomena (redness and swelling), which can then quickly go to the ulceration of the gingival margin with smoothing the top of her nipples. It appears bleeding gums How to prevent bleeding gums: important rules , Bad breath, fever, and malaise. The phenomena of inflammation may go on the mucous membrane of the cheeks, lips, tongue (stomatitis).

Types and symptoms of chronic gingivitis

Chronic gingivitis are catarrhal, hypertrophic and atrophic. Chronic catarrhal gingivitis may take the form of periodically occurring swelling and redness at the gingival area.

Chronic gingivitis manifests hypertrophic growth of the gingival tissue, thus increasing the interdental papillae, which may cover the entire exterior surface (crown) of the tooth. It appears pain when eating and bleeding gums.

In the long any form of gingivitis can occur in the transition of its atrophic gingivitis, the gums at the same time becomes thin, reduced in volume (atrophy) and is easily injured during chewing. Atrophic gingivitis can be in any particular area of ​​the gums, and can spread to the entire gum. At the same interdental papillae often completely absent, and gingiva becomes even temper. Atrophic gingivitis is a constant focus of infection in the body and may cause an aggravation of chronic diseases of internal organs.

Treatment of gingivitis

Treatment of gingivitis - is, above all, the elimination of the reasons he was called. Is the treatment of teeth and dentition. General treatment includes treatment of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and the endocrine system, and the strengthening of the protective properties of the body.

In the course of treatment to remove plaque and tartar Plaque - why it should be removed? Especially internal, located between the tooth and gum. Then, a drug treatment of gums Gum treatment: the main thing - Timeliness   to relieve inflammation. Applied drugs have analgesic, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and tissue repair stimulating effect. These formulations are applied topically in the form of irrigation, applications, mouth trays and so on.

Chronic hypertrophic gingivitis treated conservatively at first, but when overgrowth of gum tissue is not reduced, it is their removal by surgical methods.

Atrophic gingivitis treated conservatively for a long time. Held dental health, removes plaque, caries is treated, appointed physiotherapy.

Gingivitis is often a sign of some trouble in the body, so it is worth paying attention to.

  Galina Romanenko

The structure of the teeth

Each tooth consists of a crown, projecting above the surface of the gums, the root, which is inside the gums and cervical - neck of the tooth located between the crown and the root. The neck of the tooth tightly covered by gum, the epithelium of which forms a strong bond with tooth enamel. Inside the crown of the tooth is a tooth cavity filled with soft tissue or pulp. The cavity of the tooth passes into the roots in the form of channels. Different teeth have different bits and a different number of roots.

Natural tooth crowns

Since the main function of a natural tooth crown - mechanical processing of food, it is composed of hard tissue - dentin and enamel covering it.

Enamel is the hardest tissue of the tooth, it contains a large amount of mineral salts (up 97%) and only about three percent of organic substances. Dentin is the bulk of the tooth crown, it contains little more than 70% of mineral salts, the rest - water and organic substances.

In the cavity of a tooth crown is pulp (loose connective tissue containing a large amount of interstitial fluid), filled with blood vessels and nerves.

Artificial tooth crown and their types

Natural crown can break from tooth decay More about caries - take care of your teeth until it's too late , Injuries and heavy loads, lose their color, etc. Restore destroyed tooth with artificial dental crowns. Artificial crown - a removable denture, which is set to restore the tooth Restoration of teeth - which way is the safest? . Make artificial dental crowns made of plastic, metal, porcelain and metal. But no matter from which the crown is made, it must:

• match the shape and color of the natural tooth crowns of the person;
• be neutral with respect to the surrounding tissues without causing allergies, chemical attack or physical trauma of these tissues.

Artificial crowns are restorative fixing (anchor) and provisionally. Restorative crowns restore the shape and appearance of the tooth in its destruction. Fixing the crown - is the support for different types of dental prostheses and orthotics. Provisory crown or protective caps are used to protect the teeth undergoing dissection at the time of manufacture the permanent crown.

Plastic crowns

Plastic dental crowns are made relatively simple and therefore inexpensive cost, but are low strength, frequently with time change color and porosity due to its structure are often a place of accumulation of pathogenic microflora. Currently, plastic crowns are used as for the protection of provisional prepared for prosthetics Fundamentals of prosthetics - not just for the elderly   at the time of fabrication of prostheses.

Metal dental crowns

Metal dental crowns have their positive aspects as durability and strength, but now hardly used for prosthetics front teeth due unaesthetic appearance. But they are often used for prosthetic posterior side.

Today there are a large number of metals and alloys for making metal crowns of gold, hromokobaltovye, silver alloys, titanium, steel, coated in gold, etc. Gold is not an optimal material for the prosthesis, as able to degrade over several years. Most popular now enjoy a variety of alloys of precious metals such as gold and platinum, silver and palladium, titanium alloys.

Porcelain dental crowns

Porcelain or ceramic crowns have excellent aesthetic qualities, so often used for anterior teeth prosthesis. The disadvantage of porcelain crowns is their low strength and fragility. In appearance porcelain crowns are very similar to natural tooth crowns, as they have a special translucency similar to natural teeth.

Dental crowns cermet

Metal-- a combination of a metal frame with a porcelain coating. Tooth crowns of cermets have excellent strength and aesthetic qualities, they can be installed on the front teeth, and the side chewing. Currently, the frame is often used as zirconia, which is not metal. This bit stronger than the usual metal-ceramic, is absolutely neutral in relation to the periodontal tissues and looks good.

Loss of teeth these days is not a tragedy, the loss of any tooth or even all of their teeth can always be restored.

Galina Romanenko