Oral Diseases

Oral Diseases

Protecting Oral Health including Gums health, dental health, and mouth health are very important to your overall health.
Keeping your family health means prevent them from many health disease including prevent from Oral Disease .

Many type of Oral diseases :
Cavities
Gum Disease ( Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease )
Oral Cancer


What is Cavities ?? ...
Cavities

Dental decay is a disease that can damage your tooth's structure. Decay starts by damaging your tooth's protective coating, also known as enamel, causing a hole (cavity) to develop in your tooth. If the cavity is left untreated, it can get bigger and, besides causing pain, this could lead to the loss of a tooth.

Everyday you have a thin sticky substance forming on your teeth and gums called plaque.
Some of the plaque bacteria convert sugar and carbohydrates (starches) in the foods we eat into acids. These acids dissolve minerals in the surface of the tooth. This erodes the enamel or creates pits in it that are too small too see at first. But they get larger over time.

The damage can occur anywhere the tooth is exposed to plaque and acid. This includes the hard outer enamel on the tooth crown or parts of the root that have been exposed because of receding gums. Once decay penetrates the protective enamel, it can enter the softer, vulnerable dentin. This is the main body of the tooth. A cavity can even penetrate the soft tooth pulp and the sensitive nerve fibers within it.


Gum disease

Gum Diseases is an infection of the tissues and bones that surround and support the teeth. It is also called periodontal disease.
The two stages of gum disease are called gingivitis and periodontitis.
Gingivitis is mild gum disease that affects only the gums, the tissue that surrounds the teeth.
Periodontitis is gum disease that gets worse and spreads below the gums to damage the tissues and bone that support the teeth.

Gingivitis
Gingivitis is characterized by :
Red and swollen (puffy) gums
Pain in the gum area
Easily bleed when the teeth are brushed or floss
Persistent bad breath

Gingivitis usually doesn't cause pain, makes many people don't get the treatment they need. The fact is Gingivitis can be prevented and or reversed by maintaining good oral hygiene practices.

Plaque is soft and can be removed by cleaning the teeth and gums. If not removed, plaque can harden into tartar which can help contribute to a more serious form of gum disease called periodontal disease.


Periodontitis / Periodontal Disease
Periodontitis develops if gum disease gets worse. The gums pull away from the teeth, leaving deep pockets where germs called bacteria can grow and damage the bone that supports the teeth. Gums can also shrink back from the teeth. This can make the teeth look longer. Teeth may become loose, fall out, or have to be pulled out by a dentist.
Periodontal disease severely affects the bone and gums that support and keep teeth in their place.
Periodontal disease can lead to weakening the gums and ultimately to tooth loss.
It is not possible to reverse the damage caused by periodontal disease, but it is possible to prevent it in the first place. Learn what you can do to maintain a good oral health.

Healthy Gums signs :
Pink; not red in colour.
Firm.
Free from inflammation or swelling.
Resistant to bleeding during brushing and/or flossing.


Oral Cancer

Oral cancer is any abnormal growth and spread of cells occurring in the mouth cavity including the:
Lips
Inside of the lips and cheeks
Tongue
Gums
Floor of the mouth
Roof of the mouth