English IV

Evelyn
I am studing dentistry at ULACIT
My goal is to finish my career to work in my owm dental clinic
and specialize in Maxillofacial Surgery.

Andrea
I am studing dentistry
I worked two years as a dental assistant
I hope to graduate and to specialize in Endodontics

Tenderly
I am a dentistry student
I studied English al Boston college.
My laboral experience was before I became a dentistry student, I was a receptionist at a law office.
I hope to achieve with success my career

Graciela
I have been studing dentistry for three years at ULACIT
I hope to finish my studies and to work in my dental clinic































miércoles, 18 de abril de 2012

Oral candidiasis

Candidiasis Oral (or Oral Candidiasis), is a yeast infection in the mouth or throat, often caused by fungus overgrowth of the genus Candida.
Candidiasis Oral, is also known as Thrush or Oral, tends to develop rather suddenly, and often without any prior signs. Once the symptoms develop, that’s usually when the nightmare begins. Oral Candidiasis can often become chronical, and may last a very long time. It often causes stress and a great degree of inconvenience to its suffers.
Symptoms of Candidiasis Oral
Symptoms of Candidiasis Oral is varies, pending, and often fluctuate in severity and the length of the symptoms. For starters, you will start to see thick white spots inside one’s mouth, usually on the tongue or inner cheeks. The surrounding infected area often turns to red, and it can be quite painful. If you tried to scrape these white spots, you will often bleed. In more severe cases, one may have a difficult time swallowing, blisters in the mouth, tongue or cheeks. Many may develop chronic dental or sinus problems. In more severe cases, one may develop headaches and fever as the infecting spread. This disease can rather difficult to manage for those with weaken immune systems. See symptoms for Oral Candidiasis for detail.
Oral Candidiasis Treatment
While Oral Candidiasis can be very frustration to deal with, in many cases, healthy adults or children can be rather easily and effectively treated, most commonly using an antifungal medication. With the antifungal medication, it is usually taken for a 10 – 14 day treatment cycle.
Candidiasis Oral Prevention
As unpleasant as Candidiasis Oral is, there are a few everyday things that you can do to help prevent Oral Thrush. Practice good oral hygiene is on top of the list, brush your teeth at least twice a day, and floss at least once day is a good starter. See your dental professional regularly, whether its for check up, or deep clean. This is especially important to those with diabetes or use dental dentures. Lastly, if you’re a smoker, quitting should be on top of the list, let alone all the other issues smoking creates. Cutting down on sweets and sugar will also help preventing Oral Candidasis.
www.mayoclinic.com/health/oral-thrush
Andrea Navarrete L

Dental trauma

Dental trauma is injury to the teeth, gums, and jawbones. The most common dental trauma is a broken or displaced tooth. Dental trauma may be inflicted in a number of ways: contact sports, motor vehicle accidents, fights, falls, eating hard foods, drinking hot liquids, and other such mishaps. Dental trauma includes teeth that are knocked out (dental avulsion), cracked (fractured), forced out of position dental luxation, lateral displacement, or extrusion), pushed up into the jawbone (dental intrusion), or loosened by impact (subluxation or dental concussion). Oral tissues are sensitive, and injuries to the mouth are typically very painful. Dental trauma should receive prompt treatment from a dentist and in some cases is considered a dental emergency.
Causes and Symptoms
The cause of dental trauma varies depending on the age of the child. Toddlers are more likely to injure a tooth by falling, while older children are more likely to suffer dental trauma from a sports injury. Teenagers often present with dental trauma as the result of fights. The incisors in the upper jaw are the most commonly injured teeth. Dental trauma is readily apparent upon examination. Dental x rays may be taken to determine the extent of the damage to fractured teeth. More comprehensive x rays are needed to diagnose a broken jaw.
Treatment
There is a possibility that a permanent tooth that has been knocked out can be re-implanted if handled promptly and correctly. If possible, the tooth should be reinserted in the socket and held there until the child sees a dentist or visits the emergency room. If it is not possible to replace the tooth in the socket, the tooth should immediately be placed in milk, saliva, or cool water with a pinch of saline solution (not contact lens solution or plain water). The tooth should be handled only by the crown and never be allowed to dry out. If a dentist can see the child within half an hour and the tooth has been preserved correctly, there is a possibility that it may be successfully re-implanted. Primary teeth are usually not re-implanted. A dentist should examine the injury as soon as possible. Any pieces from the broken tooth should be saved and taken to the dentist with the child.
www.answers.com/topic/dental-trauma
Andrea Navarrete López

Orthodontictreatment

Orthodontic treatment uses appliances, tooth removal, or surgery to fix the way teeth and jaws are aligned. There are many ways to treat poor bite (malocclusion). The general categories of orthodontic devices are functional and fixed. Functional appliances use the muscle action from speaking, eating, and swallowing to create forces that move teeth and align the jaws.

Invisalign is a new orthodontic treatment system that works to straighten teeth through the use of a series of clear plastic molds (aligners). Invisalign braces eliminate the metallic smile that is characteristic of traditional orthodontic braces.
Advantages: The most obvious advantage of the treatment is cosmetic: the aligners are completely transparent, therefore far more difficult to detect than traditional wire and bracket braces. This makes the method particularly popular among adults who want to straighten their teeth without the look of traditional metal braces, which are commonly worn by children and adolescents.
Disadvantage: Like traditional fixed braces, they are largely dependent on a patient's habits and their cooperation. The success of the Invisalign aligners is based on a patient's commitment to wear the aligners for a minimum of 20–22 hours per day, only removing them when they are eating, drinking, or brushing their teeth.


by: graciela rodriguez


Implants



Implants are a pure titanium fixtures that are placed into the jawbone to replace the roots of missing teeth, allowing us to replace the natural tooth for a tooth artificially enhanced functionality and aesthetics as well or better.Junction occurs at the molecular level of titanium with the bone. This binding is so strong that if we then separate the titanium bone would be impossible, we could just remove the implant at the same time removing the surrounding bone.There are very few absolute contraindications, among which we highlight major diseases that affect bone metabolism, specific infections, malignant neoplasms affecting the bone, or radiation in large doses.


May require osseointegration time of two to six months.

They can be placed in people of all ages

Implants has a good esthetic results, in most cases much higher than the original denture of the patient.The patient should be clear that not only get a healthy mouth but also an aesthetic smile. These should be your requirements
By Evelyn



Xerostomy




It is known as dry mouth, burning mouth. is characterized by decreased salivary flow and is caused by certain drugs, radiation therapy is applied to the head and neck area, or by certain autoimmune diseases.Saliva is essential for maintaining a healthy mouth, so that when the normal flow is reduced can be problems with chewing, swallowing, tasting the food or even talk.

Some of the most common symptoms of this disorder are:

• the saliva becomes frothy and viscous.

• burning and sore tongue

• dry mouth

• cracks in the corners of the mouth

• increased thirst


The treatment of burning mouth syndromeincludes
  • The use of saliva substitutes temporarily moisturizing the mucosa, salivary stimulant but above all a careful oral hygiene.
  • You need to keep an extremely clean mouth to reduce the risk of infections and cavities, although the use of some mouthwashes can also help moisten the mucous membranes and relieve the discomfort suffered by these people.
  • Experts recommend that you use a toothbrush with soft bristles, together with fluoride toothpastes, and thread and mouthwashes.

By
Evelyn





martes, 17 de abril de 2012

The Importance of Flossing



Many people don’t realize the importance of flossing. Flossing in between your teeth is essential for avoiding periodontal disease as well as preventing tooth decay. Periodontal disease is one of the main causes of tooth loss in adults and can be easily prevented by flossing. Studies have even shown that flossing can also help prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Tooth decay is caused by plaque, which is the sticky substance that forms on and in between the teeth. If the plaque isn’t removed, it combines with the sugars and / or starches of the foods that we eat to produce an acid that attacks tooth enamel. Brushing removes plaque from the surfaces of the teeth, but only flossing can remove plaque that accumulates in between the teeth.
Plaque can also irritate the gums. When the gums are irritated, they bleed easily and become red and tender. If the plaque is not removed from in between the teeth with dental floss, the gums can eventually start to pull away from the teeth. When this happens, bacteria and pus-filled pockets can form and the bone that supports the teeth can be destroyed. Once the bone is destroyed, the teeth will loosen or have to be removed. Flossing your teeth is essential in preventing gum disease.








By Tenderly