The oral health has become the crisis in one of the great forgotten in most patients of public health. To the fear or the laziness of having to go to the dentist, a third in discord now joins. “The economic factor keeps more and more families away from our consultations.”

Thus, from the College of Dentists warn that solving a simple problem is a long-term saving, by not having to resort to more complicated “operations” to solve that condition. “It’s the same as with the car – if you take it to the checkpoint when it’s your turn and change your tires on time, it will work much better, ideally to prevent any signs “, he emphasizes.

The cavities , in the case of the smallest, and mouth infections , broken teeth or mismatch prosthesis, in the case of the elderly, are some of the most common problems arising from this “neglect” in oral health. To avoid this type of affections, the dentists advise to go to periodic reviews, at least, “once a year”. In fact, they point out, it is preferable to have to perform a simple intervention -in which it is not even necessary to use anesthesia.

The main conditions

Infections

The so-called “toothache” alerts in most cases of an infection. “If one has a hole in a tooth and is neglected, it progresses inward and may affect the nerve, which becomes inflamed and infected,” explains this dentist.

Tooth break

This same problem can also lead to a break, which occurs “when that tooth is much holed inside and when that area is hollowed out, it breaks when chewing”.

Mouth cancer

Experts clarify that this is not one of the most common conditions, but it could also be one of the consequences of the carelessness of the denture. “A prosthesis that is getting out of adjustment, moving constantly can produce friction in the gum and that constant friction will cause major lesions, which could result in some case of mouth cancer “.

Bruxism

Anxiety and stress largely explain the origin of this increasingly common pathology, which means that the person grinds or tightens the teeth consciously -during the day- or unconsciously -at the night-. Consequently, warns this dentist, “erosions, wear and even fracture of teeth can occur”. The solution for this? “Try that the person take life more calmly” and help, if necessary, of “splints of discharge” that are placed in the mouth to break that circle of clenching between a tooth and a tooth.

Digestive problems

On the other hand, the wear of the teeth or the lack of these causes that those who suffer “wear” more teeth, having to resort to these to crush food. “The advisable thing is to chew so that the food passes already crushed, but if we lack teeth, what we do is gobble it up, so that it arrives in conditions that are not appropriate for the digestive process to be physiological,” experts concludes.

Decay

This is one of the most common conditions in childhood and is the pediatrician, in most cases, which is responsible for detecting and refer the child to the dentist. At present, we have a plan for children’s oral care and there are fewer and fewer cases. Today we have children much more controlled and we accustom parents to take them for review, we believe that in the future there will be almost no caries in the population.