Dental plaque — the unpleasant phenomenon, first of all from the esthetic point of view which disturbs almost each person. However it can bear much more big danger, than it is represented. About the causes and types of tooth deposits the speech will go further. And also we will stop on a question how to remove a raid from teeth house conditions and when it is worth addressing experts.
Causes
Such factors can be the reasons of this phenomenon:
- The main reason — the wrong oral cavity care. Mainly deposits arise from the food remains, and bad clarification promotes its congestion, especially in interdental space.
- At children it most often arises because of consumption of soft food.
- Chewing of food by one side of a mouth: on the opposite side there is no self-cleaning.
- The raid also appears owing to smoking: from nicotine on teeth the thin film to which parts of food are pasted is formed. In that case it is more difficult to carry out cleaning of teeth with a brush.
- Hormonal reorganization of an organism at children.
- Allergies and metabolic disorder owing to what the players of saliva are changed.
Whether it is worth panicking?
According to stomatologists, the dental plaque often is the reason of caries. Mainly it consists of carbohydrates, bacteria split them, turning into acids which, in turn, destroy tooth enamel.
Whether you know? Toothpaste in that format in which we got used to see it today was produced in 1892.
Besides, the bacteria which are contained in tooth deposits provoke such diseases of gums as periodontitis and gingivit. Deposits cork a groove at a gum, than limit access of oxygen to tooth. Thereof often there is an inflammation of tissues of gum.
From told obviously that this phenomenon — not only a cosmetic shortcoming, and and a good reason to address the stomatologist to avoid more serious problems with a mouth.
Types of a raid
First of all, tooth deposits differ on color. Let's consider what they happen and from what there is each of types.
White (yellowish)
Such phenomenon is most widespread in view of the physiology. Each person finds a number of a raid on teeth in the mornings. If not to brush teeth or to do it low-quality, it accumulates, mineralized, transformed to a scale. Removal of such dental plaque in house conditions very simple is to follow rules of hygiene of an oral cavity enough.
Gray
The gray raid appears at a hypoplasia of teeth, to a thicket arises at children. Is eliminated only medicamentally, mainly offer adults prosthetics of a vinirama.
Yellow
The yellow shade appears at white deposits owing to coloring by food. It comes from the use of the juice, strong tea, coffee, products containing dyes.
Dangerous products for teeth are also chocolate, wine and even some berries (blackberry, blackcurrant, bilberry).
Brown
Cinnamon deposits most often appears at smokers. The second reason — a metabolic disorder owing to which iron gets to saliva and forms brown salts which are laid on teeth. Forever to get rid of a brown shade of teeth, it is necessary to remove the main reason — to refuse smoking or to adjust processes of a metabolism. The brown raid can also appear on teeth at the child owing to the use of ferriferous medicines.
Green
Appears owing to reproduction of fungi of an oral cavity which develop a chlorophyll. Such raid on teeth often happens at the child of 2-4 years because of violation of a thin protective film on tooth enamel.
Black
The black raid is provoked by existence of fungal microorganisms or dysbacteriosis after khimio- or antibiotic treatment. Also it appears in the presence of helminths and diseases of biliary tract. It is possible to get rid only by elimination of the main reason.
The black raid can arise also on teeth at children, caries, a lack of calcium, Priestley's raid, excessive consumption of sugar are the reasons for that.
Ways of its removal
Irrespective of the causes, it is necessary to fight against a dental plaque as it can lead to further problems with teeth and gums. In certain cases it can be removed houses, visit of dental clinics is sometimes obligatory.
Whether you know? In Ancient Rome for bleaching of teeth used urine.
In house conditions
At the beginning we will talk about how to remove a dental plaque in house conditions. First, children and adults need to carry out hygiene of a mouth carefully. It is recommended to add when toothbrushing to paste of a little baking soda. It is worth resorting to such method not more often than once a week as soda has negative impact on tooth enamel.
There are also special bleaching pastes, but they are also recommended to be alternated to the habitual paste. For removal of deposits in interdental space use of tooth thread (floss) has to become a habit. Once a month it is possible to do cleaning by activated carbon: to chew a tablet, and then to distribute powder on teeth by means of a brush. The good bleaching effect is rendered by a lemon peel: once a week you carry out it by the white party on teeth. One more folk remedy is the mask from wild strawberry puree: it is applied on teeth and left for several minutes.
Important! You should not apply all methods based on influence of acids often as, except the bleaching effect, acids are capable to corrode enamel.
In general, in house conditions it is possible to get rid only of insignificant deposits, mainly white or yellow color.
At the stomatologist
In the started cases and also for removal of deposits at children it is better to ask for the help the stomatologist. Today there are 3 methods of professional cleaning:
- Air Flow technology;
- ultrasound;
- laser.
At the Air Flow procedure of adjournment delete by means of a stream from air, water and soda. Thus at the same time there takes place bleaching and polishing enamel. Ultrasound is capable to remove soft and firm deposits and also a part of bacteria. This way does not damage tooth tissue, but can be painful for gums. After removal of a raid the teeth polish with special pastes.
Important! Before the procedure of ultrasonic cleaning it is desirable to make local anesthesia.
Laser bleaching is absolutely painless procedure. From positive effects it is possible to note also reduction of sensitivity of teeth and consolidation of enamel.
Prevention of a dental plaque: councils and recommendations
Finally we will designate preventive measures which observance will help to avoid formation of a white, yellow and brown raid on teeth and to pass a question as to get rid of it:
- to brush teeth at least 2 times a day;
- to thicket to eat firm food;
- to use mouthwashes;
- not to allow drying mucous a mouth;
- to reduce quantity of high-carbohydrate products, and after their use to rinse a mouth;
- to have examinations at doctors at emergence of suspicions of any diseases and to take medical measures;
- to limit consumption of coffee, tea, products with dyes;
- to refuse smoking.
Now you are grounded in questions of a dental plaque and know how to get rid of it in house conditions and what measures to undertake for prevention.