The tooth is half broken and black inside

Tooth decay is a very common phenomenon in life. The main symptom of tooth decay is that half of the tooth is broken and black inside. In this case, it is best to go to the hospital as soon as possible to see if it can be repaired. If it cannot be repaired, just think of other methods. There are many reasons for tooth decay in life. We must develop good living habits, maintain oral hygiene, and eat less sweet things.

The harm of dental caries

1. 8 major hazards of dental caries to children

(1) Reduced chewing function: Tooth defects involving multiple deciduous molars can reduce chewing function;

(2) Impact on oral health: Food residues are retained in the caries cavity, and bacteria gather. If not paid attention to for a long time, it will affect children's oral health and affect the occurrence of caries in permanent teeth;

(3) The permanent tooth germ is affected: apical periodontitis of deciduous teeth affects the permanent tooth germ, causing its enamel development and normal eruption to be impaired;

(4) Abnormal tooth growth position: premature loss of deciduous teeth due to caries causes the space between permanent teeth to narrow, resulting in abnormal position due to insufficient space;

(5) Damage to oral mucosal tissue: The carious and damaged crowns of deciduous teeth are prone to damage the local oral mucosal tissue;

(6) Impact on nutritional intake: Severe caries of deciduous teeth reduces chewing function, affects children's nutritional intake, and affects their growth and development;

(7) Induce periapical disease: Caries of deciduous teeth develop into periapical disease, which can act as lesions and cause other tissues of the body to become infected;

(8) Affecting appearance and correct pronunciation: When children have tooth decay, if it is on the back teeth, the appearance will not be affected much, but if it is on the front teeth, it will affect the appearance. It may even affect pronunciation because of loose speech and air leakage during normal speech.

2. Three major hazards of dental caries to adults

(1) Causes sepsis or bacteremia: often causes inflammation of the root tip and other parts of the tooth, and in severe cases, local swelling; if pus and bacteria are absorbed, it can cause sepsis or bacteremia;

(2) Increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract; bad tooth roots cannot chew food; increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract;

(3) Impact on the health of the elderly: For the elderly, severe caries can cause most or all of their teeth to be lost, which limits their nutritional intake and reduces the amount of nutrients they absorb, which is not conducive to their physical health.