What to do if there is a cavity in the front tooth

Teeth are one of the features of a person's face. Having a row of white and neat teeth when smiling will make others feel pleasing to the eye and increase one's affinity and charm. However, many people have cavities in their teeth due to incorrect brushing methods, eating too sweet or sour food, etc. In general, most of them are cavities, so you must maintain good brushing methods and oral hygiene for a long time. If the cavities are more serious, it is recommended to go to the hospital's oral department or dentistry for diagnosis as soon as possible.

A hole in a tooth is what we call tooth decay. Of course, you have to go to the hospital to fill the tooth. However, many friends still think that it is okay not to fill tooth decay. So, what are the dangers of not filling tooth decay?

Cause other dental diseases: Severe tooth decay will damage the dental pulp, which will then cause infectious diseases such as pulpitis and apical periodontitis. The treatment will be more troublesome and require a lot of time and money.

Affects facial appearance: Tooth decay will cause pain. You may not feel it at ordinary times, but as soon as you eat food, your teeth will hurt badly. Over time, it will cause a habit of partial chewing, making the whole face look uncoordinated. Moreover, if tooth decay occurs in the front teeth, there will be a black hole when you open your mouth, which is very ugly.

How it is caused:

1. Improper brushing method

Because the enamel at the neck of the teeth is thinner and has lower wear resistance, frequent horizontal brushing will cause the neck of the teeth to be subjected to long-term and strong friction, which will cause tooth defects over time.

2. Toothbrush bristles are too hard

Choosing a toothbrush with too hard bristles can also cause wedge-shaped defects in teeth. Some people like to brush their teeth with a hard-bristled toothbrush, and they brush very hard, thinking that this will make their teeth cleaner and whiter. This is wrong and it is very harmful to the teeth. Don't wait until a tooth is missing before you regret it.

3. Eating too much acidic food

Acidic foods will cause the acidic substances in them to remain in the gingival sulcus fluid during the chewing process. If too much accumulates, it will corrode the neck of the tooth and easily cause wedge-shaped defects in the teeth. Patients with gastritis and those who often suffer from acid reflux are also prone to wedge-shaped defects.

4. Bacteria

Some bacteria can produce a large amount of acid in the plaque on the neck of the teeth, causing the calcium and phosphorus on the surface of the tooth enamel to fall off, reducing the tooth's resistance to wear and hardness. Once the tooth tissue is subjected to external force, it is easy to form a wedge-shaped defect in the tooth.

As for the specific treatment of tooth decay, the method adopted is different because the size of each person's tooth cavity is different. The specific situation is as follows:

1. If the tooth cavity is not very big and is not painful: At this time we can just fill it directly. It is very simple. Just molar the tooth to fill it.

2. If the tooth cavity is large and painful: This means that the tooth decay has reached the pulp. At this time, we need to do root canal treatment first and then fill the tooth.

3. If the tooth cavity is relatively large: there is no way to fill the tooth at this time. At this time, we can do inlay restoration. Inlay restoration is very good, much better than filling, and the materials are different, so the service life will be longer.