Tooth enamel is the outer part of the tooth, which wears out over time, or is injured, should be protected well. Tooth enamel seems to be very white, but the fact is that just under the enamel is the dentin that determines the whiteness of the teeth. Tooth enamel is a very hard, slightly transparent substance.

Over time, coffee, tea, alcohol, cigarettes, and other compounds can "bleach" enamel, making it dull, yellow or gray.

HOW DO ENAMEL PROTECT TEETH?

Tooth enamel is a material that acts like an eggshell. It protects the software and can damage the inside of the tooth.

But unlike eggshell, enamel is thinner and "more tough". In fact, enamel is the most difficult tissue to be affected in the body. It can "stand up" even after doing the chewing, biting and gnawing for decades, of course, with the condition of good enamel and proper dental care.

ENAMEL FORMATION

Dental enamel is the outermost position of the tooth, helping the tooth to withstand the effects of acid, alkaline, hot, cold. Fluoride and calcium are the two factors that make enamel.

When taken, fluoride will be loaded into the structure of teeth in the thickness of the jaw, not growing; After the fluoride tooth can also affect "from outside" into enamel. Babies born to mothers who are pregnant with calcium and calcium deficiency and who are not provided with enough of these two substances will have poorer enamel (non-smooth enamel, ) or less of the dentin (dentin defects make the teeth white or opaque, the upper part of the teeth is dark gray under the pale yellow).

To help create and protect teeth, fluoride should be used in the diet. Fluoride helps in the enamel formation (as mentioned above).

When enamel is worn by acid, the tooth enamel begins to swell (not deep), fluoride helps to "re-mineral", creating a "hard surface" enamel cavity. Fluoride protects against plaque and bacteria lurking in the plaque, protecting the tooth enamel from forming. Fluoridated drinking water (0.7 to 1ppm) or adequate fluoride demand per day (children 0.2mg and adults 0.5mg from all sources) should be used. Rinse, or brush fluoride toothpaste, fluoride will adhere to the enamel effect in place.

WHAT FACTORS AFFECT TOOTH ENAMEL?

- Acid in food: Bacteria affect the carbohydrates in the food that produce acids. Acid will erode, destroy tooth enamel.

Maintaining oral hygiene will limit the formation and cleansing of plaque (tartar) on the face and tooth cavities, reducing the number of bacteria lurking in the plaque thereby reducing the production of harmful acids. for enamel Once every 6 months, clean the teeth.

- Tetracyclines: Pregnant women are taken a lot of tetracycline, children under the age of 12 take this medicine, teeth are brown from light to heavy. Therefore do not use tetracycline for these objects.

- Too much fluoride: Drink more than the prescribed level (more than 2ppm), especially heavy fluoridated water (4ppm or higher) or fluoride overdose, if necessary. In the course of forming glaze will make the teeth mottled brown or black. To avoid overdosage, fluoride in water should be checked and never used at the same time as two forms of fluoride-containing drugs that are systemic, but only one form of topical drug combined with topical form.

- The use of fluorinated body effects must be prescribed by the physician.

- Metal filled teeth are oxidized to blue-gray teeth. Metallic crowns (yellow) cannot cover the entire teeth, but the "plaque" will form at the tooth enamel (according to the mechanism). To fill the teeth, dental crowns need to maintain good oral hygiene.

- Teeth whitening is not correct: color change: teeth change color slightly, need to thoroughly examine, deepen the tooth first, then erode enamel with phorphoric acid for about 60 seconds, blow dry, and then bleach with carbamidperoxide (called live tooth eradication).

When the teeth are severely infected, it is necessary to abrade the teeth, fill the entire tooth surface with composite with the photosynthetic halogen lamp. This is a specialist job, requiring skilled, qualified physicians, specialized equipment in the standard sanitation environment. Teeth whitening will damage the enamel.

Like many other diseases, dental enamel is also inherited. Parents with healthy teeth, the children have many opportunities to inherit and vice versa. In addition, not timely treatment and thorough oral disease will also make tooth enamel deteriorate.

HOW TO PROTECT TEETH?

Baby teeth or permanent teeth can be deep due to: Proteins, bacteria are available in saliva, combined with powdered sugar to form "plaque"  or called "tartar." Bacteria lurking in the "plaque" effect on the carbohydrates in subsequent meals, turning them into abrasive acids, destroying tooth enamel causing cavities.

Preventative measures are good oral hygiene; Use fluids that have enough fluids, use toothpaste containing this substance. Pregnant women should be provided with adequate calcium. When the teeth have to be diagnosed early and treated properly.

Note: the efficacy of the treatment can vary depending on each patient’s condition.

For more information please contact:

I-DENT DENTAL IMPLANT CENTER

Dental Clinic - Ho Chi Minh City An Dong 

Building 193A-195 Hung Vuong Str, Ward 9, District 5, HCMC

Dental Clinic - Ho Chi Minh City The Army Navy Swimming Pool

Building 19V Nguyen Huu Canh Str, Ward 19, Binh Thanh District, HCMC

Phone: (+84) 28 38 33 68 18

Website:  http://www.identdentalimplantcenter.com

Email: identdentalimplantcenter@gmail.com

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