Treatment and prevention of tooth enamel hypoplasia

Enamel hypoplasia is a violation of the structure of the external surface of the teeth, which occurs for a number of reasons.

The disease is accompanied by a marked change in the color of the enamel, the tooth is deformed, acquiring pits, furrows and similar injuries.

Hypoplasia is associated with insufficient tooth development, which can be due to improper metabolism in the fetus or in an adult. There can be a disease on both permanent and dairy teeth.

The disease can be tolerated both without complications and with complete loss of teeth. Everything depends on the person's attitude to their own health.

Reasons for the appearance of a violation

Violation of the structure of the enamel is caused not only by an incorrect exchange of substances, but also by a negative effect on the fetus or human body.

Any bad habits can cause such a disease. Often the occurrence of local hypoplasia is associated with damage to the teeth or the development of the inflammatory process.

Common causes of the disorder are associated with illnesses, a lack of vitamins and problems during pregnancy.

The development of hypoplasia of the enamel can also be explained by the pathological conditions of his mother, who during the birth could have had ARI and some other illnesses, damaged the fruit in some way, gave birth to a premature baby.

Often the disease develops not without the help of other diseases occurring in the human body. A person of absolutely any age can get such a problem.

Risk Factors

Mother's diseases during pregnancy, other ailments of the patient, improper diet, impaired hygiene, bad habits - all this directly affects the development of hypoplasia.

To avoid this disorder, you should try to get rid of many factors that aggravate your health. For example, a vitamin D deficiency and any food that interferes with the state of metabolism can be detrimental to health.

There are cases when the occurrence in the body of the disease has already been programmed. In this case, it is unlikely to avoid a sad fate without the subsequent treatment course.

Aplasia as a worsening of hypoplasia

Aplasia is a more severe type of disease that is characterized by the destruction of tooth enamel. Sometimes the outer shell of the case is not limited and, when the patient is idle, one should expect destruction of the inner layers of the teeth.

In particularly severe cases, the process may result in partial or complete loss of teeth.

Beat on dairy and permanent - what's the difference?

Despite the fact that hypoplasia of the enamel of dairy and permanent teeth proceeds almost the same, these two types of disturbance are very different from each other due to completely different reasons for the appearance of the disease.

In the same way, systemic and local hypoplasia is classified. The first is due to inflammation and deformation of the teeth, and the latter due to their incorrect development.

Only with the onset of local hypoplasia, aplasia may develop. As you can guess, each type of violation occurs in persons of a certain age.

Symptoms of

Disorders The main symptoms of tooth enamel hypoplasia are:

1. Change in organ color and destruction of its tissues .Thanks to such processes, it is possible to determine the onset of the development of the disorder with the help of a routine examination of the oral cavity. If there are such problems, you should immediately consult a doctor.
2. In more severe situations( for example, with aplasia), the situation sharply worsens: the tooth begins to noticeably deform , it breaks down, often the patient's teeth fall out, the bite violation is coming.
3. The tooth of the begins to wear out, the food becomes difficult .To bring yourself to such a state is by no means recommended. Despite the difficulties of treatment, it is still possible and necessary. The costs can be very high.
4. With long-term inflammatory processes, can have a noticeable curvature of the tooth( uneven excretion of building organic materials).Such a process can sometimes be painless and without consequences, but it is unlikely that the result will cause you to wait long. However, the most common consequence of this is the occurrence of aplasia. This symptom is also a call to visit a doctor.

Methods for repairing the defect

At the moment, medicine offers several methods for treating enamel hypoplasia. If the case is not severe, then prevent caries and begin to closely monitor oral hygiene. It is advisable to visit the dentist regularly.

With the development of aplasia, serious problems can arise, the solution of which is very difficult. In this case, orthopedic treatment will help, during which the organ will be protected with a metal-ceramic crown. Such a "shield" will not only not damage the teeth, but also keep them intact and intact.

If hypoplasia is not expressed by anything other than an imperceptible discolouration or slight deformation of the tooth, it is necessary to consult a physician. In this case, it is likely that he will give general advice on oral care and will not prescribe a therapeutic and all the more surgical treatment.

If a person is disturbed by a marked change in the color of the enamel, which hurts the smile, bleaching, grinding, and sometimes tooth filling can be used to solve this problem.

If, after severe cases of violation, unpleasant consequences have appeared, then some of them can still be excluded.

The destroyed enamel is restored in clinics for a small price. You can put veneers - a protective layer, under which the tooth will gradually recover.

Alas, if the tooth is completely destroyed, the only way out will be the installation of prostheses.

Than it is dangerous?

First of all, the disease is dangerous because of its possible serious consequences.

In less difficult situations, hypoplasia does not threaten anything serious, except for ugly deformation of teeth. Given this, it is worth remembering that from the transition from illness to its severe form - one step. The easy course of the disease often does not make itself felt.

In any case, even when the patient is completely confident in the frivolity of his disease, you need to contact a specialist.

Preventive measures

The basis of prevention is an elementary process of regular brushing of teeth. But this does not give one hundred percent confidence in protection against possible hypoplasia.

People who take special care of their health, professional cleaning of the oral cavity is recommended.

Proper nutrition is also necessary. Possible metabolic disorders due to excessive consumption of fatty, fried and sharp foods, which is fraught with the development of not only hypoplasia, but also many other disorders.

A good idea is to seal the fissures - depressions on the tooth surface. As is known, it is in them that they like to live colony of bacteria, from which the habitual toothbrush will not save( even if it is cleaned very diligently).

This procedure is relatively inexpensive, and the benefit from it is very large. Sealing the fissures protect the body from tooth decay for the next ten years.

Because hypoplasia can occur due to the effects of other diseases, it is worth maintaining not only the hygiene of the oral cavity, but also the hygiene of the whole body and body.

The correct solution will be the use of vitamins that help to strengthen the immune system( at least vitamin C).Often the disease begins because of the effects on the body of the infection.

It is also mandatory to visit a specialist on a regular basis.