Tooth decay is so common during childhood that requires the adoption of specific preventive measures and early diagnosis and prompt treatment when, despite everything, is shown. With regard to prevention, in addition to regular brushing and limiting consumption of sugars, include other specific measures that serve to increase the resistance of the teeth and thus reduce their susceptibility to caries, such as the use of fluoride or fissure sealing. Should inform and consult with the dentist the usefulness and necessity of applying these procedures in each case.

As for treatment, we recommend early diagnosis of cavities, which is ensured if it satisfies the control periodic visits to the dentist. Thus the problem can be resolved in the early stages of evolution, when simple measures are still required.

Fluoride
Fluoride is a chemical element, incorporated into the tooth enamel, increased markedly this tissue resistance to acids and therefore very useful for the prevention of caries. It can be administered through the fluoridation of drinking water or applied directly or topically, in the dental office.

The practice of gargle with fluorinated liquids or elixirs may be done at home, and is a simple and effective in preventing tooth decay. It is used in older children. The use of fluoride toothpaste is always useful as a preventive measure to avoid development of caries.

Topical application of fluoride by a dentist
The direct application of products with a high concentration of fluoride on teeth is a preventive technique that can only perform the dentist after conducting a thorough dental cleaning.
This is a simple procedure and nothing annoying, which is very effective when practiced regularly until age fourteen.

1 .- The dentist fills a special plastic tray, adapted to the shape of the teeth, with a gel of high fluorine content.

2 .- enter the chamber with fluoride gel in the baby’s mouth, so as to cover all his teeth have different flavors gels are not to be unpleasant to taste.

3 .- tray keeps in close contact with the teeth, three to five minutes, breathing in saliva to avoid accumulation

4 .- Finally, remove the tray and indicates the child to spit out the remains of the gel, as it should not swallow.

Sealing the cracks
Decay is usually located in the premolars and molars in childhood pieces are in the process of training, so they are less resistant to acids, and also have small pits and fissures on the top, where easily accumulated plaque Therefore, to increase the resistance of these teeth can be used to fissure sealing technique, which involves applying a thin film of acrylic resin on the tooth surface, thus reducing their exposure to acid .

This is a simple, no annoying and extremely useful, for what is considered an excellent preventive measure for tooth decay in children.

The dentist if you should be done or not.
After conducting a thorough cleaning of the teeth surface to be treated, the dentist applies and extends acrylic resin on the child’s teeth to form a uniform layer. On drying, the film is firmly bonded to the tooth surface and provides effective protection against cavities.

The hope for the future: vaccines
It is known that caries is a result of the action of bacteria that normally inhabit the mouth, such as Streptococcus mutans. Therefore, it is logical to assume that by a specific vaccine to eliminate these germs, there would be an exceptional result in the prevention of caries. Today there is progress in the production of these vaccines, and even some positive results have been obtained in experimental tests. It is therefore very likely that in the near future get anticaries effective and safe vaccines for humans. But this is still only a hope and not a reality, meanwhile, can only be extra preventive measures available.

Treatment of caries
The procedure used to treat decay depends on the extent of tissue destroyed, but always try to avoid removing the affected part Basically, the technique is to clean the cavity, remove the devitalized tissue and fill the hole with a resilient material.

1 .- After having applied a topical anesthetic on the gum, local anesthetic is administered by injection for the treatment to be painless.

2 .- The dentist must then clean and disinfect the cavity, filing with the volume of damaged tissue and finally to the healthy tooth.

3 .- then made the filling the cavity with a filling, if the crown is very destroyed, artificial sheath is applied.

Did you know that means?
* Sarro Dental hard calcareous concretion, yellow or brown forms
and plaque deposits on and adheres strongly to tooth enamel. To remove the tartar, the dentist should undertake a thorough cleaning (tartrectomía).

* Periodontal disease or periodontitis: chronic inflammatory disorder of the tissues around the teeth and are set in the jawbone.

* Gingivitis: Acute or chronic inflammation of the gums.

* Endodontics: therapeutic action necessary when dental decay reaches the pulp and cause infection, popularly referred to as “kill the nerve. First, anesthesia and the crown is drilled to remove the infected pulp is widened root canals and remove the nerve. Once the ducts cleaned and sterilized, the cavity is filled.

* Pulpectomy: Removal of part of the inflamed dental pulp, followed by a filling.