tooth

Examples of tooth in the following topics:

• Root Canal Therapy

  • Endodontic therapy is the treatment for the pulp of a tooth which results in the protection of the decontaminated tooth.
  • With the removal of nerves and blood supply from the tooth, it is best that the tooth be fitted with a crown which increases the prognosis of the tooth by six times.
  • Sometimes the dentist performs preliminary treatment of the tooth by removing all of the infected pulp of the tooth and applying a dressing and temporary filling to the tooth.
  • An infected tooth may endanger other parts of the body.
  • Because this is a "baby" tooth, the tooth was removed, but if this decay existed in a permanent tooth, a root canal would be required.

• Dental Caries

  • If left untreated, the disease can lead to pain, tooth loss, and infection.
  • To be specific, a tooth (which is primarily mineral in content) is in a constant state of back-and-forth demineralization and remineralization between the tooth and surrounding saliva.
  • The affected areas of the tooth change color and become soft to the touch.
  • Ninety-six percent of tooth enamel is composed of minerals.
  • (A) A small spot of decay visible on the surface of a tooth.

• Gomphoses

  • A gomphosis is a joint that anchors a tooth to its socket.
  • Gomphoses line the upper and lower jaw in each tooth socket and are also known as peg and socket joints.
  • Each tooth has bony protrusions or pegs that latch into the socket with the assistance of the gomphosis.
  • The gomphosis is made up of fibrous tissue, a collection of tough ligaments that attach to the socket and base of the tooth.
  • Chronic dental problems may loosen the ligaments and lead to tooth loss or instability.

• Periodontal Disease

  • In some people, gingivitis progresses to periodontitis –- with the destruction of the gingival fibers, the gum tissues separate from the tooth, forming pockets between the tooth and gum.
  • Although the primary cause of both gingivitis and periodontitis is the microbic plaque that adheres to the tooth surface, there are many other modifying factors.
  • Flossing daily and using interdental brushes as well as cleaning behind the last tooth, the third molar, in each quarter.
  • This radiograph shows significant bone loss between the two roots of a tooth (black region).
  • The spongy bone has receded due to infection under the tooth, reducing the bony support for the tooth.

• Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)

  • Impaired tooth mobility and tooth loss can be caused by destruction of the supporting bone and by heavy forces being placed on teeth.

• Vomiting

  • Recurrent vomiting, such as observed in bulimia nervosa, may lead to destruction of the tooth enamel due to the acidity of the vomit .
  • The acidic components of vomit erode tooth enamel over time.

• Bone Grafting

  • The most common use of bone grafting is in the application of dental implants to restore the edentulous (without teeth) area of a missing tooth.

• Phantom Limb Sensation

  • Phantom sensations may also occur after the removal of body parts other than the limbs, such as after the amputation of the breast, the extraction of a tooth (phantom tooth pain), the removal of an organ (such as the appendix), or the removal of an eye (phantom eye syndrome).

• Orthodontics

  • Orthodontics is the first specialty of dentistry that is concerned with the study and treatment of malocclusions (improper bites), which may result from tooth irregularity, disproportionate jaw relationships, or both.

• Dental Anesthesia

  • A dentist injects a local anesthetic into the inferior alveolar nerve before extracting a tooth.