Having beautiful and healthy teeth, gums is very important. The health of the whole organism depends on their condition. To carry out a system of measures to prevent diseases of teeth and gums, there is preventive dentistry. What it is? It is called preventive measures to prevent caries and periodontal disease. The preventive direction of dentistry teaches patients to properly care for the oral cavity, and also helps to eliminate the disease at an early stage of development.
Prevention Objective
The initial stage of preventive measures is aimed at eliminating the conditions and causes of caries. Preventive dentistry also at the initial stage increases the body's resistance to adverse environmental factors.
At the secondary stage, a set of measures is taken to prevent relapse and complications of the disease.
At the third stage of prevention, prophylactic dentistry sets a goal - to carry out rehabilitation measures to preserve tissues and organs (by replacement).
Preventative measures
- Careful oral care, personal hygiene.
- Eating healthy foods.
- Conducting fluoridation of drinking water.
- Regular visits to the dentist.
- Identification of diseases and its elimination at the earliest stages of development.
- Carrying out professional toothbrushing.
- Timely treatment of caries and periodontal disease.
- Prevention of any complications.
Prophylactic orthopedic dentistry
Orthopedic dentistry solves the following issues:
- Clarifies the causes that contribute to the occurrence of various deviations in the structure of the maxillofacial apparatus.
- Defines a possible preventive system of measures to prevent the development of certain deviations.
The first direction in orthopedic dentistry is prosthetics. With its help, defects of teeth, as well as entire dentitions are eliminated.
The next area of this dentistry is orthodontics. She is involved in identifying the causes of anomalies in the structure of the taste, as well as its deformations. Orthodontics deals with methods to eliminate such pathologies.
Orthopedic dentistry includes maxillofacial orthopedics. She studies clinical manifestations, carries out preventive measures, corrects various violations of the face and jaw. The causes of such violations can be injuries, surgical interventions, complications of diseases. Pathological conditions may be congenital, or may be acquired. In general, all orthopedic measures give a smile and teeth a beautiful appearance.
Events held at the centers
Today, with any problem of the oral cavity, you can contact the center of preventive dentistry. Any of these centers conducts the following preventive work:
- It promotes knowledge on preventive measures of dental diseases among university students and colleges.
- Diagnoses dental caries, periodontal diseases, lesions of the oral mucosa.
- Performs patient registration using indexes and criteria recommended by the World Health Organization.
- Carries out hygienic and preventive measures that contribute to the preservation of dental health of citizens.
- Teaches patients how to properly care for the oral cavity (brushing methods, control brushing).
- Draws up and implements programs of individual preventive measures against dental diseases.
- Carries out all kinds of research on the prevention of diseases of the mouth.
- It carries out educational work among people of different categories: health workers, kindergarten teachers, school teachers and parents. Therefore, prophylactic dentistry is very important.
Specialty - Dental Hygienist
The preventive direction of dentistry has led to the discovery of a new specialty - a dental hygienist. With its appearance, the quality of domestic dentistry has reached a new level. Preventive measures in developed countries have long been considered an integral part of the dental service. Therefore, the profession of a hygienist is prestigious and promising. Any medical institution is trying to hire such a specialist.
The hygienist is the best assistant to the dentist, with his help the number of services provided to the patient at a new high level increases. If necessary, he can assist the doctor for faster services. Hygienists can be taken both in ordinary medical institutions and in spa and sanatorium institutions.
Directions of preventive dentistry
What is prophylactic dentistry aimed at? The main thing is the prevention of diseases such as caries, pulpitis, periodontological abnormalities. This is a kind of complex preventive measures that prevent the accumulation of pathogenic bacteria in the mouth, contributing to the destruction of teeth and gum disease.
External and internal factors influence the health of teeth and gums:
Internal factors include heredity, age and anatomical features of a person. External factors are the quality of water, food, climatic and soil characteristics.
Based on this, the specialist prescribes the most suitable option for prevention.
Professional toothbrushing
One of the most effective ways to prevent dental diseases in a clinical setting is professional cleaning or mechanical removal of plaque and deposits. No matter how the patient takes care of the oral cavity, there are still places of accumulation of plaque, which gradually turns into tartar. Only a dentist can cope with this stone. Such brushing is useful not only for teeth, but also for the prevention of gum disease.
Prophylactic dentistry is aimed at maintaining the health of your teeth. Visit a specialist regularly and your teeth will be in excellent condition!