One of the worst things you can do for your own personal health, is to neglect your dental hygiene. This can lead to gum disease, damaged or fragile teeth, exposed nerves, and even infections. Taking care of your teeth should be a high priority, to ensure your teeth get the proper cleaning and attention that they deserve in order to stay health and strong. When your teeth don’t get cleaned on a regular basis each night, the enamel can easily start to weaken and break down, causing cavities or worse situations to occur. When you do start to have cavities or your teeth start to break, you should see a dentist immediately. A professional and experienced dentist, like Jason White DDS, can easily help you restore your smile and the health of your teeth.
Some situations can be more severe than others, like broken teeth or exposed nerves, while others may be less severe such as a small cavity or discoloration. Each situation, however, can easily be dealt with by an experienced Dentist Nashville. When it comes to cavities, the easiest solution is to get a filling. Some cavities can expose the nerves of your teeth, depending on how large they are or how long you’ve suffered from them. When a cavity is too large for just a simple filling to resolve, a Dentist Nashville may choose to place a crown on the tooth instead.
Usually when a nerve has been exposed due to a cavity, the dentist will also opt to remove it by performing a root canal. If the nerve is infected however, the dentist won’t be able to remove it until the infection has subsided, requiring them to prescribe antibiotics to help get rid of it for you. An infection can enter your bloodstream, which can result in serious medical complications, making it important for you to get rid of the infection first before further work can be done on the tooth. When a tooth is beyond repair, a dentist will normally perform an extraction of the tooth. Once the tooth has been fully extracted, they will usually replace it with an implant. Some dentists may offer dentures as a replacement, but usually implants are much healthier choices due to their anchor pins acting like your original roots, stimulating the bones in your jaw to promote bone growth to continue. They also look and feel more natural than dentures.
