If any of your teeth are broken, no matter how little or how much, have them attended to by your local dentist in Toronto as soon as possible. The longer a damaged tooth is neglected, the more the problem can increase. This can ultimately affect your other teeth and put you at greater risk for infection and gum disease.
Sometimes a cracked or broken tooth can be mended with a cap (or crown). A partially damaged tooth may gradually deteriorate and cause serious problems especially if it exposes pulp or nerve tissue.. If necessary, your dentist may recommend that you take antibiotics prior to a dental procedure.. This situation may result in the need for root canal therapy and become quite expensive.
Neglecting tooth decay and missing or broken teeth is inadvisable for so many reasons:
* they can be expensive to fix
* they can be painful
* they can predispose you to infection of the gums and even the sinuses
* tooth decay causes gum disease
* bad breath often results
* embarrassment or self consciousness over poor appearance
Dentures
Dentures are a solution to tooth problems that have been allowed to deteriorate, or which have occurred through accidental damage. Dentures are often necessary to replace badly broken and missing teeth to prevent misalignment of remaining teeth and eating difficulty.. But your dentist in Toronto will agree that the possiblity of replacing your own teeth with dentures doesn’t make it okay to let tooth decay get out of hand.
Dentures, whether they are a complete set of false teeth or partials, need just as much care as your natural teeth. The only difference is your man-made teeth won’t cause you pain if you don’t take proper care of them. It is important to understand that with or without dentures, you still need to care for your gums in order to prevent gum disease.
Your dentist in Toronto will advise you regarding the need for a new set of teeth, or, alternatively, bridge work. Your dentist will demonstrate how you can brush and floss around your dentures..
Denture cleaning
If you have the detachable kind or full dentures, you’ll need to soak them to soften the plaque so you can brush it away. You can soak them in plain warm water, a vinegar solution or denture cleaning solution overnight. Brush them clean in the morning..
Whenever you are concerned about broken, chipped or decayed teeth, there can be no better first step that making an appointment at your friendly dentist in Toronto.
