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Toothache during pregnancy is a common phenomenon. During this period there are changes in the hormonal background of metabolism, the woman's body becomes very vulnerable. Often pregnancy serves as a catalyst for oral problems. Teeth begin to react to cold and hot. There are painful sensations during hygienic cleaning, gums can bleed. The acidity of saliva increases, the tooth row is subjected to increased bacterial load.

There are more than enough prerequisites for toothache. Even with regular oral care and visits to the dentist, almost half of women during pregnancy face caries, gingivitis, periodontitis, stomatitis and other inflammatory dental pathologies. If the tooth hurts during pregnancy, you need to go to the dentist immediately.

Toothache should not be tolerated, especially during the period of carrying a child. Painful attacks negatively affect the nervous system, cardiovascular system, can provoke involuntary uterine contractions …

Tooth extraction is one of the most popular and simple operations in medicine. It usually goes without complications, but due to a number of common or subjective reasons, abnormalities may occur. One such postoperative complication is a dry hole.

The fact is that after extraction of the tooth, a cavity is formed in its place, which in a positive scenario is filled with a blood clot. It prevents the penetration of germs into the open wound and promotes its early healing. A dry hole after tooth extraction is the absence of the very blood clot in the cavity. This can happen for two reasons:

Whatever the cause, the healing process can take weeks and be accompanied by serious discomfort, which is not always possible to eliminate by their own efforts.

Dry socket syndrome is very painful. It is quite easy to identify …

Statistics show that 98 percent of people are afraid of going to the dentist. As a result, dental problems are put off until one day we find out that a tooth has rotted away. Then a visit to the doctor is inevitable, but there is a lot of work to be done.

Contrary to popular belief, rotten teeth are not just the result of poor hygiene.

Yes, we all know that teeth should be brushed 2 times a day, flossed and visited the dentist 2 times a year. Many patients follow these recommendations and their teeth still deteriorate and rot. Poor hygiene is not the only reason why teeth deteriorate. There are other factors:

Periodontal tissue diseases are the second most common dental pathology, second only to tooth decay. Almost everyone knows that bleeding gums when brushing teeth can be the first step to losing them. Not surprisingly, one of the frequent questions patients ask is how to treat bleeding gums.

The appearance of blood may be a consequence of excessive activity during hygienic procedures or evidence of the development of a serious pathology that requires treatment. Sometimes the cause is both dental problems and systemic - endocrine disorders, avitaminosis, pregnancy, etc. To understand why the gums bleed, prescribe a comprehensive treatment, only a doctor can.

More often, bleeding gums are not a demonstration of seasonal vitamin deficiency, but a sign of periodontal pathology. The cause of the disease can be affected by decayed teeth, sharp edges of restorations, dentures, traumatizing the mucosa, overload of individual d…

It is not always a toothache that brings us to the dentist. Quite often it is not the teeth that cause problems, but unpleasant sensations in the mouth, red spots on the tongue, burning sensation. These signs are characteristic of a variety of diseases, often systemic, but can serve as symptoms of glossitis - inflammation of the tongue.

All inflammatory processes are divided into chronic and acute, independent and secondary, accompanying other diseases. In any case, problems with the tongue signal the presence of a disease, so it is better to immediately consult a doctor. Sometimes glossitis runs without pronounced manifestations, but the doctor during a preventive examination will certainly notice changes in the tongue.

To independent diseases (when only the tongue is affected) include several types of inflammation.

Most often develops as a result of mechanical damage by sharp edges of …

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Gingival recession is a process of gum tissue loss in which the root neck of the tooth is exposed. Visually it looks like this: due to the exposure of the root part, the teeth seem longer, and a small groove is formed on the edge of the gum. The sensitivity of teeth to acid, sweet, salty and temperature changes increases. Gingival recession can be observed in the area of one tooth or several. However, to establish an accurate diagnosis, it is necessary to consult a dentist.

Depending on the preservation of gum tissue, there are 4 stages of gum recession:

Cavities are a reason to see a doctor. It causes pain, inflammation, and spoils the appearance of the teeth. After treatment, we expect that the tooth will no longer bother us. In the vast majority of cases, this is the case. But, sometimes, teeth hurt after caries treatment.

Soreness after a filling is a natural phenomenon. To remove decay and prepare the cavity, drill hard tissue, which has nerve endings. And if you have to remove the nerve (pulp), the nerve impulses transmit pronounced pain signals to the brain. Even treatment with antiseptic cause local irritation and pain.

During treatment, the patient is under anesthesia and does not feel anything. When the effect of anesthetics ends, there is discomfort. . How much the tooth can hurt after caries treatment depends on several reasons. The degree of tissue damage, the type of medical intervention and individual characteristics of the body, everything matters. Usually, everything goes awa…

Dental treatment can be therapeutic or surgical, and pain can occur after either type of intervention. If the wisdom tooth hurts after treatment - in most cases, this is a normal physiological reaction of tissues to the procedure performed. Usually painful sensations are quickly bought anesthetic drug, pass independently in a couple of days. But there are situations when the pain after the removal of the eight is due to complications or violation of the technology of medical manipulation.

The dentist will necessarily advise the patient on how the normal process of recovery after the intervention, in the appearance of what symptoms should immediately consult a doctor. If all the doctor's recommendations regarding the rehabilitation period are fulfilled, but painful sensations only increase - this is a direct indication to come for another appointment.

Wisdom teeth (eights, third molars) are larger than other dental units in…