Three “Whys” in dental world

All children at some point come to the age of a “Why” guy. However, dentistry is an area where some “Whys?” will make even an adult think hard. The answers to the most intricate and interesting questions can be found in this article.

Why are canines yellower than the rest of the teeth?

Canines have served people for tearing and biting off food for ages. Therefore, they must be powerful and sturdy. The dentin layer on the canines is naturally designed slightly thicker than on the rest of the teeth and has a higher degree of mineralization. This makes the canines stronger, but also yellow. However, this can be easily corrected with whitening. It is interesting that in Europe at the beginning of the 19th century, everything was done exactly the opposite way: teeth were specially covered with yellow dye to emphasize the snow-white face colour that was fashionable at that time.

Why is it necessary to remove wisdom teeth?

Very often there is no place for wisdom teeth in the mouth. When they start to erupt, they push the rest of the teeth. As a result, the teeth change their position, and one day our Hollywood smile tells us “Goodbye”. For this reason experienced orthodontists prescribe wisdom teeth removal before starting the treatment or immediately afterwards — so that the result of their work and your money are not wasted.

Sometimes a wisdom tooth lies in the bone and does not erupt. This is even more dangerous. In a horizontal position, it “bumps” into the roots of the seventh tooth, gradually destroying it. If you get a panoramic X-ray done in time and notice this, you can “get off easy” by removing number eight and treating the root canals of the seventh tooth. If you find it late, you may not have time to save the damaged tooth. Double removal followed by implantation.

Best case scenario: wisdom teeth have erupted and there is enough space for them, so they do not “push” other teeth. As a rule, when brushing our teeth, we do not reach the eighth teeth with a toothbrush. Remnants of food get stuck there and cavities form. A common scenario is that caries from a wisdom tooth “crawls” to the adjacent seventh tooth. The carious number eight must be removed, number seven must be treated.

Break the rules: forgive quickly, kiss slowly, remove the wisdom teeth, even if it has not become a mainstream yet.

Why are perfectly even milk teeth without gaps bad?

If at the age of 5-6 the child’s teeth are perfectly even and have no gaps, you need to sound the alarm. The gaps should be there. The permanent teeth are very wide and these gaps will close. You need to give the child apples to bite and whole carrots to gnaw. Turn on the muscles, stimulate the growth zones of the jaw.

After reading this article, only one question may remain: “Why am I learning about this just now?” 🙂