Being a Personal Dentist

We do not need to always delegate all the problems of the teeth and mouth to the dentist. Due to some problems, it turns out there are easy ways we can do yourself to overcome them. Want to know?

1. Sensitive teeth.
Cause: The opening of the root tissue and dentin (the layer below the email), plus usually due to lower gums or tooth enamel thinning.

Overcome with: do not brush our teeth too hard, because this habit can cause a decrease in the gums, said Sherri Worth, DDS, cosmetic dentist. Use a special toothpaste sensitive teeth, which contains Potassium Citrate which serves to reduce sensitivity and sense of pain in the tooth.

2. Tongue on fire.
Cause: eat or drink is too hot.

Overcome by: rinse our mouths with a solution of 1 cup of warm water mixed with 1 teaspoon of salt. "This will give soothing effect," added Dr. Worth. Salt can draw infection to the tissue surface, which will then be pruned by our bodies. Salt will also neutralize the acidic conditions of the mouth, so that bacteria do not breed.

3. Sore jaw.
Cause: most likely due to TMJ or temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), and usually causes a headache that followed from the front of the ear pain until our jaws. Incorrect jaw position also lead to teeth grinding at night.

Overcome with: "Because our muscles get comfortable, so we must also constantly moving the jaw," suggested Pia Lieb, DDS, cosmetic dentist in New York City. Try to sleep on your back or side with a pillow buffer, compared to sleeping on your stomach.

4. Sprue.
Causes: many can trigger canker sores in the mouth. Starting from a lack of nutritional intake, stress, allergies to foods that are too spicy can cause irritation.

Overcome by: applying vegetable oil on cotton and paste it on the canker sores 3-4 times a day. "Oil will help cover the wound and protect it from irritation," says Mary Ellen Camire, Ph.D., professor of nutrition at the University of Maine Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition.