Dental caries is a worldwide health problem.
Tooth decay is a multifactorial health problem,where many factors determine resistance of teeth to caries,including nutrition.The nutrition of the individual during period of teeth formation influence their future reaction to caries.Inadeguate nutrition is partly responsible for less rezistance of teeth to caries.
Predisposing factors:
-Nutritional:deficiency of calcium,phosphorus and vitamin D,that cause defective calcification of teeth and fluorine deficiency with unsatisfactory low floride content of potable water.
-ingestion of soft carbohydrate foods(cakes,pastries,sweets and candies).
-neglecting oral hygiene(mouth cleaninless),the essential predisposing factor where oral organisms have the chance to act on soft food remnats causing fermentation of sugar and liberation of lactic acid that decalcifies the enamel.
Prevention:
Adequate nutrition,specially:during pregnancy,for benefit of the foetus and children during period of teeth eruption.
Take care of the oral hygiene by a regular toothbrushing after food and mouthwashig specially when toothbrushing is not practically available after food.
Education of the public and training of children for the proper way and times of toothbrushing and mouth cleaning can prevent the dental decay.
Posts
