What to Do if It's Coming From You "Bad breath can be embarrassing and it can be masking gastr

What to Do if It's Coming From You
"Bad breath can be embarrassing and it can be masking gastric problems, sinus infections, or ... severe gum disease," says Mark Wolff, DDS, PhD, director of operative dentistry at State University of New York at Stony Brook, who discussed advances in treating bad breath at the recent annual meeting of the American Academy of General Dentistry in New York City.
¡¡Continue reading below...Today, he says, dentists are much more capable when it comes to treating bad breath.mat¨¦riel dentaire
¡¡Whether falling flat on their face when first learning to walk or flying over a bicycle's handlebars during their preteen years, kids have a way of ensuring their parents will end up putting money where their mouth is -- or more accurately, where their teeth used to be.
¡¡By the age of 16, one-quarter of all children have had some type of dental trauma, says Martin Davis, DDS, associate dean of student affairs and the chair of pediatric dentistry at Columbia University School of Dental and Oral Surgery in New York City and president of the American Society of Dentists for Children.localisateur apex
¡¡Trauma to the lips, tongue and the inside of the mouth is quite common. The soft flesh of the lips and their exposed location make them vulnerable to injury. A blow to the face can crush your lips against your teeth, causing bruising or cuts. Your teeth can cut the inside of your lip or puncture your skin. A fall or blow may cause you to bite your tongue.joypex
¡¡Any cut inside the mouth usually bleeds heavily because of the rich supply of blood to the area. Symptoms include bruising, swelling, bleeding or cuts on the lips or tongue.
¡¡Your dentist or physician will ask about what happened to cause your recent trauma and do a thorough physical exam of the area. If the lips are injured, he or she will check the teeth and bone for damage, and look for pieces of chipped tooth.