Treatment of teeth with holes in them due to decay

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Tooth decay due to decay is a common condition, quite a lot of people suffer. In order to limit the risk of cavities spreading, seriously affecting the tooth pulp and other teeth, patients need to be definitively treated for these cavities.

1. Determine the extent to which the tooth is perforated due to decay


Mainly the incisors will face the risk of teeth being punctured by decay. The beginning of tooth decay is just dark gray spots on the tooth surface. Often the patient will not notice and be subjective with the beginning of this tooth decay without definitive treatment. Over time, these cavities continue to worsen, bacteria attack, causing the outer enamel layer to be severely damaged, breaking down tooth tissues, causing holes. So this is called a cavity due to tooth decay.
When there is a situation where the tooth has a hole in it due to decay, when the disease is already in a severe state, the enamel and dentin layer has been destroyed. The extent is increasingly widespread, first occurring in a tooth with a small hole, then spreading to a large hole, penetrating and destroying the tooth. Next, the decay will spread to the adjacent teeth. The condition of tooth decay makes patients sensitive, painful, uncomfortable when eating. The patient will face a situation where food is stuck in the cavities, making the situation worse, causing an unpleasant odor if not cleaned.
The condition of perforated tooth decay needs to be best treated from the moment a small cavity is discovered. At that time, the treatment effect will be better, the patient will not have to face the condition of caries and dangerous complications later on.

Răng bị thủng lỗ do sâu cần sớm được phát hiện và điều trị dứt điểm
Răng bị thủng lỗ do sâu cần sớm được phát hiện và điều trị dứt điểm

2. Treatment of teeth with holes in them due to decay


Patients who have a cavity with a hole in their teeth need to be treated immediately. Avoid subjective cases so that the deep process becomes more and more severe, difficult to treat, ineffective as well as costly. More importantly, in order to prolong the situation of a tooth with a small hole in it due to decay, the patient will experience swelling, pain, and even worse, a tooth abscess. Tooth decay also seriously affects the aesthetics of teeth and self-esteem when communicating with the opposite person.
Depending on the condition of the hole caused by tooth decay, the patient is indicated for treatment with different suitable methods. According to dentists, teeth with holes in them caused by decay are treated with common methods such as fillings and porcelain crowns. Specifically:
Dental fillings: Only applicable to patients with mild caries, small perforations, just starting to start with the initial decay. The dentist will remove the decayed tooth tissue, clean the decayed area and use specialized dental fillings to fill the holes. Then, use a halogen lamp to harden the part of the tooth that has been filled. Porcelain veneers: Be advised to treat the case of a hole due to severe caries but still have the ability to preserve that tooth. The dentist will use a porcelain cover with the same color and design as the real tooth to wrap around the tooth pulp, along with a porcelain crown on top to prevent the spread of bacteria to the tooth. other teeth. At the Department of Odonto-Stomatology - Vinmec International General Hospital, you can rest assured that you will be able to effectively and gently treat your teeth with holes and holes due to decay. Vinmec has been applying a full range of methods to treat teeth with holes in the holes mentioned above, meeting the treatment needs of the majority of customers coming to Vinmec.
Being treated by a team of highly specialized, skilled and experienced dentists and technicians, customers will surely be satisfied and assured after completing treatment at Vinmec.
Not only that, with the support of a system of modern machinery and medical equipment for examination and treatment of dental problems, it is easy to perform treatment for customers.

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