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Teeth displaying enamel hypoplasia lines, linear defects of enamel that form during crowns development as a result of periods of nutritional stress or disease during infancy and childhood Enamel hypoplasia is a risk factor for dental caries in children including early childhood caries (ECC), which continues to be a burden for many children.
Generally all gingival diseases share common features such as signs and symptoms being restricted to gingiva, clinically detectable inflammation, and the potential for the gum tissues to return to a state of health once the cause is removed, without irreversible loss of attachment of the teeth. [4]
Toothache is the most common type of pain in the mouth or face. [6]: 125–135 It is one of the most common reasons for emergency dental appointments. [7] In 2013, 223 million cases of toothache occurred as a result of dental caries in permanent teeth and 53 million cases occurred in baby teeth. [8]
Periodontitis is very common, and is widely regarded as the second most common dental disease worldwide, after dental decay, and in the United States has a prevalence of 30–50% of the population, but only about 10% have severe forms. Chronic periodontitis affects about 750 million people or about 10.8% of the world population as of 2010. [86]
The disease is most common in Latin American countries, countries in the Middle East, and South Asia, and least prevalent in China. [149] In the United States, dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease, being at least five times more common than asthma. [150] It is the primary pathological cause of tooth loss in children. [151]
When there is a case of hypodontia of the permanent premolar teeth, the primary molar teeth would often remain in the mouth beyond the time they are meant to be lost. [76] Therefore, with a presence of healthy primary teeth in the absence of a permanent successor, retaining the primary teeth can be a feasible management of hypodontia.
Teeth whitening strips are easy-to-use, peel-and-stick strips that you wear on your teeth for 15 to 30 minutes each day. "Most kits come with a 30-day supply and are relatively easy to use," says ...
Double teeth are more common in primary teeth with a prevalence of 0.5 - 0.7%, but can occur in permanent teeth. [1] Unlike tooth fusion, tooth gemination is more common in the maxillary incisors and canines. [3] [4] [5] Like tooth gemination, tooth fusion is more common in the anterior teeth (incisors and canines). Double teeth affect both ...