Case Teeth

Case Teeth
Roadside dentists in Pakistan bring cheap relief with costly risks
Zaheer has a show case with the extracted teeth in a steel bowl next to an array of instruments spread out on a small, stained mat where he receives and treats his patients but unaware of the danger for his patients. Zaheer, 36, has been practicing as a roadside dentist for nine years at the Raja Bazaar in Rawalpindi, a neighboring city of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. "When the patients ...
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There is an incredible misconception that you must have broken and crumbled teeth and receding gums as a consequence of aging. Is this really the truth?

I remember a coworker who broke a tooth while eating. The tooth split in half on some morsel of food that may or may not have been very hard. Even in the worse case scenario a piece of the tooth may have chipped, but for the tooth to split in half means there must have been some underlying weakness that allowed this to happen.

Our teeth are very important to us. We need them to eat - that is obvious. But we also need them to insure that our jaw does not deteriorate. You can lose bone mass when the jaw has no tooth to support. In addition, a lost tooth can cause your teeth to shift creating an uneven bite which in turn can cause uneven wear and tear on your teeth.

I will theorize for the rest of this article. I would speculate that my friend's problem may have had two components. One would be nutritional and the other would be repetitive failure to maintain proper pH of the mouth.

Much depends on both - as I continue to speculate. You can imagine the teeth as being made of calcium and phosphate ions. When there is a more acidic environment those ions can be dissolved or 'pulled' right out of the enamel of your teeth, thereby weakening them. You could imagine that over time, this could be a problem.

Energy drinks, coffee drinks and fruit juices can all lower the pH of the environment in your mouth, making it more acidic. What if you consistently were to raise that pH back up after eating or drinking an acidic food or beverage?

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David Snape is the author of the book: What You Should Know about Gum Disease. ISBN: 978-0981485508 -

Disclaimer: If you have or think you might have gum disease or any other health problem, visit your periodontist or physician for advice, diagnosis and treatment.

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