ARE TEETH REVERSIBLE?

ARE TEETH REVERSIBLE? Baby teeth are not important oh my god acidic fruits will brighten your smile oh please don't do that yes feelings last forever yes they are like a relationship. Hello, I'm Dr. John Yu. I'm a pediatric dentist in New York City and New Jersey. Tooth decay is irreversible that's all Yes, that's a myth, but that doesn't mean. that doesn't mean we're fooling you. Some cavities are reversible, others are irreversible. Some are irreversible, it depends on the depth Depth of the cavity, if you look at the three layers of your teeth. layers of your teeth, the outer layer has the ability to decay. The enamel has the ability to remineralize. if the decay is inside the enamel of the tooth technically, it is reversible if thecaries penetrates into the second layer dentin, which consists of a bazillion microtubules, the bacteria can now pass pass through the tubules into the pulp, the center of the tooth, where the blood supply and the nerves are located When it penetrates the second layer, I can I recommend to the patient: "Hey, this will be highly We do not know how fast we don't know how fast, but we don't want to wait too long if we have to drill the tooth and do a filling have to do a filling, it's usually irreversible, and if you have a tooth enamel is limited, what can you can do at home, if you have to limit acid-sugar consumption Your tooth enamel is the hardest substance in your body wear down over time, just like the brick wall of a building in weather and storms is patchwork and what the lost minerals in the Minerals in tooth enamel is the fluoride in your toothpaste acidic fruit will brighten your smile.

Please don't do that, yes please don't do that

not do that with the acid you have in your refrigerator

that you have in your refrigerator, the acid will

will erode your teeth, you might even develop

develop tooth decay erosion is real Here is a

Picture of erosion up here

In some ways it's getting whiter.

happens, the chromo-genes are

the pigmented molecules we have been talking about

with the whitening of the aesthetic

the aesthetic fruits, they also disperse that

make the teeth a little whiter, but

but the worst thing about it is that you actually

weaken the teeth more than whiten them

than you actually whiten the teeth.

In the long run, it's not a good idea to

want to whiten your smile

What do you recommend for the practice?

maybe once or twice a year and

and then for maintenance like at home.

The hydrogen peroxide, the carbohydrate bleaching product.

Carbohydrate bleaching product is a

controlled short-term treatment does not

Fruit stays away from the orange

Braces are only for crooked teeth, it is a

It is a good solution for you, most of my

patients I would say it is for aesthetics

but at the same time there are a lot more

reasons than just crooked teeth that you should

braces or aligners there are also the

functional aspects of course

Underbites Overbites Crossbites Deep Bites

bites open bites also grinding

traumatic occlusion any kind of gaps

We usually place aligners on these

patients, because we have this additional

protective layer over the teeth while

while at the same time we stress the teeth and their bites.

Many parents may say, "My child

child is nine years old, why does he

he needs esthetic teeth, he doesn't care.

yes, the patient has severe

crowding

if nothing is done, impaction will occur

This is when the teeth get

get stuck in the jam and that

makes orthodontics or movement

more difficult if they have been in braces for a longer

a longer time in braces, so before the

problem gets too big, we try to address the

functional components and then

Aesthetics can always follow, yes

a knocked out tooth is gone forever

Time is of the essence here it is

important to know that a knocked out tooth

tooth is not a dead tooth, but an

an emergency, because when the

can be reimplanted by the dentist within half an hour

can be reimplanted within half an hour, maximum one hour, yes

it has an increased probability of survival

Survival reimplantation

if it is possible

is step one it sounds crazy

but put it back in the tooth, because

because that is where he is at home

if that is not possible put it in a

glass of milk

this is no joke either, so what kind of milk

whole milk

is the best choice the milk has a

similar pH value

as the cells at the root of the tooth

and if you can keep the cells alive longer