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Knowing the Dentist and When Should Have Teeth Checked

  

 Dentist is a doctor who specializes in studying health and diseases of the teeth and mouth.  A dentist has competence or expertise in diagnosing, treating, and providing education about prevention various dilemmas of dental, gum and oral health.

 Many people opinion that they only need to go to the dentist when they are experiencing complaints about their teeth and mouth.  Meanwhile, dental and oral examinations need to be routinely carried out at least 2 times a year while no there are complaints or disturbances in the teeth and mouth that are enjoyed  .

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 some difficult situations health or complaints about teeth and mouth that a dentist can can handle common includes:

 Toothache

 Cavity

 Teeth fall out or fall out

 Tooth and gum infections

 Bad breath

 Teeth not growing or impacted teeth

 In considering steps for handling the dentist could provide treatment and a number of medical actions on the teeth.  But for certain cases that require special treatment, the dentist may refer the patient to the expert dentist to solve certain cases appropriate field of specialization.

 Class Dentist Specialization

 Some dentistry specialty branches in Indonesia include:

 1. Endodontist or expert Dental conservation (Sp. KG)

 Endodontist is dentist expert who has special competence and expertise in carrying out the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of problematic pulp and roots of teeth.  Pulp is the inner component layer of the tooth which is rich in blood vessels and nerves.

 The lay dentist will refer you to an endodontist if you have difficult situation with the pulp  and a tooth root, such as a pulp polyp, root canal infection, or pulpitis, is a germ infection of the pulp that is causes pain and can occur in more than one tooth.

 2. Expert oral disease (Sp. PM)

 Dentist expert oral disease is dentist who specializes in dealing with more specific cases of dental and oral disease.  Some of the diseases that need to be treated by a dentist expert this oral disease include:

 Cancer of the mouth and tongue, eg Kaposi's sarcoma

 germ, fungal, or viral infections of the mouth

 Autoimmune diseases that attack the gums and mouth, such as oral lichen planus and pemphigus vulgaris

 Severe and recurrent canker sores

 Doctor expert oral disease usually will treat oral disease by providing medication.  But in certain cases, the doctor may refer the patient to an oral surgeon.

 3. Expert oral surgery (Sp. BM)

 To receive the title of dentist expert oral surgery, a dentist needs to solve teaching specialization in oral surgery for approximately 6 years.  You will be referred to an oral surgeon if problem teeth, gums, tongue, or mouth that  You are suffering from needing action surgery.

 Dilemmas health or medical actions that require treatment by a expert oral surgeon, including:

 Tumors on teeth, gums, and tongue

 Mouth biopsy

 Reconstructive surgery to treat fractures of the jaw and teeth

 Harelip

 Pussy on teeth and mouth

 Infection in the mouth

 4. Orthodontist or expert orthodontist (Sp. Ort)

 Orthodontist refers to to a dentist who has specializes in diagnosing and correcting form teeth that are but or parallel  , such as cause of hereditary disorders and malocclusion.

 Dentists experts orthodontics have expertise in the installation and treatment of braces tiered to make teeth in more fit positions and look more  neat.

 5. Periodontist or expert periodontist (Sp. Perio)

 Periodontist is a doctor who specializes in treating gum and dental bone disease.  Some of the circumstances that could make you referred to a periodontist, are gingivitis and periodontitis.

 6. Pedodontist or dentistry specialist children (Sp. KGA)

 Pedodontist is dentist expert who specializes in dealing with various difficult situations teeth and mouth in little, infants, to teenagers.

 If your little one have form teeth awut-awutan, missing teeth, crooked teeth, teeth  cavities, tooth infection or decayed teeth, therefore recommended to treat it to the dentist expert dentistry children.

 7. Expert prosthodontics (Sp. Pros)

 Dentists lay will refer you to a prosthodontic expert dentist if you need to install dentures or dentures.  Except that, prosthodontists experts also could do the acts of installation of dental crowns and denture implants.

 You may need dentures if your teeth are broken, dislodged, or seriously injured so that cannot can function good.

 When Should Have Teeth Check-up?

 For little age 6 months to 1 year, dental examination should has been done since his first tooth   arise.  Then for little over one year old to teenagers, dental checkups need to be run regularly at least every 6 months.

 Meanwhile for adults, the frequency of examination is arranged appropriate situation of the teeth.  But the average adult performs dental check-ups every 6 months.

 Dental examination is also necessary then done if there are the following symptoms or disorders of the teeth, gums, and mouth:

 Toothache

 Teeth sensitive

 Gum pain or bleeding

 Canker sores that don't get better

 Smell of breath}

 Jaw pain or occurs sounds when is stretched

 dry mouth

 Cracked or dislodged teeth

 There are lumps on the gums, tongue, or mouth

 Therefore, it is important for you to run regular dental health checks at the dentist.  Except to maintain the state of the teeth, dental examination also aims to detect as early as possible if there is a problem in  teeth, so the handling is can be then done.

 Last updated: February 3, 2022

 Reviewed by: dr.  Kevin Adrian