Can I fill a tooth cavity that is leaking flesh?

Because people do not pay attention to protecting their teeth, dental problems will arise, and teeth will become ulcerated a little bit, which will lead to tooth cavities. There are several ways to deal with tooth cavities in daily life. First of all, bacteria may enter, and may even cause inflammation and polyps. Tooth cavities need to be filled, and the repair should be carried out according to the surface size of the tooth cavity, otherwise it will easily cause toothache.

Why do tooth cavities occur?

Tooth cavities are mainly caused by caries. There are four conditions for the occurrence of dental caries: bacteria, food, teeth, and time.

Under normal circumstances, there are many bacteria in people's mouths, one of which is acid-producing bacteria called Streptococcus mutans, also known as cariogenic bacteria. When food residues remain on the surface of teeth for a long time, caries-causing bacteria will react with carbohydrates in the food to produce acids. These acids react with the enamel, causing the enamel surface to decalcify, soften, and disintegrate, forming shallow cavities. At this time, there is generally no feeling of pain and it is not easy to be detected. But if left untreated, the cavity will become larger and deeper, damaging the shallow layer of dentin. At this time, your teeth will feel sore when you eat hot, cold, sour, or sweet stimulating foods. If it is still left untreated, the pulp will be damaged, causing pulpitis, and spontaneous severe pain will occur.

The size of the tooth cavity cannot be judged only from the surface

1. Tooth decay is good at camouflage

Some cavities can only be seen as shallow black spots or black cracks from the surface, but we don’t know how rampant the decay is deep inside the teeth that we cannot see.

↓The type that looks and feels the same↓

↓The type that pushes for more inch↓

↓Secretly sneaking into Chencang type↓

2. Did you know that there are white spots on decayed teeth?

Some acute caries are soft in texture and light in color, such as light yellow or chalky. They are more common in children, teenagers, pregnant women or those in poor health. The treatment course is short and the progress is fast. If not treated in time, it is easy to cause pulp infection.

Therefore, we cannot judge the severity of tooth decay only from the surface. The size of the tooth cavity is sometimes not what we see.

If you don't fix a small hole, you will suffer from a big hole

The degree of dental caries is divided into:

1. Shallow caries

Also known as enamel caries, caries is limited to the enamel. In the early stage, it appears as chalky patches caused by demineralization on the smooth surface, which later become yellow-brown due to coloring. The pits and fissures are diffuse and ink-soaked. Generally, there are no obvious caries holes, only a rough feeling when probing. In the later stage, shallow holes limited to the enamel may appear, with no subjective symptoms and no response to probing.

2. Medium caries

Caries has reached the superficial layer of dentin. Clinical examination shows obvious cavities. There may be tenderness on probing. There may be pain response to external stimuli (such as cold, heat, sweet, sour and food embedded in the teeth). The pain disappears immediately when the stimulus is removed. There is no spontaneous pain.

3. Deep caries

Caries has reached the deep layer of dentin, generally manifesting as large and deep cavities, or small entrances with more extensive damage in the deep layers. The reaction to external stimuli is more severe than that of moderate caries, but after the source of stimulation is removed, the pain can still be relieved immediately, and there is no spontaneous pain.

Caries initially manifests as a small black spot on the tooth, which is often ignored because there are no obvious symptoms to warn us. In many cases, we just ignore it. However, if it is not treated in time, it will slowly develop into a black hole. At this time, the symptoms will be very obvious, and sometimes the pain is unbearable. If it continues to develop, it will lead to pulpitis and apical periodontitis, and even cause inflammation of the alveolar bone and jaw. Secondary infection of dental caries can form lesions, leading to other systemic diseases such as arthritis, periostitis, chronic kidney disease and various eye diseases.

Therefore, if you have a cavity in your tooth, you cannot ignore it. You must go to the dental department for examination and treatment in time. Even if it is only superficial caries, we must actively treat it to nip the caries in the bud.