[Media Report] Is blood on dental floss just a trivial matter? wrong! Only 1 in 10 people can escape this "bad tooth" cr
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Convergence News Network reporters Li Shengwen and Chen Junkai/Reporting from Taipei
When brushing your teeth, you spit out mouthfuls of bloody toothpaste bubbles, or when you pull lightly, the dental floss instantly turns into a red line. If you experience the above phenomenon when cleaning your teeth on a daily basis, quickly go to your dentist for a thorough check-up! Domestic dental clinics have found that many people treat this kind of "red alert" as a trivial matter, thinking that it is just because they are angry or brushing their teeth too hard. However, they do not know that bleeding gums are actually a sign of gingivitis or severe periodontal disease.
According to a survey by the National Health Service of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the prevalence rate of periodontal disease in Taiwan is as high as 90%, making it the most ignored oral disease among Chinese people. Delaying and ignoring the early symptoms of periodontal disease may lead to tooth loss, affect the effectiveness of periodontal disease treatment and the success rate of tooth reconstruction, and even lead to systemic diseases if the disease progresses seriously.
Ye Liwei, director of Modern Dental Clinic, emphasized that because on average only 1 in 10 people in Taiwan can escape the attack of periodontal disease, we need to pay more attention to these small areas! In addition to paying attention to whether the gums bleed easily, if you find that the roots of the teeth are exposed when looking in the mirror, or if you notice obvious sensitivity after drinking ice water, it may be caused by gum recession, and you should seek consultation from a professional dentist.
▲Through oral digital scanning technology, real 3D images of teeth are presented.
▲Artificial dental implants are equipped with a navigation system to assist dentists in surgery and accurately position dental implants.
Use dental X-rays to understand the damage to the alveolar bone; use professional instruments to detect the degree of gum inflammation in the mouth. Only after collecting complete information can the dentist make an accurate diagnosis and provide a complete treatment plan. Ye Liwei specifically warned that once periodontal disease takes hold, the patient is most afraid that it will be delayed until it reaches an advanced stage, when the teeth become loose and the patient loses the strength to eat, before seeking treatment. The dental instruments used in traditional treatment are relatively uncomfortable during treatment. Currently, there are various auxiliary treatment methods in clinical practice, such as laser, which is a commonly used one. In particular, water laser can achieve comfortable treatment and reduce postoperative pain. Even if there are no symptoms, it is still recommended that people have regular oral examinations every six months.
Ye Liwei shared that dentistry has entered the era of digital technology. Using oral digital scanning, every corner of the oral cavity is completely and instantly presented with a 3D image on the screen. This breaks the past communication and consultation with patients, which relied only on mirrors to explain, and patients could not see clearly clearly. Bottlenecks in every corner of the oral cavity; more importantly, the scanned digital tooth files can be directly transferred to the computer to accurately design and produce dentures. The accuracy is greatly improved, and the dentures fit more closely, eliminating the unpleasant smell and discomfort of foreign body sensation in the mouth caused by traditional dental impressions.
If you are too slow to save your teeth, you will eventually have to rely on dental implants. Liang Jiayuan, director of Modern Dentist’s Digital Dental Implant Center, said that the key to the success rate of dental implants lies in the doctor’s own experience. With the help of a 4D navigation system and 3D tomography, dental implants can be The doctor can simultaneously see the location of the sinuses and nerves while operating the dental implant drill. The images will be displayed in a timely manner as the surgery progresses, making it clear whether the patient has entered a dangerous area. This greatly reduces the chance of dental implant failure, and the wound is smaller, and the postoperative recovery is better than traditional surgery.
Liang Jiayuan shared that patients in outpatient clinics often ask, which one is best for missing teeth, removable dentures or fixed dentures? He analyzed that the biggest disadvantage of removable dentures is that under intense activities, the teeth may be "sprayed" just by talking, and the support point is in the gum tissue, resulting in poor chewing power, which directly affects eating and nutritional absorption. The biggest advantage of fixed dentures is that they do not need to be removed and the chewing feeling is more realistic. Even patients with complete mouth loss and severe periodontal disease can now use the new dental implant method to reconstruct the whole mouth in one day, and the surgery and denture production can be completed from scratch on the same day.
With the great leap forward in dental technology, there is also good news for people who are afraid of going to the dentist and tremble when they hear the sound of dental instruments operating. Liang Jiayuan explained that with the help of sedation, patients can now complete dental treatment while half asleep, just like painless gastroscopy and painless colonoscopy. It has the effect of general anesthesia but does not require intubation. As soon as the sedative is stopped, patients can wake up immediately. This method can be used for treatment ranging from tooth cleaning to dental implants.