Tooth Health 101

More than seeing your teeth north of your chin and south of your nose

, do you really know all you should about these assets. Here's a brief backgrounder on our teeth.

Teeth are designed differently as each comes with a purpose. The teeth along the front area are known as the incisors.

Apart from being the sharpest, these also help by shoveling in food. What you find near the corner of your mouth are what you call canine teeth.

When it comes to tearing or grasping food, these teeth with long roots function well. The teeth behind the premolars with flat surfaces for crushing food are called premolars.

Teeth with large plateau chewing surfaces are known as molars and they are also bigger than the premolars. These are the ones that grind food into very small bits.

The crown and root is what makes up a tooth. The crown is the one you see when you open your mouth, while the root is the one that hides below the gums and constitutes around 66 percent of the length of the tooth.

For every tooth, there are four different tissues that compose them. The enamel, a durable covering protects the tooth from the wear and tear of chewing.

The dentin contains nerve fibers, supports the enamel and is also bone-like and yellowish. The pulp is where the nerves, lymph vessels and blood resides and it is also the center of the tooth.

The brain receives messages from the pulp and it is also the one responsible for nourishing the teeth. The cementum's job is to connect the teeth to the jaws and cover it. A cushioning layer referred to as the periodontal ligament lies between the cementum and the jawbone and helps connect the two.

While many of us know that braces effectively align teeth, do you know exactly how it works. Not only do straight teeth make you look good, but it also enhances proper chewing and speech.

Cavities easily find its way to teeth that are hard to clean due to crooked and unnatural spaces. When teeth are crooked, the jaws follow suit and these cause great pain and problems.

One way of correcting this is to have orthodontic treatment, braces or retainers. Orthodontic treatments use time and general pressure to fix teeth that are misaligned, growing out of have moved out of where they should be in. Braces have three parts that cling to each tooth, first of which is the band or bonding that attaches to the tooth bracket and arch wire which is basically a tin metal wire that connects the brackets.

Braces that adhere to the back of the teeth or come in transparent shades can now be obtained by orthodontic patients. Retainers would come in after braces have finished its job, which have come a very long way since its train track days of old.

Small custom made mouth appliances known as retainers manage to keep the teeth in their new positions. They can also be used to correct minor orthodontic problems.

Beauty and overall wellness can be achieved by having straight and healthy teeth. Knowing how to care for our teeth and more will truly aid us in achieving not only good health but also give reasons to make us smile.

by: John Chambers

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