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How to stop tooth decay once it has started
I am a 20-year-old girl and I have a decayed tooth. It is in its initial stages and my dentists have called me for a treatment procedure in the next few days. This is really scary and I want to be more careful now. How can one stop tooth decay once it has started? What can I do in order to maintain better dental and oral hygiene?
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Once a decay has started it has to be treated by a dentist, there is no self healing or home remedies to stop it. Yes you can reduce further decays from happening by reducing sugar intake, following proper brushing routine. Please consult your dentist regarding the same.
Dental treatment procedures are not painful, a well trained professional can make the procedures less discomforting to the patient with proper counselling. Please get urself treated as an untreated decayed tooth can be more painful.
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Hi mam...
Tooth decay treatment at the initial stage is not painful
If you treat it in the initial stage itself then you will save your teeth with simple fillings...
If you delay the treatment it might go for Root canal treatement...
To maintain good oral hygiene, visit dentists for every 6 months and do scaling( Cleaning)...
Next Steps
Kindly visit nearby dentist for furthur management...
Health Tips
Do brush and floss twice daily...
Do rinsing worh mouth wash twice daily after food.
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Hello ma'am
Tooth decay at initial stages are not painful. And otherwise also all the stages of tooth decay can be done well without pains.
Initial decay may require filling only.
Regards
Dr Parul Rai
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Go for investigation and treatment.
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Once tooth decay has started it can be taken care of by a dentist intervention , the decayed portion is excavated and cleaned and tooth prepared and restored .
One should brush twice daily , warm saline rinses to be done atleast thrice a week . Include fibrous fruits in your diet like apples , carrots etc
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If caries is already there in its initial stages then only solution to this problem is restoration of the tooth. If the caries progress then u have to go for rct. U can maintain oral hygeine by brushing twice a day. Do warm saline rinses thrice a day and rinse ur mouth after every meals
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