Karies gigi
Pada kasus tertentu, diperlukan terapi kanal akar pada gigi. Terapi kanal gigi atau terapi endodontik, direkomendasikan bila pulpa telah mati karena infeksi atau trauma. Saat terapi, pulpa, termasuk saraf dan pembuluh darahnya, dibuang. Bekas gigi akan diberikan material seperti karet yang disebut gutta percha. Pencabutan atau ekstraksi gigi juga menjadi pilihan perawatan karies, bila gigi tersebut telah hancur karena proses pelubangan.
Kebersihan perorangan terdiri dari pembersihan gigi yang baik. Kebersihan mulut yang baik diperluklan untuk meminimalisir agen penyebab penyakit mulut dan membuang plak gigi. Plak tersebut mengandung bakteri. Karies dapat dicegah dengan pembersihan dan pemeriksaan gigi teratur.
Untuk kesehatan gigi, pengaturan konsumsi gula penting diperhatikan. Gula yang tersisa pada mulut dapat memproduksi asam oleh bakteri. Pengonsumsian permen karet dengan xilitol dapat melindungi gigi. Permen ini telah popler di Finlandia. Efek ini mungkin disebabkan ketidakmampuan bakteri memetabolisme xilitol.
Terapi florida dapat menjadi pilihan untuk mencengah karies. Cara ini telah terbukti menurunkan kasus karies gigi. Florida dapat membuat enbamel resisten terhadap karies. Florida sering ditambahkan pada pasta gigi dan cairan pembersih mulut.
Penelitian baru-baru ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberian radiasi laser intensitas rendah dengan laser ion argon dapat mencengah karies enamel dan lesi daerah bercak putih. Sedang dikembangkan pula, vaksin untuk melawan bakteri karies. Pada 2004, vaksin ini telah berhasil diujicobakan pada hewan, dan uji coba klinis pada manusia pada Mei 2006.
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