The dentist, also called dentist , is he specialist who is professionally dedicated to the care and treatment of tooth diseases such as cavities, to name one of the most regular and widespread.
Professional dedicated to the prevention and treatment of dental pathologies
In other words, the work of the dentist is preventive as well as the treatment of those pathologies that may appear in our teeth, the most common being caries, as we have already pointed out.
Meanwhile, dentistry is called the specialty of dentists and, as we noted, is responsible for treating and studying the conditions that occur in the teeth.
All oral pathologies are the object of attention of this branch of health, the teeth in the first instance but it also deals with all the affections that attack the gums, lips, tongue, palate and oral mucosa.
The career of dentistry is studied at the University and its course lasts approximately five years, and of course, as with all those specialties related to health, it includes an intense practical activity, because it is the only way that the student will be able to acquire concrete knowledge beyond theory and obviously the experience that it demands.
Caries, the most common condition that the dentist treats
Once the dental professional graduates and completes his pertinent practice, he can work privately, that is, attend in his own office or in a private dental clinic, or failing that, in a public institution to which those who generally resort They do not have the economic possibility of paying for a private consultation or care.
One of the most common conditions that the dentist treats is cavities, which appears as a result of the action of acids produced by the food we eat, giving space to bacteria. The power of cavities is such that it is capable of destroying the dentin and outer enamel of the tooth. The excessive consumption of sweets and drinks with high doses of sugar affects a significant proportion in the formation of cavities.
Another of the very common diseases for which people consult dentists is the gingivitis or inflammation and bleeding of the gums by the action of a bacterial formation.
And another cause of consultation is the periodontitis, the destruction of the tissue that connects teeth to bone.
Although those who graduate after studying Dentistry at the university are able to treat the typical diseases that attack the teeth, the advances that have occurred in the field added to the various pathologies that exist around the teeth and that has caused the topic to be divided into different sub categories is that today we can find general dentists and those specialized in a particular subject.
Specialties: orthodontics
Among the most recognized specialties are the following: oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial pathology, periodontics, protodontics, oral and maxillofacial radiology.
Orthodontics is one of the specialties within dentistry most demanded by patients, its primary objective being the alignment of teeth to correct their poor disposition.
The dentists who are dedicated to this branch are in charge of preventing, diagnosing and treating all the conditions that result from the bad positioning of the teeth.
One of the main consequences of poor dental position is the bad bite that leads to many other oral problems.
Among the causes that can originate it, hereditary and environmental factors are pointed out, one of the most common being that of babies who have an inclination to suck their fingers, and nobody corrects them in this aspect, or take a bottle beyond the stipulated time or advised.
Another issue that causes misalignment is the loss of a part without the corresponding containment treatment and thus the remaining void tends to approach the following parts.
The main technique applied to treat this pathology is the application of fixed or mobile braces, among the former the today popular brackets, which are also more effective than mobile ones due to their fixation.
