Sentences with phrase «around one's teeth»

As the disease progresses, it destroys the bone around the tooth roots leading to mobile, painful teeth.

Attachment loss is when the bone and gum tissue around the tooth is lost because of periodontal disease.

Bone loss around the tooth roots can cause pockets that will allow certain types of bacteria to grow that are responsible for bad breath.

Studies have shown that 75 % of adult dogs and cats over the age of 5 have some degree of periodontal disease, which involves bone loss around tooth roots.

A periodontal probe is used to measure the pockets around the teeth and get an idea of the severity of the disease in his mouth.

It's a disease that's caused by inflammation of the gums and other supportive structures around the teeth.

The white bracket in the x-ray shows how much bone has been lost from around the tooth root due to infection (periodontal disease).

• If you can not see the roots or bone, your vet can not either so X-rays are needed to see what sort of condition the bone support around each tooth is in.

This toothbrush makes brushing easier by wrapping around teeth and cleaning three sides in one easy motion.

The doctor probes around the teeth to search for any pockets or other abnormalities.

In this case, the head spins around the tooth in one direction or the other in a rotary - like movement.

When babies and toddlers drink from bottles, the liquid collects around their teeth and may cause decay.

As many as 80 % of dogs aged 1 to 3 are thought to have signs of periodontal disease that requires treatment to areas around the tooth.

As the gum separates from the tooth, little pockets of infection develop around the tooth.

If allowed to accumulate, the bacteria can cause an infection around the teeth called periodontal disease.

Expect your veterinarian or dental assistant to use a periodontal probe to measure gum pocket depths around each tooth.

This form of gum disease is an inflammatory response to bacteria that feed on the tartar accumulating around teeth, both above and below the gum line.

Symptoms include the appearance of a red line or swelling around the tooth line, which can progress up the gums, and / or to the rest of the oral cavity and tongue.

With dog fights and falls, veterinarians see injuries in the lower sections of the jaw around the teeth, and usually only one side of the jaw is affected.

Bone loss can occur from the infection around the teeth leading to weakened bone.

The root cause of periodontal disease is plaque buildup around the teeth that gradually spreads under the gum line.

These teeth need to be extracted in order to prevent the infection that is located around the tooth from spreading throughout your rabbit's body.

This bacteria can access your cat's bloodstream through the blood vessels around their teeth.

It also appears that this excessive padding can contribute to the development of dental disease due to the accumulation of food and saliva around the teeth of the lower jaw.

Many dog brushes are designed to slip over your finger and the only action required of you is to feel around his teeth to the best of your ability.

The redness is worse around the tooth on the right.

As it progresses, periodontal disease damages the supporting tissue around the tooth, which can lead to loose teeth that eventually fall out.

A periodontal probe is used to evaluate bone loss around each tooth.

There is visible inflammation and the loss of bone around the tooth.

The milk, juice or infant formula that collects around the teeth can breed decay.

I also went out and purchased a water pic which made a huge difference in cleaning out trapped debris from around my teeth.

Depending on the degree of periodontal disease, surgery may also be needed to remove pockets that develop around teeth.

Your veterinarian or assistant will use a periodontal probe to measure gum pocket depths around each tooth and chart the mouth.

This causes inflammation around the tooth roots, and frequently leads to infection and abscess formation.

In a 2006 study in the Journal of Periodontology, women who had stress - related depression and exhaustion had increased levels of plaque around their teeth, inflammation of their gums, and inflammatory proteins in their saliva — «suggesting that depression might affect immune function,» the authors wrote, «which could lead to impaired periodontal health.»

She said most of the cats had infections that never healed, as well as broken bones, large abscesses around their teeth and mange.»

But dentists have more advice on caring for tots «teeth: Do n`t put baby to bed with a bottle of milk or juice; the liquid can pool around the teeth and rot them.

Do you allow them to probe all around your teeth looking for pockets, hand scale, open wider, close a little, rinse, bite down on the x-ray plate then hold still for the x-rays to be taken?

Periodontal disease is explained in the following text but simply stated: Periodontal disease is the disease process occurring around the tooth that leads to the loss of the tooth from destruction of the bone that holds the tooth in place.

This is where we start to find deep pockets in the gums around teeth when probed with a dental probe.

This stuff goes in without ripping, and because it slides in easier, I can get it to contour easier around my teeth.»

I've seen the reconstructed castes in the Museum of Natural History which were built around a tooth fragment later discovdered to be a rhinoscerous or whatever it was.

When they simulated a bite with a guillotinelike machine topped with a shark's tooth, the skin just folded around the tooth, giving the organs ample room to move out of harm's way.

This disease causes gums to recede and the skeletal structure around the teeth become weakened or damaged.

Bentonite Clay binds to unhealthy substances in the mouth, such as around the teeth and on the tongue and gums, and helps to remove them before you swallow them and become sick.

Simply wrap the bakers twine around the tooth pick.

Your dentist may put a rubber seal around your teeth to guard your gums depending on concentration of Tooth White bleaching agent used.

Many times, slightly mobile (loose) teeth can be saved by doing surgical soft tissue flaps and artificial bone placement around the tooth.