Modern parents have begun to pay attention to their children’s oral health, brushing their children’s teeth since childhood, applying fluoride to prevent their children’s dental caries, but in addition to the problem of dental caries, there is another situation that is in the growth process. Formed, can not be prevented, only early detection, early treatment, that is the central apex of deformity.
This happened to a kid in the background. The children usually brush their teeth very carefully, and there is no cavities. Suddenly, one day, the teeth, especially the big teeth, hurt, and the back half of the face is swollen. When I went to the hospital for examination, I found that the root of the tooth was inflamed and festered.
Why do I brush my teeth every day without cavities and the roots of my teeth are still inflamed?
This is because the child has something in his teeth that shouldn’t be growing. This should not be long, known as “malformed central apex”.
A “tiny cusp” appears in the middle of a child’s tooth, which is a morphological abnormality.
Continue to observe this situation to see if it affects the child’s occlusion. If it does not affect the occlusion, wait until the teeth are replaced for professional treatment.
Deformed central apex may only occur on one tooth, or it may appear symmetrically up and down, and left and right. The probability of this happening in yellow people is about 10%.
Generally, the probability of appearing in the teeth of children during the period of tooth replacement is relatively high. At the beginning, it is not easy to find, because there are no other symptoms, and it will not cause any impact, unless the parents pay attention to observation and find that there are “small sharp points” growing on the child’s teeth.
And once symptoms appear, there are more serious consequences. In the long-term occlusion process, especially when biting hard objects, the “tip” is broken. After the fracture, there is a section in the tooth, and bacteria can easily enter the pulp along this section, causing nerve inflammation.
This “small tip” can be said to be genetically determined and born, and there is no way to intervene, but it does not mean that it cannot be dealt with when it grows.
Generally, after the child has changed teeth, after the deciduous teeth fall out and the permanent teeth grow in, regular dental check-ups, early detection, and measures to prevent accidental fracture of the child can avoid pulpitis. or periodontitis.
When a deformed central apex is found, the general doctor will perform reinforcement treatment, which is to fill the periphery with material to fix the “small cusp” so that it is not easily broken during the normal occlusion process.
Or a small amount of grinding, grinding the central tip, mainly to not affect the bite, do not give it a chance to “break”.
If it is discovered too late, and it has ruptured and become inflamed, a root canal may be needed to treat the nerve.
You must pay attention to your child’s dental problems. Don’t wait for self-healing, but don’t panic. The deformed central cusp itself is not harmful. As long as it is detected and dealt with early, the occurrence of the problem can be prevented. .