Talk:Tooth
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Someone should add something about dental care under a new header, something like: brush (preferably) twice a day, and use dental floss to get plaque out from between your teeth.
Maybe even some tips on how to brush and use floss, and something about electric toothbrushes.
- maybe a new page on dental care? -- Tarquin 13:27 Apr 20, 2003 (UTC)
Hmmm... the link to canine now points to a page on family Canidae, the dogs. Should we install a disambig page, even though one of the two ambiguous objects does not yet exist? Shimmin 12:39, 18 Aug 2003 (UTC)
- yup. done :-) -- Tarquin 13:43, 18 Aug 2003 (UTC)
- Hello, I experienced a painful tooth decay. I have uploaded a picture of my tooth before and after operation. A root canal couldn't be done, so the tooth has been broken to four pieces and cleaned out. (Probably one of the biggest pain I have ever felt in my life)
However the picture is located at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Toothdecay.jpg . If there is an expert at the subject please use it. If anybody thinks it should be presented on this page , add it then :) I'm just photographing it. -- Nerval 3:50 AM : 21 Jan 2004
- Sympathies. I hope the swelling (to the right in the picture) goes down soon. Perhaps other pictures as healing takes place? Great contribution! Mr. Jones 22:22, 21 Jan 2004 (UTC)
- Surely no problem, actually pictures were taken' with a Digital SLR on Macro mode. It has Carl Zeiss lens, it provides very high clarity and surely vividity. The hard part was to place the cam on my mouth and taking the picture without breathing. (Macro settings takes several seconds, probably 15 seconds at total) From today I'll continue to take several shots, hopefully it will be useful to someone. I was really sad that my dentist had to show me xrays and explain the tooth on a toy. Our techonology is advanced in half to take a picture of the whole mouth. I'll continue posting :) Nerval
Here's a dental X-ray image (zh-min-nan:Image:Chiu-khi_X-ray.jpg). It seems a more typical example of dental x-ray, at least for typical problems. Unfortunately it's a bit small. A-giau 21:08, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
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Count of teeth
Does the first set have 20 teeth and the second 12, or does the second have 32 ? Do all the 20 teeth fall off ? Jay 14:40, 22 Oct 2004 (UTC)
copied from Wikipedia:Reference desk
- Tooth answers this pretty well, but perhaps you might recommend improvements to the language? It says, "The second, permanent set is formed between the ages of six and twelve years. A new tooth forms underneath the old one, pushing it out of the jaw. " In other words, the 20 "baby teeth" are replaced with permanent teeth, and 8-12 more come in. --jpgordon{gab} 22:18, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Tooth care
I'm putting this here because there's no way I can make a useful or informed contribution to the article. I am 21, and have been brushing my teeth on average once a month for at least eight years. Every time I go to the dentist (twice a year) I have either perfect teeth or mild gingivitis. I drink little soda, instead usually drinking tap water (probably fluoridated), milk, and orange juice. Maybe something should be added to the tooth care section saying that regular brushing is not necessary in some cases. I hope some sort of study has been done on this. --SPUI 21:33, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- Also, some of the stuff in Tooth decay/Worse probably belongs in Tooth care. --SPUI 21:37, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)
yes well i'm 19, i never brush, and i've never had so much as a toothache. perhaps the toothcare article should promote more of a npov 'dental experts suggest' view, as opposed to the universal view that's pushed on me so often. i'm not suggesting dentistry is a conspiracy to make money by faking health advice, but....
- Obviously, you aren't experiencing difficulty with your teeth because they haven't worn down severely yet. Well, I hope you come back and visit this page in ten to fifteen years and think of how stupid you were for ruining your teeth for life. For the rest of us, proper hygene is not a matter of POV. Food-producers make money from their business, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't eat (something you probably won't be having much fun doing in a very short time).
Don't brush following sugar?
- From article: "Brushing teeth immediately after eating sugar is not recommended, because sugar softens the enamel, which can then be damaged by brushing. Better to wait half an hour after eating sugary foods before brushing."
I think we can clarify this.
1. Does rinsing one's mouth with water or milk following meals lessen this damage caused by brushing?
2. This advice seems to conflict with an assertion in the dental cavities article: "Plaque and bacteria begin to accumulate within 20 minutes after eating, the time when most bacterial activity occurs." Does the first half hour following meals not contain significant bacterial activity?--Nectarflowed (talk) 08:35, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
Cross section image
I saw a request at Wikipedia:Requested pictures for a cross-section of a tooth, so I made one. I placed it rather randomly in the article — move as appropriate. The image can be found at Image:ToothSection.jpg. Please feel free to critique — it's (relatively) easy to edit images. — Asbestos | Talk 01:45, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)
