What is Periodontal Disease?

What is periodontal disease?
* initial lesion
* early lesion
* established lesion
* advanced lesion
  
Initial lesion

 Healthy gingiva are characterized by small numbers of leukocytes migrating towards the gingival sulcus and residing in the junctional epithelium. Sparse lymphocytes, and plasma cells in particular, may exist just after exiting small blood vessels deep within the underlying connective tissue of the soft tissue between teeth. The initial lesion appears within two to four days of gingival tissue being subjected to plaque accumulation. Periodontal diseases are infections of the gums and bone that surround and support the teeth. Periodontal disease is mostly seen in adults. Periodontal disease and tooth decay are the two biggest threats to dental health. Early lesion Features of the Early Lesion: - Accentuation of features of the initial lesion, such as the considerably greater loss of collagen

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What is Foot and Mouth Disease

Foot and mouth disease (FMD): 

History In animals, the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) typically takes a very rapidly progressing course. The disease is easily transmitted, diagnosed in an affected animal population most all animals. Mortality depends on the development of foot-and-mouth disease and the age of affected animals: _ In adult animals, the foot-and-mouth disease run benign, the mortality rate in this case is less than 5 percent. _ For juveniles, the foot-and-mouth disease is often fatal and for which the mortality rate is up to 70 percent. This is especially true for cattle: The calves usually die of acute heart failure or from the effects of myocarditis. In the rare cases where a person get infected with the virus of foot-and-mouth disease, the course of the infection is completely harmless. Often makes infection with FMD virus not noticeable. If mild symptoms of foot and mouth disease occur, they sound even without treatment after a few days again. In children, however, affect the general condition is usually stronger than in adults.  

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Submandibular Sialadenitis

Sialadenitis The sialadenitis caused by salivary stones, wedged in the salivary gland. These salivary stones are mainly composed of calcium phosphate and carbonate. The saliva can not drain and accumulates in the gland.'' This is a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses that can cause inflammation. To salivary stones occur due to changes in salivary composition or pre-existing conditions, which involve a narrowing of the salivary duct with it, such as cystic fibrosis and mumps. Many patients also have renal and / or gallstones. The sialadenitis manifests itself by swelling, redness, pain and possibly fever. In order to treat the infection, the physician prescribes antibiotics. The salivary stone is removed surgically or otherwise. In 80% of cases the salivary gland inflammation on one side. Most people are between 30 and 50th Affected age. In Germany, approximately 5,000 people are diagnosed with salivary stones. Salivary stones are formed primarily in the major salivary glands, which produce daily about 1.5 to 2 liters of saliva. Usually the submandibular gland is affected. In parotid and sublingual gland incurs less salivary stones. ''

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Clogged Salivary Gland Treatment

clogged salivary gland treatment

Salivary gland diseases. Salivary stones. Salivary gland cysts. (Retention cysts) Salivary gland diseases of the major salivary glands associated with swelling and pain under the tongue, on the lip, floor of the mouth or in front of the ear. They may be purely inflammatory nature such as mumps or by disorders of the salivary outflow on account of salivary stones. It relates to the major salivary glands, parotid and mandibular glands oral floor. The duct of the parotid gland stones are rare.''

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