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Toothache: therapy and self-help

There are suitable treatment measures for every dental problem. Careful oral hygiene is always essential. Then the teeth stay healthy and beautiful for longer

Professional teeth cleaning: It can be useful for certain dental problems

  • Toothache: causes
  • How toothache arises
  • Diagnosis of toothache
  • Therapy and self-help

Get sick teeth treated early

If the dentist has identified a specific dental disease, he will discuss the possible treatment steps with his patient. These always depend on how far, for example, caries has already penetrated, whether periodontitis is still at an early stage or is already attacking the jawbone. Dental diseases can be treated more successfully if they are recognized very early.

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Puffy and inflamed

The swollen knee (also called “water in the knee”) is a common problem caused by fluid retention in or around the knee joint.

The knee swelling can happen suddenly or gradually, and can limit the movement of the leg, making walking very difficult.

The knee effusion mainly develops:

  • after an injury or distortion,
  • due to arthritis (joint inflammation),

sometimes for no apparent reason.

What causes a knee swelling?

The knee has a joint capsule that lies like a sack around the entire joint.
The capsule contains synovial fluid that nourishes and lubricates the joint so that it can move without difficulty.
The joint capsule works like a container that holds the fluid inside the joint.
Knee swelling occurs when excessive fluid builds up inside the capsule.
This can be caused by:

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Increased salivation or hypersalivation

Increased salivation or hypersalivation is also known as ptyalism or sialorrhea.

Often the cause is an open mouth, due to diseases of the central nervous system.
When lying down, the saliva accumulates in the rear region of the neck and triggers the natural swallowing reflex.
This is more common at rest or immediately after meals.

Who is affected by sialorrhea?

Sialorrhea often occurs:

  • at healthy one or two year old children and is particularly noticeable in the period of teething;
  • at pregnant women – up to the fourth month of pregnancy;
  • at older people, because:
  • they are more likely to suffer from neurological disorders;
  • you are taking medications that have hypersalivation as a side effect;
  • they use a denture that prevents swallowing of the saliva.

Forms of sialorrhea

Increased salivation can be broken down as follows:
1. Primary sialorrhea – increased saliva production of the salivary glands (less common).
2. Secondary sialorrhea – A neuromuscular disorder means that the affected person cannot control his or her mouth and face muscles, or only to a limited extent, which leads to increased salivation.
3. Emotive sialorrhea – Excitement and stress are the trigger for increased salivation, for example before an exam.
The problem is exacerbated by swallowing saliva infrequently or ineffectively.

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Balanitis and balanoposthititis

Balanitis (inflammation of the glans) is a skin disorder that affects the glans of the penis and causes swelling, redness and discomfort.
Balanitis can be acute (usually heals fairly quickly) or chronic (lasts longer than a few weeks).

When an illness is described, the terms "acute" and "chronic" refer to the period over which it is suffered, not the severity of the illness.
You can also suffer from balanitis, which occurs again and again after treatment.

This is known as recurrent balanitis.
Balanitis does not cause impotence (erectile dysfunction) because it does not affect the circulation of the blood.
This disease affects both children and adults.

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