Our mouth contains 32 teeth, arranged and aligned 16 per arch ( 16 upper and 16 lower, 8 on the right and 8 on the left on either side of the midline).
Of these 32, the last molars (third molars or wisdom teeth) are sometimes not present or not visible in the arch, due either to agenesis (congenital absence ) or to impaction (failure to erupt into the arch).
Together, the teeth make up the important masticatory organ.
Distinguished by shape ( incisors, canines, premolars, molars ) and by function (incisors cut, canines tear, premolars and molars grind and chew), they are indispensable for our body and our health because, in addition to their PHONETIC function ( involved in forming and producing sounds and words) and their AESTHETIC and SOCIAL function (a beautiful, healthy smile with healthy, white, stain-free, well-aligned teeth and pink gums helps interpersonal relationships in today’s society, which is increasingly focused on beauty and appearance), they perform the function of CHEWING: they grind and break down the food we eat, thereby helping the stomach, liver and intestines in the demanding, energy-intensive tasks of digestion, absorption and elimination of indigestible residues.
Today, the diet recommended by nutrition experts should be healthy, balanced, varied, in the right amounts, spread over several meals and well chewed, even slowly.
Correct and complete chewing, carried out on both sides, right and left, reduces food to smaller pieces, making it easier for our body to break down and absorb.
For this essential action, all our teeth need to be present, and to remain, in our mouth.
If one of them is lost, through trauma or as a result of decay and/or periodontal disease, the missing tooth should be replaced and/or restored promptly in order to restore the complete occlusal plane.
Eating well and healthily, chewing well and slowly, and digesting well certainly means living better and for longer!
To keep your teeth in your mouth correctly, safely and for as long as possible, we recommend that you join our periodic recall programme, every six months and/or every year depending on individual cases, so that you can maintain a good level of dental hygiene and intercept the early, insidious stages of decay, periodontal disease or trauma that could lead to the loss of a tooth.
Together, the teeth make up the important masticatory organ.
Distinguished by shape ( incisors, canines, premolars, molars ) and by function (incisors cut, canines tear, premolars and molars grind and chew), they are indispensable for our body and our health because, in addition to their PHONETIC function ( involved in forming and producing sounds and words) and their AESTHETIC and SOCIAL function (a beautiful, healthy smile with healthy, white, stain-free, well-aligned teeth and pink gums helps interpersonal relationships in today’s society, which is increasingly focused on beauty and appearance), they perform the function of CHEWING: they grind and break down the food we eat, thereby helping the stomach, liver and intestines in the demanding, energy-intensive tasks of digestion, absorption and elimination of indigestible residues.
Today, the diet recommended by nutrition experts should be healthy, balanced, varied, in the right amounts, spread over several meals and well chewed, even slowly.
Correct and complete chewing, carried out on both sides, right and left, reduces food to smaller pieces, making it easier for our body to break down and absorb.
For this essential action, all our teeth need to be present, and to remain, in our mouth.
If one of them is lost, through trauma or as a result of decay and/or periodontal disease, the missing tooth should be replaced and/or restored promptly in order to restore the complete occlusal plane.
Eating well and healthily, chewing well and slowly, and digesting well certainly means living better and for longer!
To keep your teeth in your mouth correctly, safely and for as long as possible, we recommend that you join our periodic recall programme, every six months and/or every year depending on individual cases, so that you can maintain a good level of dental hygiene and intercept the early, insidious stages of decay, periodontal disease or trauma that could lead to the loss of a tooth.
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