Pericoronitis is a common oral disease worldwide, accounting for about 5%-15% of oral diseases. The onset of pericoronitis is mainly concentrated in the stage of tooth eruption, often occurring in the wisdom tooth eruption period of young people around 18-30 years old. The eruption of wisdom teeth is affected by the physiological characteristics and living habits of wisdom teeth. The incidence of pericoronitis in this stage is about 10%-20%. In developed countries such as Europe and the United States, due to the sound awareness of oral health care, their professional intervention in early prevention and intervention has made the incidence of pericoronitis in European and American countries relatively low.
Pericoronitis is mainly manifested as inflammation of the soft tissue around the crown of the tooth. In the early stage of pericoronitis, the gums can be obviously painful and swollen, and local swelling due to inflammation may occur. The main treatment methods currently available are to control local bacterial infection and control oral hygiene while eliminating the infection.
In the analysis of many cases of pericoronitis oral diseases, it was found that a small number of patients had pericoronitis due to bacterial infection caused by oral gingival tissue injury. Some patients had impacted wisdom teeth due to the physiological characteristics of wisdom teeth, which led to inflammation. In this case, surgery was required to remove the impacted wisdom teeth. However, oral hygiene is crucial in both the preoperative surgical environment and postoperative recovery. Putting aside the uncontrollable factors mentioned above, about 70% of the remaining pericoronitis patients have long-term accumulation of food residues around the crowns before the onset of the disease. In the eutrophic and warm and humid environment of the oral cavity, anaerobic bacteria, the main pathogens of pericoronitis, multiply in large numbers. Anaerobic bacteria use the bacterial residues in the mouth for metabolism and produce a large number of harmful metabolites, such as endotoxins, organic acidic substances, etc. The accumulation of acidic substances leads to a decrease in the pH value of the oral cavity, which has a comprehensive impact on the overall oral environment. At the same time, a large number of bacteria interact with each other in the mouth to form bacterial biofilms attached to the teeth, oral mucosa and other internal spaces of the oral cavity. The biofilm provides bacteria with a stable living environment to help them continuously release harmful substances, causing the gums and other tissues to be in a state of chronic inflammation, restricting local blood circulation, and reducing the resistance and self-healing ability of the gums. The biofilm can resist common oral cleaning methods. Damage to the oral mucosa and gums and periodontal tissues is inevitable. Whether it is gum damage during the eruption of wisdom teeth, picking teeth with a toothpick after meals, or eating hard, angular foods, it can easily cause damage to the fragile and delicate oral tissues. Ultimately, the occurrence of pericoronitis is also caused by poor oral hygiene and increased bacteria. For oral hygiene, we need to pay more attention to the cleaning of the mucosa.
Good oral cleaning can prevent the occurrence of most common oral diseases. Maintaining correct cleaning habits can effectively prevent about 70% to 80% of oral diseases. However, the simple mechanical back-and-forth brushing behavior can only basically remove the biofilm and bacteria attached to the teeth, and the cleaning of the mucosa is basically zero.
Oral mucosa occupies most of the space and area of the oral cavity, and is delicate and sensitive. Common cleaning methods generally have many limitations, and are often highly irritating and easily damage the mucosa. Most products are prone to damage the oral microecology. TongueClear has developed an oral airbag cleaner with Flexconform adaptive fitting technology at the physical level for the delicate oral mucosa. The patented texture of the scraping one-piece can maximize the contact area and massage the gums to promote blood circulation during use. The brush head is soft and elastic, comfortable to use, and has low foreign body sensation. It uses physical means to remove food residues and bacterial biofilms in the mouth. On the basis of physical cleaning, TongueClear has developed a oral mucosa gel made by biotechnology. The lysozyme and glycosidase contained in it can enzymatically hydrolyze a variety of pathogens in the oral cavity through biological enzymatic hydrolysis, decompose residual sugar in the oral cavity, destroy the living space of bacteria, and kill bacteria from the root. A variety of natural plant extracts can also nourish the beneficial bacteria in the oral cavity. Long-term use is safe and durable and will not damage the microecology in the oral cavity. This is why long-term and correct use of TongueClear can prevent pericoronitis.
Prevention of oral diseases is better than cure, and oral hygiene is the basic link in the prevention of oral diseases. We must have a correct understanding of pericoronitis. Damage to oral tissue is inevitable, but we can kill bacteria by cleaning the mouth and reduce the risk of pericoronitis caused by a poor oral microenvironment. At the same time, a healthy oral microenvironment will also promote the self-healing of pericoronitis and the dissipation of inflammation.
