Veillonella is the word that sounds like a sweet-smelling
flower. It sounds like a flower but actually, it is not any flower that you can
pluck or grow in your lawn. It relates to the oral smell. It is the natural
smell that creates in the mouth. You can feel this oral smell if you are having
any gum disease, especially like periodontal or tooth decay. This can create an
unpleasant smell in the mouth who are having such diseases. Many people are
affected by veillonella on a regular basis.
The Term Veillonella Means
The term veillonella refers to a common bacterium anaerobic. This is
from class cocci bacterium. These are small cocci bacteria. These bacteria need
carbon dioxide to grow which means they can grow without oxygen. If you see a microscopic
view of veillonella, it will show you the round shape. These bacteria are
stagnant and appear in pairs.
Anyhow, this is not the only bacteria
present in the mouth. In the mouth, we can have more than 200 bacteria of the
different types. These bacteria badly affect oral hygiene. Veillonella helps in
increasing the oral cavity and tooth decay. When veillonella combines with the
streptococcus bacteria, they work together and create plaque on the enamel. So,
ultimately veillonella creates the gum disease. To avoid veillonella you should
prevent from plaque. And to prevent plaque flossing and daily brushing is
essential to your daily oral habit. By the merger of streptococcus bacteria and
veillonella, a variety of bacteria formed but during the first few days the
bacteria which is dominant in plaque is streptococci and only 5% veillonella is
present during first few days.
Why Veillonella Forms?
Bacterial community’s formation is not random. They are pretty much
selective and choosey. They developed on the way that supports the growth of many
species of bacteria instantly. I do not know you will going to believe it or
not but that is the way this bacterium works. For example, veillonella does not
form due to sugar diet such as Streptococci does. So, the fact is, this
bacterium could not grow if it didn't coexist with Streptococci, and of Corse, there
are some other species of bacteria that need the environment created by this
bacterium in turn.
The problematic situation for your oral health is you do not realize at
the initial stage that you are having bacteria in your mouth and on the enamel.
It requires a long time to get exposed. People usually realize after the tooth
decay. So, visit your dentist frequently for proper examination. Removing of
plaque is a very essential point and for that flossing and brushing your teeth
twice a day is the key. Veillonella attacks the lower gum line of the teeth and
it destroys the teeth support and tissues of the gums. If you left it untreated
it will result in permanent tooth loss.
Your Role and Responsibility
As I mentioned above, your primary responsibility is to remove plaque on
the daily basis. Here, a thing I must tell you is, when you neglect your oral
hygiene you welcome a huge force of bacteria to attack. Negligence regarding
oral hygiene can destroy your teeth. The bacteria build up on a daily basis. Veillonella
builds again and again in your mouth and on the outer surface of your teeth.
So, it is your daily duty to pay proper attention and care to your oral health.
I repeat flossing is the most important things to remove plaque and to say goodbye
to bacteria.
If you miss a single day of flossing and brushing your teeth, the
bacterial attack is back right here. Moreover, clean your tongue on a regular
basis. You can wash out bacteria by cleaning your tongue by the toothbrush and
get rid of bad mouth odor.
