Dental disease in HumansIn dealing with the health care of teeth and gums is still very less for the understood and implemented.To be healthy teeth and gums can be treated well, there should be a good treatment.This is because:
1. We need a strong, healthy teeth to chew and digest food properly2. Dental cavities (caries) are sick and diseased gums can be prevented with good dental care3. Decay or rottenness of the teeth caused by lack of hygiene can cause a severe infection of other body parts.
A. To keep your teeth and gums stay healthy:
1. Avoid sugary foods. Foods that are sweet as sugar, sweets, sweet pastry, sweetened tea or coffee which can damage gihgi quickly. Do not get the kids with a sweet foods and drinks to excess, if you want them to have good teeth.2. Brushing your teeth properly every day. Please be sure to brush your teeth after eating something sweet. Begin brushing your child when the teeth appear. Teach them to brush their own, and see if they brush properly.3. Put fluoride in the drinking water or directly on the teeth will help prevent cavities.4. Do not give milk to a baby bottle that is great. Sucking milk from a bottle will make a baby tooth decay.5. Avoid smoking6. Consumption of alcohol is not recommended because it can damage the teeth and gums.
B. Tooth decay (caries)To
keep the tooth decay does not cause pain or form pockets of pus
(abscess), avoid sugary foods and brush your teeth carefully after every
meal.
If you can, go to the dental health worker immediately. He can clean and patch the teeth so that teeth can last for years.Attention:If your tooth decay, do not wait until the pain hit. Ask health workers to immediately patch it.C. Dental plaqueShortly after brushing your teeth, would seem a thin layer. This layer is called plaque and contains a wide variety of bacteria. Sugary foods you eat will make some sort of plaque in between teeth, changing into an acid, so that damage teeth.D. Sore GumsDental plaque has mengorosi will eventually turn into tartar. Plaque and tartar will make your gums are irritated, red, and often pain. This phenomenon is called gingivitis. The most obvious sign of gingivitis is you hit your gums bleed when brushing your teeth. So that this incident does not recur, try brushing your teeth regularly.Gingivitis is incurable due bone teeth are gradually lost. This is called periodontal disease. No other way to prevent this disease by treating only with good dental health.E. Brushing Teeth How To Correct
1. Brush your teeth at least twice a day, or after meals and before bed.2.Gunakan fluoride toothpaste to prevent bone loss, maintaining healthy teeth and gums
3. Start from one side of the tooth, followed by the other side. Brush entire surface of the tooth, both outside, behind, and the hidden4. Please be careful when brushing plaque on the tooth that is hidden and difficult to reach. This is because the gums may bleed due to brush friction.5. If possible, brush your teeth after using mouthwas to reduce or even eliminate plaque from the teeth6. Replace your toothbrush every three months
F. How about an electric toothbrush?
Some people choose an electric toothbrush because of the assumption that the brush will clean the teeth optimally. In fact, the toothbrush does not give any great influence if not good brushing technique.
Although you use a conventional toothbrush, if you are diligent and painstaking cleaning your teeth healthy teeth guaranteed. So there is no guarantee an electric toothbrush will give satisfactory results.
