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Big friends without a baby
Seeing the last will help you too
Teeth, the first group involved in food digestion
After a series of processes such as tearing, mashing, and grinding
Also mixes with saliva to turn food into a bolus,
One-stop operation is convenient for you to swallow food[1]
However, we seem to only feel pain when we eat
Be aware of the presence of teeth
Today, let’s talk about:
How can a good tooth become a “worm tooth”
Every day starts with breakfast
The dental workers were forced to work
Around the clock, always on call
Occasionally “wounded”
Example: Cavity
(medically called: caries)
In addition to the teeth in the mouth
And seven hundred species of flora are with them[2]
Of course, not all flora will mess up
But
Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus, Actinomyces
None of them are easy to mess with, they are called pathogenic flora
You love delicious food
Bacteria also like to eat
Free sugars
is the most important factor leading to caries[3]
Foods with starch as the main ingredient are not easy to cause caries
Example: potato, bread, rice
But
Gourmet made from heat-treated refined flour mixed with sugar
Be sure to eat less!
Example: cookies, donuts
Pathogenic bacteria have a knack: Using sugar in food to produce acid!
Acid, which provides nutrients for the aggregation and reproduction of bacteria
About two days[2]
Tooth is surrounded by small communities of bacteria
Medically called: Plaque Biofilm Formation
This film wraps the dental worker tightly
Acid does not diffuse for about 1 year[2]
A small black hole will appear in the teeth
Insect teeth appear like this
Bacteria are so powerful
How do we deal with it?
For children[3]:
Zhimei also liked to eat sugar and chocolate when she was a child. Anyone would like the sweet taste, but:
I will eat less;
Rinse your mouth with lukewarm water after eating;
Brush your teeth twice a day, morning and evening, for 3 minutes each time, and stop eating after brushing your teeth.
For a big friend[3]:
What you need to know and what you need to do:
Streptococcus mutans, one of the caries-causing flora, can be transmitted through saliva. This flora in children’s mouths mainly comes from mothers or adults who often take care of babies, so:
Do not give children food that adults have eaten;
Do not feed your baby mouth-to-mouth;
Before the age of 3, it is necessary to establish a good habit of a balanced diet, and pay attention to calcium supplementation;
Pit and fissure sealing should be done promptly after the age of 6.
Daily cleaning without the hassle:
Children can use fluoride toothpaste like adults, and can choose children’s toothpaste with fluoride.
Children under the age of 6 need to use it under the supervision of their parents!
Children can also use dental floss, and it will not make the gap between the teeth bigger, don’t worry!
Check regularly, don’t be lazy:
Preschool children should have an oral exam every 3-6 months;
School-aged children have oral exams every 6 months;
Old friends have an oral exam every 6-12 months.
According to the risk of caries, doctors may recommend fluoride, pit and fissure sealing, and fillings.
What each big friend should do for himself:
Brush your teeth twice a day for 3 minutes each;
Rinse mouth with lukewarm water after meals and floss food debris;
Look for fluoride toothpaste, fluoride is effective in preventing dental caries and does not cause cancer;
Clean your teeth every 6 to 12 months, and the cleaning will not make the gap between your teeth bigger.
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Reviewer
JingQuan| Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Stomatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
References
[1] He Sangang. Oral Anatomy and Physiology [M]. 8th Edition. People’s Health Publishing House, 2020.09.
[2] Zhou Xuedong. Endodontics [M]. 5th edition. People’s Health Publishing House, 2020.07.
[3] Feng Xiping. Oral Preventive Medicine [M]. 7th Edition. People’s Health Publishing House, 2020.07.
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