Summer is the fierce collision of ice and fire
Although the stimulating food fills the taste buds
Intense emotions are hearty
But this often gives the mouth and bring a serious burden to the stomach
buried a lot of health risks
The high temperature in summer increases the flora in the mouth
All kinds of oral problems also follow
So how should we to take care of our teeth in summer?
01. Why do oral diseases occur frequently in summer?
Hot summer days—most people like to eat cold food.
Food or drinks with a temperature lower than 10℃ will stimulate the teeth, and the teeth with cracked teeth, wedge-shaped defects, caries and other symptoms will become more obvious, resulting in different degrees of tooth sensitivity and even tooth decay. pain.
At the same time, with the rising temperature in summer, people’s emotions will become anxious, which will lead to changes in the diet structure, and the phenomenon of staying up late to sleep increases.
And these changes will lead to a decline in the human body’s immunity, coupled with the accelerated reproduction of various bacteria in summer, the flora in the oral cavity is obvious. There are also more oral problems.
02 What oral diseases are prone to occur in summer?
Summer is a period of high incidence of oral diseases. The most common oral problems are:
mouth ulcers, caries;
sensitive teeth, gums
gingival bleeding, wedge-shaped defect;
pulpitis, wisdom tooth pericoronitis, etc.
Picture: Periodontitis
03 Why are teeth more afraid of cold in summer?
Teeth are afraid of cold because dentin is sensitive.
Dentin hypersensitivity, also known as dentin hypersensitivity, hypersensitive dentin, is when the teeth are subjected to external stimuli, such as: temperature (cold, hot), chemical substances (sour, sweet) and mechanical action (friction, The sore symptoms caused by biting hard objects) have rapid onset, sharp pain and short duration, which are common symptoms of various dental diseases.
04 What should I do if I have a toothache when I touch a cold drink?
Toothache when you touch a cold drink, first of all you need to determine what is causing it.
If the integrity of the enamel is damaged due to the abrasion and abrasion of the teeth, and the dentin is exposed and the symptoms of tooth sensitivity appear, desensitization treatment can be performed for mild cases.
Cracked and severely exposed dentin can be repaired with crowns, which can solve the sensitivity and better protect the teeth and reduce the risk of tooth cracking.
Okay, that’s it for today, I hope this summer, everyone can eat it~
If you have oral troubles How to do? You can go to the Stomatology Department of Hangzhou Meilai Beauty Hospital to have a face-to-face consultation.
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