Healthy oral standards: 8020 oral health standards, first of all, no inflammation, no gingival bleeding, odor, swelling and pain. If you are 80 years old and have at least 20 healthy teeth in your mouth, this time is called "8020".
Normal people have 32 teeth in their mouths, and some people are born without wisdom teeth, that is, 28 teeth. Therefore, it is not difficult to keep 20 teeth to 80 years old. As long as we pay more attention to oral hygiene, brush our teeth and protect our teeth in the right way, eat less food that is irritating to our teeth and reduce the growth of bacteria, most people can achieve "8020".
These small details can protect your teeth 1, and brushing your teeth is generally not less than 3 minutes.
The correct way to brush your teeth is to make a 45-degree angle between the toothbrush and the teeth, slightly vibrate and rotate the toothbrush, and brush it back and forth gently before the teeth bite. Brushing your teeth for at least 3 minutes at a time can completely and effectively remove oral bacteria.
It is best to wash your teeth four times a year.
Periodontitis generally has no obvious symptoms in the early stage of onset, and patients are usually difficult to perceive themselves and attract attention. Moreover, many people think that tooth washing will affect the firmness of teeth and destroy periodontal tissue, and they are unwilling to wash their teeth. This is a completely wrong concept. It is recommended to wash your teeth four times a year and form the habit of regular oral examination.
3. Brush your teeth when your teeth are gone.
Brushing teeth is not only to clean the surface of teeth, but also to clean the whole oral environment. Although the tooth has been lost, the mucosa, gums and alveoli are still there. Periodontal pathogens are widely distributed in oral mucosa, saliva and gingival surface. In addition, brushing your teeth is also beneficial to enhance swallowing reflex and cough reflex, which can protect the respiratory tract. Therefore, even if the teeth of the elderly have completely fallen off, brush the gums and alveoli with a soft toothbrush.
Don't just brush your teeth in the morning.
A more scientific method is to brush your teeth twice in the morning and evening, once in the morning, and once again after dinner or before going to bed, which can shorten the time for food residues to accumulate in your teeth. Brushing your teeth only in the morning is tantamount to sending an umbrella after the rain. Food residues are fermented in teeth for more than ten hours at night, and bacteria multiply and grow, releasing toxins, which is easy to damage teeth.
5. Sticking to brushing your teeth can't replace washing your teeth.
Sticking to brushing your teeth may also lead to dental calculus. It is best to go to a regular hospital for an oral examination every year to remove dental calculus. If the calculus is not removed in time, the gums will further shrink and periodontal disease will further develop, eventually leading to tooth loss.
6. Don't wait for your tooth to fall out before planting it.
Generally, the more missing teeth, the worse the restoration effect. Many elderly people think that 1-2 tooth is missing and other teeth can still be used. Don't rush to insert teeth, which will cause the remaining teeth to loosen and other teeth to wear excessively. The effect of complete denture is the worst, especially when alveolar bone atrophy, denture is easy to loosen and chew weakly.
7. Don't be insatiable.
Inferior dentures and toothbrushes may induce oral cancer. The head of inferior toothbrush is generally large, which not only has poor sterilization ability, but also easily irritates mucous membrane, and it is easy to cause oral cancer after repeated injuries. So are inferior dentures. Old people should not be greedy for cheap, just buy a cheap denture and wear it.
8. The toothache is unbearable
Toothache, many people want to endure. Oral diseases will affect people's overall health, especially toothache in the elderly. Otherwise, there will be big problems, such as heart disease, and sometimes toothache, which can't be delayed. Early treatment of toothache can prevent the disease from developing and save money.
Don't forget these two tips to protect your teeth. Eat more celery.
In order to prevent periodontitis, it is necessary to remove dental plaque in time, and there is a pure natural food without additives, that is, celery. The crude fiber in celery is like a broom that we usually use to clean. It can not only remove some food residues and tartar from teeth, but also stimulate the saliva secretion when teeth chew and balance the pH value in the mouth. Naturally, it can achieve a good antibacterial effect. Besides celery, mushrooms and fresh mint are also rich in crude fiber, which is a good choice for effectively removing dental plaque.
Chew a sip of tea.
In addition to crude fiber can effectively remove dental plaque, fluoride is also a particularly good substance to prevent dental plaque. Green tea, which we are all familiar with, contains a lot of fluorine. Usually, when we drink tea, we can chew a sip of tea first and then drink tea after spitting it out, which will have a good tooth protection effect.