Enamel demineralization seriously affects the appearance of anterior teeth and increases the risk of caries. So, how to prevent enamel demineralization?
1. Maintain oral hygiene. It is usually recommended to brush your teeth three times a day for at least three minutes each time. For orthodontic patients, it is easy to leave food residue and it is difficult to brush teeth, so we should pay more attention to the frequency and quality of brushing teeth. It is best to rinse your mouth with clear water after meals to prevent dental plaque and food residue from accumulating on your teeth for a long time.
2. Reduce the intake of high-sugar diet and acidic drinks. Long-term intake of high-sugar diet such as bread, cake, chocolate, etc. ; Acid drinks such as cola, fruit vinegar and lemon juice will increase the chances of enamel demineralization, especially for children's deciduous teeth and young permanent teeth that have just erupted.
3. Use fluoride toothpaste. Demineralization is the dissolution and loss of calcium salt in tooth hard tissue. Fluoride can promote the re-deposition of calcium salt on the tooth surface, that is, promote the remineralization of teeth.
You should go to the dentist regularly.
2. Oral health knowledge
How to choose toothpaste Choose toothpaste, first of all, we must know that toothpaste is not a magic weapon for dental health. It's just an auxiliary product for brushing teeth. It has the functions of rubbing, removing plaque, cleaning and polishing tooth surface and refreshing mouth.
At present, toothpaste used in China is divided into three categories: ordinary toothpaste, fluoride toothpaste and medicinal toothpaste. The main components of ordinary toothpaste are abrasives, detergents, wetting agents, preservatives and fragrances, which have the same function as ordinary toothpaste. If your teeth are healthy, you can choose ordinary toothpaste.
However, with the development of science and technology, it has been found that fluoride can prevent caries, and years of practice have proved that after fluoride comes into contact with teeth, hydroxyapatite which is easily dissolved by acid in tooth tissue forms insoluble fluorapatite, thus improving the corrosion resistance of teeth. Studies have proved that frequent use of this toothpaste can reduce the incidence of dental caries by about 40%.
Fluorides include sodium fluoride, potassium fluoride, stannous fluoride and sodium monofluorophosphate. However, we should know that fluoride is a toxic substance. If it is absorbed by the human body too much, it will cause fluorosis. According to the national regulations, the free fluorine in fluoride toothpaste should be between 400- 1200Pm. Children before the age of 3-4 should pay special attention, because 1/8- 1/4 toothpaste may be swallowed by them.
Medicinal toothpaste is based on ordinary toothpaste. When brushing teeth, toothpaste reaches the surface of teeth or the environment around teeth, and reduces dental plaque through the action of drugs, thus playing a role in preventing dental caries and periodontal disease. At present, medicinal toothpaste is very popular with people, and it is an ideal way to promote drugs with preventive or therapeutic effects by using toothpaste.
However, medicinal toothpaste also has its disadvantages. First of all, toothpaste can't stay in the mouth for too long, that is, it is washed away, which makes it difficult for drugs to exert their efficacy in a short time. Moreover, the dosage of special drugs must avoid the soft tissue in the mouth, so it cannot be increased to a sufficient effective concentration. The function of toothpaste itself is often blocked by oral dirt or restricted by morphological characteristics, so it is difficult to reach the real ward. Secondly, due to long-term storage, drugs in toothpaste often undergo other chemical changes and lose their original efficacy, while effective drugs are often not suitable for being put into toothpaste because of their peculiar smell. In addition, there is the problem of drug resistance. All these factors show that it is not suitable for long-term use of a medicinal toothpaste. It's a good idea to use medicated toothpaste, but some in-depth research is needed to really prevent oral diseases.
Therefore, in the face of a variety of toothpastes, we should first understand the performance of various toothpastes, don't blindly believe the product description, and it is best to consult a professional dentist to choose the appropriate toothpaste according to the actual situation of your mouth. Choose the right way to brush your teeth. The dentist reminds people to brush their teeth within 3 minutes after meals.
More than three times a day to prevent bacteria from depositing on the tooth surface and prevent dental caries. Brushing your teeth before going to bed at night is particularly important, because it can remove food residue and dirt accumulated on your teeth after three meals that day.
Otherwise, when sleeping at night, bacteria will breed in the mouth, and dirt and calcium salt deposition in saliva will form dental plaque and tartar, which is more likely to cause dental caries and periodontal disease. Each tooth has five faces.
That is, cheek, tongue, bite and two adjacent faces, it is not easy to brush all five faces. The correct way is to brush up and down. Tilt the toothbrush at 45 degrees, press it between the tooth surface and the gum, and try to let the bristles enter the gingival sulcus and between the teeth. Then brush vertically along the teeth and gently rotate the brush head, not too hard. Brush each tooth in turn for three minutes each time.
Brush the outside of the teeth: brush the teeth correctly at an appropriate angle, clean the outside of the upper and lower teeth, brush the upper teeth from top to bottom, and brush the lower teeth from bottom to top. Each position can be repeated 6~8 times. Brush the inside of the tooth: when brushing the inside of the tooth, brush it vertically along the tooth and rotate it gently. Don't just pay attention to brushing the outside of your teeth without paying attention to cleaning the inside of your teeth.
Brush the chewing surface of the teeth: brush the chewing surface of the upper and lower teeth in the front and back direction with appropriate strength. Finally, it is best to brush your cheeks and tongue as gently as possible.
The relationship between nutrition and teeth is often asked by dentists: "What to eat is good for teeth", which is a very complicated problem, and some problems are still unclear at present. As we all know, human health needs adequate nutrition to maintain.
Teeth are a part of the human body, so the health and development of teeth are also closely related to nutrition. When the fetus is still parasitic in the mother, all the nutrients he needs are obtained from the mother. Therefore, the health of newborns is closely related to the nutrition absorption of mothers.
After the baby is born, in addition to breastfeeding, it no longer depends on the mother's supply, and the required nutrition is directly obtained from the diet. During the growth and development of baby deciduous teeth and children's permanent teeth, if malnutrition occurs, it will directly leave undeveloped and unhealthy diseases on the teeth, which can affect the structure, shape and growth time of teeth and the resistance of teeth to caries.
For example, the hard tissue of deciduous teeth begins to calcify in the embryonic period, and the permanent teeth are calcified except the tip of the first permanent molar after birth. Calcium deficiency during pregnancy or birth will affect the calcification of hard tissue of teeth. The development and calcification of teeth have a direct impact on the occurrence of dental diseases.
In addition, the main nutrients related to dental health are vitamins and minerals. Meat, eggs, milk, vegetables, fruits and cod liver oil in food are all important sources of these nutrients.
For example, cod liver oil, because it contains a lot of malnutrition proteins A and D, can help calcium to be absorbed in the body, promote tooth development and calcification, and reduce the chance of dental diseases. Eating a certain amount of "fluoride" can increase the defense ability of teeth against dental caries.
If vitamin C is not given, it will affect the health of periodontal tissue. The local effect of food itself also has a certain impact on the health of teeth. Vegetables and other foods containing more vitamins have the function of cleaning teeth.
Children should be encouraged to eat a certain amount of coarse grains, because the contents of vitamins, calcium and phosphorus in coarse grains are higher than those in refined foods. It is also necessary to educate children not to have the habit of partial eclipse, because partial eclipse is easy to cause unbalanced food nutrition, which is not conducive to children's physical growth and dental health.
3. What are the common oral knowledge?
The World Health Organization's statistical survey of 35 countries around the world shows that the incidence of periodontal disease is 40%-75%. According to some experts' estimates, more than 50% people in China suffer from periodontal disease, but the severity is the same as that people attach great importance to protecting their mouths, especially their teeth. Usually, their teeth are so painful that they interfere with their daily life that they are treated to death. In addition, their teeth are also damaged casually because of their high awareness of tooth protection. The situation of changing the normal growth of teeth is increasing year by year. Many phenomena have also attracted the attention of dentists. Some elderly people want to have their teeth pulled out immediately, or simply pull out the remaining good teeth. Dr. Li said that it is difficult for hospitals to do the work of the elderly. Old people often endure toothache and give up asking for denture replacement during treatment, which makes dentists very helpless to deny that compared with 10 years ago, most citizens' awareness of tooth protection has been enhanced. Dental problems are gradually emerging, lacking the concept of lifelong maintenance and disease prevention. At present, there are obvious problems in the process of tooth protection and tooth fixation in our country, while two-and-a-half-year-old children abroad have been doing regular system maintenance since they were four years old, and oral problems are an important link in preventing diseases, and important gums should be examined regularly. When problems begin to appear, brushing your teeth scientifically for two weeks will basically solve the development stage of the disease, which will be more troublesome to treat and even life-threatening in severe cases. The common misunderstandings of children's oral care need to be protected. This view has been widely recognized by young parents. Many parents think that deciduous teeth will be replaced sooner or later and ask their children to brush their teeth. In fact, deciduous teeth should be brushed from the beginning. Let children develop a good habit of brushing their teeth from an early age. When children begin to grow teeth, parents rub gums and tooth surfaces repeatedly with sterile gauze dipped in light salt water, and children will feel very comfortable when they grow small teeth. Parents should let their children watch their parents brush their teeth, and gently rub their teeth with a fingertip toothbrush or gauze dipped in warm water to help them brush their teeth. In order to gently brush your teeth with a children's toothbrush, children can learn to gargle when they are two years old, and gargle can wash away food residues. Gargling can replace brushing your teeth. Parents still insist on helping their children develop the good habit of brushing their teeth. At the stage, children need to use too much toothpaste, only the size of soybeans at a time. In addition, it is necessary to change biting lips, eating fingers and protecting deciduous teeth. Parents should take their children to the dentist for oral examination regularly from March to June, so as to find problems and treat them as soon as possible. For six-year-old teeth, it is often twice the result with half the effort to do pit and fissure sealing and early prevention and treatment in time. Myth 2: Tooth washing must be called tooth washing. Ultrasonic tooth cleaning machine is used to clean the tartar on teeth. Many people think that the efficacy of whitening teeth is actually confusing, because tooth washing washes away smoke stains and stains on teeth. People who have been treated in the past should consider washing their teeth, because their teeth are yellow and have no tartar. In addition, people who have washed their teeth report that they will be very sour after washing their teeth. There are two situations: when the teeth are sore, tartar often gathers at the gingival margin and the neck, and the neck is weak. When the teeth are close to the teeth nerve, they will feel sore. Some people feel hot and cold after washing their teeth. Sensitivity is due to blocking the external world from directly removing some sensitive factors through some channels in the tooth structure before removing tartar. Tooth nerve will have sensitive symptoms, which will gradually disappear in a few days or two weeks. Mouthwash often publicizes the efficacy of mouthwash in advertisements-it can reduce the number of oral bacteria and reduce the harm of bacteria. Combined with fluoride toothpaste, it can bring double protection to teeth and prevent tooth decay, thus attracting a small number of citizens to use mouthwash to remove oral odor. Some patients with oral inflammation will also choose to use mouthwash for anti-inflammatory advertising, and the effect has also been influenced by a few dentists. In fact, it is doubtful whether the professional mouthwashes used in hospitals on the market can also be commonly used. It is necessary to follow the doctor's advice. The mouthwashes sold in the market have certain bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. Healthy people have normal oral flora. Long-term use of mouthwash with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects in the market will cause imbalance of normal flora in the oral cavity. Therefore, it is suggested to use them for a long time to maintain the normal flora balance in the oral cavity, effectively clean the oral cavity and mechanically remove dental plaque. When there is gum abscess, severe periodontitis, oral ulcer and other acute inflammation in the mouth, it is recommended to gargle with drugs under the guidance of a doctor, which is not available in the market. The doctor will instruct the patient to use it according to the patient's condition.
4. Oral health knowledge
Here are some oral health knowledge for your reference: 1: It is recommended to brush your teeth at least twice a day (once in the morning and once in the evening), and brush your teeth after meals if possible.
In fact, the number and time of brushing your teeth are not the most important. The most important thing is to master the correct brushing method, brush your teeth effectively and completely remove the pathogenic dental plaque. The brush method we advocate is horizontal vibration brush method. It should be emphasized that you must use a soft toothbrush when brushing your teeth with transverse vibration, otherwise it will stab your gums. In addition, the angle of brushing is also very important. As shown in the figure, the toothbrush bristles must be placed at the junction of the gums and teeth, and then the long axis of the toothbrush forms a 45-degree angle with the teeth, and all surfaces should be brushed.
In addition, there is another saying that brushing the tongue is advocated, especially for people with bad breath. When brushing your teeth, brushing your tongue can effectively drive away bad breath. What should I pay attention to when choosing a toothbrush? 2. Oral diseases are mainly dental caries and periodontal diseases, and fluoride toothpaste has the best effect in preventing dental caries. 3. Flossing: Because we can only brush the outer teeth and the inner teeth, and the place between the two teeth can't be brushed, we can floss. For some patients with cleft teeth, interdental brush can be used to gargle.
4. If the periodontal tissue is healthy, there will be no bleeding during normal brushing. If there is bleeding when brushing your teeth, or there is blood when eating apples, in fact, these all indicate that there is something wrong with your teeth and you should go to the hospital for examination and treatment. 5.who Oral Health Standard: 1. Cleaning teeth 2. No dental caries 3. No pain 4. Normal gum color 5. No bleeding.
5. What little knowledge do you have to love and protect your teeth?
Easy use of toothpaste After years of research, the medical community believes that if you don't rinse your mouth thoroughly after brushing your teeth, you will ingest toothpaste residue.
However, all kinds of toothpastes used by people every day, regardless of the similarities and differences of their materials, contain friction agents, foaming agents, heating agents, thickening agents, flavoring agents, preservatives and so on. Some toothpastes also contain fluorinating agents. These preparations contain chemicals such as phosphate, calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate, which may cause diseases such as local gastroenteritis.
In addition, children's resistance is poor, their immune function is not perfect, and their oral mucosa is particularly delicate. The use of strong toothpaste will damage the child's mouth. In addition, children are not good at gargling to remove toothpaste residue. If too many chemical components in toothpaste residue remain in the body, it will do great harm to children's growth and health. Therefore, it is best for children to gargle without toothpaste.
Some dental diseases can be treated with medicated toothpaste. But if you don't choose medicine toothpaste according to the symptoms, it will not only fail to achieve the expected purpose, but also have side effects.
Although medicated toothpaste is effective for some oral diseases, it cannot cure all oral diseases. If you use antibacterial and anti-inflammatory toothpaste for a long time, it will kill normal bacteria in the mouth while sterilizing, thus causing new oral diseases. Many medicine toothpastes contain alkaloids and substances. Long-term use will damage the oral mucosa and make the mouth, gums, tongue, lips and throat inflamed. Some medicine toothpaste tastes bitter and spicy, and long-term use will cause gastrointestinal discomfort; Some medicine toothpastes contain a certain amount of pigment, which will make teeth lose luster after long-term use.
Therefore, families should always change different brands of toothpaste. Drug toothpaste Do not abuse drug toothpaste, whether it is fluoride, anti-inflammatory, tooth protection, deodorization and hemostasis, desensitization, or other types, its role is to prevent and treat dental diseases.
Although medicinal toothpaste has a certain curative effect on oral diseases, it is harmful to use it for a long time. Such as long-term use of anti-inflammatory and tooth-protecting toothpaste such as chlorhexidine, Zanthoxylum nitidum, Scutellaria baicalensis, Tianqi, Kangzhiling, etc. It will not only make the pathogenic bacteria in the mouth resistant, but also kill the beneficial bacteria in the mouth while killing the pathogenic bacteria.
These beneficial bacteria are essential to human oral cavity. If suppressed, it will not only bring difficulties to the treatment of diseases, but also lead to new infections. For example, the common double infection is caused by long-term abuse of antibiotics. In addition, many medicinal toothpastes contain alkaloids and substances with * * * *. Long-term abuse of this kind of toothpaste will not only damage the delicate mucosa in the mouth, but also cause inflammation and even ulcers in the gums, mouth, tongue, lips and throat due to long-term strong * *.
Some medicine toothpastes have strong bitterness and spicy taste, which often cause gastrointestinal discomfort. In addition, some medicinal toothpastes often add some pigments, which will make the teeth lose luster after long-term use.
Smoking can lead to periodontal disease. Smoking can affect periodontal tissue in many ways, leading to periodontal disease. This is the conclusion of a joint investigation by the Third Hospital of Baotou Steel and Baotou Steel Hospital not long ago.
In order to explore the relationship between smoking and periodontal disease, 572 patients were investigated by the Third Hospital of Baotou Steel and the Department of Stomatology of Baotou Steel Hospital from 1998. Doctors divided 572 patients into middle-aged group and elderly group.
There were 355 middle-aged people and 2 13 smokers. 2 17 elderly people and 0/50 smokers. After investigation and comparison, the number of early periodontitis segments of middle-aged smokers is significantly higher than that of non-smokers; The number of healthy periodontal bands of smokers in the elderly group is lower than that of non-smokers, and the number of periodontal bands in the late stage of periodontitis is significantly higher than that of non-smokers.
Smokers who smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day and smoke continuously for about 20 years have significantly fewer periodontal health zones than non-smokers. The researchers concluded that smoking may be one of the risk factors for the prevalence of periodontal disease.
Researchers believe that the formation of smoke spots in smokers' mouth is beneficial to stone deposition, and local plaque will also aggravate periodontal disease. Tobacco contains a variety of harmful substances, and the chemical components in the smoke can directly * * * periodontal tissue or enter the blood circulation, causing chronic damage to periodontal tissue.
Experts pointed out that although periodontal disease is a minor illness, intracranial infection and septicemia caused by periodontitis are not uncommon in clinic. Therefore, in order to protect teeth, smokers are advised to quit smoking.
The standard of oral health Oral health is an important part of human health. According to the World Health Organization, dental health means that there are no structural and functional abnormalities in teeth, periodontal tissue, oral cavity and maxillofacial region.
Oral health standards are: clean teeth, no cavities, no pain, normal gum color and no bleeding. It can be seen that oral health refers to good oral hygiene, sound oral function and no oral diseases.
The World Health Organization once pointed out that in order to achieve the goal of national health care by the year 2000, in order to protect teeth, we must start with the prevention of dental diseases, develop good oral hygiene habits, regularly check and treat dental diseases, timely repair missing teeth, and regularly clean teeth, so as to maintain the sound function of teeth. Once dental problems occur, you must go to a clinic with advanced equipment, strict disinfection and high professional and technical level, which can comprehensively treat all kinds of dental caries, pulp diseases, periodontal diseases and various denture restorations (advanced porcelain teeth) so as not to delay the opportunity and cause regret.
September 20th is national love teeth day. Do you know the phenomenon of "three more and three less" in oral health-"There are more people who care about oral health, but fewer people have correct oral health knowledge; There are more people who insist on brushing their teeth every morning and evening, but few people brush their teeth effectively; There are more people willing to spend money on oral health, but fewer people know how to spend money. " In China, the adult's periodontal health rate is as high as 97%, but more than 60% people have never seen a dentist, and less than 2% people have regular oral examination and cleaning.
How to protect oral health reasonably and correctly in daily life? The answer is to watch your mouth! On the one hand, tooth decay can be effectively prevented by effective brushing to clean teeth and remove dental plaque and plaque. On the other hand, rinse your mouth in time after meals, remove the scale film deep between your teeth, reduce the generation of dental plaque and inhibit the generation of bad breath.
In social situations, we should also pay attention to keeping our breath fresh. Fresh breath is becoming an important symbol of modern life civilization. Mature dental plaque formation usually takes about 2 days.
6. What is the common sense of oral health care?
1 rinse your mouth after meals.
Food residues after meals remain between teeth, which is easy to breed a large number of bacteria in the mouth, which is not good for oral health. When food causes tooth blockage, you can't pick your teeth often, which will do some harm to your gums.
Oral cavity has a great influence on human body. If you don't pay attention to your mouth, it will easily lead to physical abnormalities, so be sure to pay attention to your mouth. Be sure to have a good life and rest, don't stay up late, be sure to have a good life and rest. Going to bed early and getting up early is better for your health and won't cause diseases such as mouth fire. You should get into the habit of brushing your teeth every morning and evening so as to keep your teeth clean. You should go to the hospital every year and wash your teeth frequently, which will make your teeth healthier and clean your teeth frequently.
7. What are the common sense of family oral health care?
1, oral maxilla burn is aimed at oral maxilla burn caused by excessive food temperature.
Method of protecting teeth: rinse with warm salt water (1 cup of warm water plus 1 teaspoon of salt) to relieve it. This is because salt can neutralize oral acidity and prevent bacterial infection.
2, tooth loss trauma leads to tooth loss. Method of tooth protection: rinse the teeth with milk, then immediately put them back in the alveolar position, put a soft cloth or wet tea bag on them, and then gently take a bite.
If the lost tooth recovers in time, it can sometimes recombine with the gums. After a month or two, the teeth will gradually improve.
3, tooth allergies are mostly caused by gingival atrophy. In daily life, bleaches, detergents and some toothpastes contain abrasives and phosphates, which can cause tooth allergies.
The way to protect your teeth: don't brush your teeth too hard. If you have a toothache for a long time, you should see a dentist.
4, oral ulcers often eat spicy food, lack of vitamins and other factors will lead to oral ulcers. Method of tooth protection: Dip a cotton ball in vegetable oil and then press the ulcer surface 3-4 times a day, which can effectively relieve it.
5, mandibular pain Temporomandibular joint disorder syndrome can lead to pain from the ear to the chin. Grinding teeth at night can also cause jaw pain.
Ways to protect your teeth: First, keep your chin moving. Second, lie on your side or back, the height and hardness of the pillow are appropriate, and try to avoid prone.