How to care for your teeth

How to care for your teeth

1, brush your teeth twice a day.

Rinse your mouth in time after meals and hit your teeth in the morning and evening. Brush your teeth for at least 3 minutes and clean the adjacent surfaces with dental floss or interdental brush.

Step 2 Use fluoride toothpaste

It can reduce the probability of tooth demineralization, promote tooth remineralization and inhibit the growth of oral microorganisms, which is a safe and effective caries prevention measure.

3. Regular oral examination

Regular oral examination at least twice a year, timely detection of oral health problems, early detection and early treatment. Take appropriate measures to prevent the occurrence and development of oral diseases.

Avoid eating and drinking.

1, dessert, preserved fruit

Contains a lot of sugar, which will provide nutrition for the oral flora on the surface of teeth, promote fermentation and acid production, form an acidic environment, and make teeth demineralized and decayed.

2, carbonated drinks

For example, if the PH value of cola is about 2.5, it will become a natural swimming pool for oral caries-causing bacteria, which will easily lead to demineralization of tooth tissue and dental caries.

Oral health affects physical health.

1, heart disease

When pathogens and toxins of oral diseases invade the blood, it will aggravate or cause myocardial diseases.

2. Respiratory diseases

According to statistics, part of the cause of pneumonia is inhalation of secretions containing bacteria in the mouth and throat, and most of these secretions come from oral diseases.

3. Diabetes

Diabetic patients often have different degrees of periodontal disease. Periodontitis and diabetes can promote each other.

4. Gastrointestinal diseases

There may be a large number of Helicobacter pylori in the mouth. They are the main causes of stomach diseases such as digestive tract ulcers.

5. Cerebral vascular diseases

Periodontitis is a risk factor for stroke. According to statistics, people with oral infectious diseases have a higher probability of stroke.

6, the influence of pregnant women and the fetus

Periodontal disease is one of the risk factors for the birth of low birth weight infants, and its risk rate is about 7.5 times that of normal pregnant women.