On March 20th, World Oral Health Day, Dr. Huang Yaohui, chairman of Taiwan Province Oral Care Association, publicized the four principles of "checking, brushing, stringing and chewing" to tooth lovers, calling for regular check-up, brushing, flossing and chewing sugar-free gum to prevent tooth decay, indicating that chewing contributes to saliva secretion, neutralization of acidity, cleaning and sterilization, etc. Studies have confirmed that chewing sugar-free gum correctly can help reduce tooth decay by 28%.
World Oral Health Day's oral health, the whole people come together.
In 2020, World Oral Health Day will say "Ah"! Oral health (Say Ahh:United for oral health) "as the theme, positioning oral health care as a national movement. Huang Yaohui said that it is estimated that as many as 34% of the world's population suffers from untreated permanent dental caries, and 8% of children suffer from untreated deciduous dental caries. Among the top ten diseases in the world, oral diseases account for three, which have a very serious impact on families and society.
Oral health affects the risk of mental retardation and heart disease.
In view of the importance of oral health, it is found that oral health affects general health and is related to diseases such as diabetes, myocardial infarction and dementia. "If you have bad teeth, poor chewing ability and malnutrition, it may cause the above diseases. However, Huang Yaohui stressed that saliva and chewing play an important role in overall health and help reduce the risk of disease.
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Chewing, saliva supercritical function has these.
Huang Yaohui explained that chewing not only affects digestion and swallowing, but also helps to relieve psychological stress and activate brain memory and focus areas. It was found that the probability of dementia in patients with periodontal disease was1.65,438+0.7 times, while the probability of dementia in patients with periodontal disease was 1.69 times, showing a two-way relationship.
Chewing is more effective for saliva secretion, which not only helps eating and speaking, but also has protective functions such as cleaning and sterilization, neutralizing acid and alkali and tissue repair, and increasing the removal of food and sugar; More importantly, the saliva secreted by chewing * * * is rich in minerals, which can increase the remineralization of teeth and reduce the risk of tooth decay. Therefore, some people's aging, female menopause or taking medicine will reduce saliva secretion and affect oral health.
British study: Sugar-free chewing gum helps to prevent tooth decay.
According to the study of King's College London (20 19+09), a comprehensive analysis of 360 related literatures shows that chewing sugar-free chewing gum can reduce the incidence of dental caries by 28%, and it is suggested that chewing sugar-free chewing gum should be used as an "auxiliary" method for general oral health care.
Huang Yaohui explained that chewing gum can increase saliva secretion 10? 12 times, and prolong the time of saliva secretion, and the addition of xylitol and other sugar substitutes helps to inhibit bacteria, which is found to help reduce dental plaque, tooth decay and remove foreign body stains. However, the doctor reminded that sugar-free chewing gum is an "aid" when you can't brush your teeth immediately after a meal. Chew as soon as possible after meals, for no more than 20 minutes at a time, about 3? 4 times to avoid wearing teeth.
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The four principles of loving teeth are "check, brush, wear and chew"
How to promote oral health, Huang Yaohui put forward four principles of "checking, brushing, stringing and chewing":
1. Regular oral examination. 2. Brush your teeth with fluoride toothpaste in the morning and evening. 3. Floss (stick) every day. 4. Eat and drink sugar-free chewing gum or use fluoride mouthwash to protect your teeth.
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