Health Science : Oral Health

          

          ORAL HEALTH

          Every part of body is important. They have their own duties. If one is going bad, it can cause entire body problems. 


Why does healthy teeth and mouth are important?
          For oral cavity health, it is important to keep the mouth and teeth healthy because it is not only make your health good but also make your characteristic better.


How to take care our teeth?          
          There are many ways to do it. If you follow all of these things below, you'll have a healthy oral cavity.

• Watch what you eat - know what you eat avoid some those make your teeth and oral health going to be bad

    - Candies/Sweets : they can cause cavities    
    - Red wine/Cigarettes/Coffee/Alcohol : they destroy tooth enamel and make your teeth turn to yellow    
    - Soft drink : they contain lots of carbon those wear away tooth enamel and that led to the other diseases    
    - Gum : control eating because they are sticky and can lodge in your teeth if you do not brush your teeth

• Watch what you put in your mouth - do not use your mouth in the wrong ways and do not put harmful things into your mouth including taste the chemical substances. Also, be careful when you are eating hard food because they can stuck in your throat.

• Brush your teeth properly and at least twice a day : after you eat, the food still in your mouth and they led to the plaque which is cause cavities. It if you can brush your teeth after meals, then do it! It is a good for yourself!

• Choose the toothpaste that contains fluorides : it protect your teeth from acidic food and strengthens tooth enamel

• Change toothbrush every 3-4 months : within that period the  bristles are starting to fray and that decrease its quality

• Floss your teeth : sometimes you chew the food into smaller pieces, they still have residue left and they lodge in the teeth's nook which is only toothbrush cannot reach. So you need to use a minty string to wipe them away


** HOW TO FLOSS**

                                     

              Hold floss as the picture                             Use floss between upper teeth                 Use floss between lower teeth 

• Always check up your teeth : do not wait until the last minutes, see the dentist or professional when you have some problems because they can spread and going worse. Also, they can use the tools those can clean plaque which is you cannot do by yourself


Here is the short video for you.. 

• How to take care of your teeth

• How to brush your teeth

Problems with teeth and mouth

• Tooth Decay : It's occur when the thin film of bacteria (plaque) build up on your teeth and they produce acids that harm to enamel which is led to a cavity

• Gum diseases : It begins when plaque builds up along and under the gum line. They cause infections that hurt the gum and bone. Sometimes it makes your gum tender and bleed which called, gingivitis

• Dentures : It is a fake teeth. It is use to replace badly damaged teeth or maybe fill the missing teeth. Over the time, it can make your gums change shape and it may need to be adjusted or replace. If you do not clean it properly, it can cause stains, bad breath, and swollen gums.

• Dry mouth : It happens when you do not have enough saliva, or spit. It make you hard to eat, swallow, taste, and even speak. Also, the tooth decay and other infections of mouth too.

• Oral Cancer : The cancer can grows any part of mouth and throat. It mostly happens to people over 40 years old. 


Dental Treatment

•  Fillings : You have to filling the cavity. If not, it will expand into your nerve of the tooth and led to decay tooth. When it happens, sometimes you will lose your tooth.

• Orthodontics : Sometimes, your tooth is not arrange properly and it is hard to clan it, the remain stuck and create plaque that destroy tooth enamel. Orthodontics help you to rearrange your teeth not even make you brush easier, but also improve your characteristic. 

• Oral Surgeon : It use to treat and diagnose defects, injuries and diseases of the mouth, jaw, teeth, neck, gums and other soft tissues of the head.

• Dental Implant : It is a metal device designed to permanent replace missing teeth.

• Root Canals : It is the way to fix tooth by removing the pulp chambers of the tooth and filling it with a suitable material. It usually performs when the tooth cannot be filled or restored.

• Teeth Whitening : If you have yellow teeth, they will affect to your personality. Teeth whitening is the one option for you, it make you become more confident.

• Dental Sealants : They are a clear and protective coating that applied to the biting surfaces of the back teeth. It protects the tooth from getting a cavity by shielding against bacteria and plaque.

bibliography : How to take care of teeth

Taking care of teeth and mouth

Dental treatment