Teeth are important organs responsible for the chewing function for taking in nutrients from food.
In addition, healthy teeth and correct dentition are essential elements of a beautiful smile and face, and play a role in clearing pronunciation. If a tooth is damaged or lost due to tooth decay or gum disease, it can cause unbearable pain, making it difficult to eat. This can lead to deterioration of your overall health and loss of confidence in your appearance. Since dental treatment after a tooth is severely damaged or lost can be a burden in terms of cost, it is important to maintain healthy teeth through regular dental care and regular check-ups.
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First, it is important to brush your teeth properly to prevent tooth decay. It is recommended to brush your teeth within 3 minutes after eating, and especially, don't forget to brush your teeth before going to bed. It is effective to move the toothbrush up and down for brushing your teeth, and it is good to brush not only your teeth but also the gum area as if you were massaging them.
Second, brushing alone cannot sufficiently remove food or plaque between teeth, so it is better to make it a habit to use dental floss. If the gap between the teeth is large enough that the floss is loose, you should use an interdentally toothbrush of an appropriate size. Choose an interdentally toothbrush that is large enough to fit naturally between the teeth without applying excessive force.
Third, even if you brush your teeth or floss well, there are many cases of tartar on your teeth. Therefore, it is recommended to have an oral health checkup once every 6 months and to have a scaling done every 6 months to a year. Currently, you can get coverage for scaling from the National Health Insurance once a year.
Fourth, eat a lot of foods that are helpful for dental health. Avoid sweet foods such as sweets and candies, and eat vegetables, fruits, and nuts that contain a lot of fiber. At this time, if you do not eat nuts with their skins crushed or cut vegetables or fruits into appropriate sizes, it may damage your teeth or jaw joint, so be careful. Hard dry squid or chewy food also puts a strain on the jaw joint, so it is better not to eat it as much as possible.
Fifth, smoking causes tooth and gum discoloration, bad breath, and oral cancer, so quitting smoking is essential for dental and oral health.
Teeth common sense Q & A
Q. When you get scaling, are there cases where the teeth are shaved off, causing soreness or gaps between the teeth?
A. Scaling is a treatment that removes plaque and tartar attached to the teeth and hardly damages the teeth. If the tooth is sore after scaling, if the thick tartar is removed, the gum inflammation that existed due to the tartar subsides and the swollen gums contract. At this time, because the tooth root is exposed, it will be cold in cold water, and most of the time, the pain will be relieved. Also, when the tartar is removed, the place where the tartar was is left as a space, and the gums that were swollen due to the tartar will subside and feel as if there is a gap between the teeth. This feeling can be felt when there is a large amount of large tartar. If left untreated, this tartar can lead to tooth loss.
Q. Greetings if you have gum disease, lice? Can it be treated with the same gum medicine?
A. In gum disease, substances such as plaque or tartar irritate the gums, causing the disease to occur and progress. If these substances (plaque, tartar) are removed by taking the drug, it is effective, but since it is not, it can be said that there is no effect at all. For gum disease, it is essential to surgically remove plaque or tartar through scaling. Sales of these drugs are banned in France, where they have already been developed.
Q. Can I get rid of bad breath with mouthwash or aromatic toothpaste?
A. The causes of bad breath are very diverse, from gum disease to digestive problems. The use of mouthwashes can temporarily remove bad breath, but when the effectiveness of the drug decreases, bad breath recurs. It is good to find out the cause through a professional examination and implement appropriate treatment for tooth decay or periodontal disease.
Oral care methods change little by little with age.
Before becoming an adult, the focus is on the management of cavities between the chewing surface and the teeth (adjacent surfaces), but after becoming an adult, the focus is on the management of cracks in the teeth and periodontal disease, commonly known as tooth decay. It is also necessary to manage diseases secondary to this.
Wind (periodontal disease)
Periodontal disease is an infectious disease of the gums around the teeth and is one of the most common diseases in adults. After growth is over, the body gradually degenerates, and the gum bone surrounding the teeth is also absorbed little by little every year. In addition to the physiological absorption, pathological absorption of the gum bone may occur due to bacteria in the oral cavity or excessive occlusal force, which causes periodontal disease.
Commonly known symptoms of periodontal disease include shaking teeth, soreness, and pain when chewing. Periodontal disease is often difficult to treat when symptoms appear, so it is important to maintain it through management like hypertension or diabetes.
A home care option is the use of an interdentally brush or dental floss. Periodontal disease usually occurs in the area between the teeth because the gum bone is the thinnest and cannot be managed with regular brushing. If you don't normally use an interdentally toothbrush or dental floss, you may bleed a lot in the beginning, but this can be reduced through continuous use.
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