Momma yensua pii fa enamel a ɛbɔ wo sẽ ahoɔfɛ ne ahoɔden ho ban no ho!

So woasusuw sɛnea wo sẽ yɛ den saa no ho pɛn? Hena na ɔbɔ yɛn sẽ ho ban fi nneɛma a yedi na yɛnom, nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwini ne nea ɛyɛ hyew ho? Ɛno nti na yɛn sẽ wɔ ahobammɔ a ɛyɛ soronko koraa, a ɛyɛ den yiye a wɔfrɛ no ‘Enamel’. Saa enamel yi te sɛ ɔbran ma yɛn sẽ. Momma yɛnka yɛn ɔbran yi ho asɛm nnɛ.

Enti dɛn ne saa enamel yi?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, enamel yɛ ade a ɛyɛ den yiye a ɛbɔ wo sẽ ho ban. Ɛse no fã a wubetumi ahu wɔ ahwehwɛ mu (ɔfã a ɛwɔ anom no atifi), a yɛsan frɛ no sẽ abotiri no, ne nea saa enamel yi atwa ho ahyia. Anwonwasɛm ne sɛ, saa enamel yi ne ade a ano yɛ den sen biara wɔ yɛn nipadua mu! Yiw, ɛyɛ den sen wo nnompe! So wubetumi asusuw ahoɔden a ɛwom no ho? Nanso ɛwom mpo sɛ ɛyɛ den saa de, nanso sɛ woanhwɛ yiye a, ebetumi asɛe.

Dɛn ne adwuma titiriw a enamel yɛ?

Enamel adwuma titiriw ne sɛ ɛbɛbɔ yɛn sẽ mu afã horow a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ho ban – dentin a ɛwɔ sẽ no ase ne sẽ a ɛwɔ mu no – afi ɔsɛe ahorow ho. Momma yɛnhwɛ nea ɛbɔ ho ban fi ho:

• Nse a ɛporɔw (cavities): Acid a mmoawa a ɛne asikre a ɛwɔ nnuan a yedi mu bom yɛ no sɛe sẽ.
• Erosion / wear and tear: Nse a ɛyɛ mmerɛw esiane nnuan ne anonne bi te sɛ chewing gum nti.
• Nyarewa: Ɔyare mmoawa ba bere a mmoawa hyɛn ɛse no mu.
• Nsõ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: Eyi kyerɛ nkate a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛba sẽ no mu bere a woredi anaa ɔnom biribi a ɛyɛ hyew, awɔw, anaa ɛyɛ dɛ no.

Dɛn na wɔde yɛ enamel?

So ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ biribi a ano yɛ den saa no mu yɛ den saa? Enamel yɛ nneɛma dodow no ara, 95%, minerals a wɔfrɛ no calcium ne phosphorus . Saa aboɔden abo yi bom yɛ nneɛma nketenkete a ɛte sɛ ahwehwɛ a ɛyɛ den yiye, a yɛfrɛ no ``ahwehwɛ.'' Nea aka no, bɛyɛ nsu 4% ne protein 1%, na ɛyɛ enamel.

Enamel no te sɛn?

Enamel yɛ nea ɛyɛ fã bi a ɛyɛ hann ankasa . Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛda adi koraa anaasɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛda adi koraa, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛma hann fa mu ara kwa. Kɔla a ɛwɔ dentin a ɛwɔ enamel no ase no na ɛkyerɛ yɛn sẽ kɔla ankasa. Ebetumi afi fitaa a ɛyɛ fitaa so akosi kɔkɔɔ a ɛyɛ hann so. Enti, enamel ne dentin a wɔaka abom no ma wo sẽ nya saa kɔla fɛfɛ a ɛyɛ soronko no.

Dɛn na ɛma sẽ mu ntini no sɛe?

Nanso, ɛwom sɛ ɛyɛ den saa de, nanso bere kɔ so no, enamel betumi asɛe. Ɛno na ɔhaw ahorow no fi ase. Momma yɛnhwɛ nneɛma atitiriw a enti enamel sɛe:

• Nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia:Nse a wɔyam, nhyɛso a yɛde ba nneɛma so bere a yɛwe, ne ɔsɛe a ɛba bere a yɛde yɛn sẽ di dwuma da biara da no ara kwa.
• Nse a wɔyam anaasɛ wɔkyekyere (`Bruxism`): Nnipa binom twitwiw wɔn sẽ wɔ wɔn nna mu, ɛnte saa? Anaasɛ wɔkyekyere wɔn sẽ awiabere a wonnim mpo. Ɛno nso nyɛ papa mma enamel no, na ebetumi asɛe bere a bere kɔ so no.
• Nsã a asikre wom: Nsã a asikre wom te sɛ soda ne nnuaba anonne a wɔakyekyere a wɔtaa nom. Asikre a ɛwɔ saa anonne yi mu no ne mmoawa a ɛwɔ anom no bom yɛ acid, na ɛma enamel no tew.
• Nnuan a asikre anaa starch pii wom: Sɛ wodi nnɔkɔnnɔkɔwade, bisket, keeki, ne nnuan afoforo a starch pii wom (te sɛ paanoo ne aburow) mpɛn pii a, epira enamel nso.
• Nnuan a asikre wom: Sɛ wodi ahwiesa a ɛyɛ akisikuru, nnuan a wɔde vinegar ayɛ, ne nnuaba bi (te sɛ lemon ne akutu) pii a, ebetumi asɛe enamel nso.
• Nnuru bi: Nnuru bi nso betumi asɛe enamel sɛ nea efi mu ba. Sɛ worenom aduru biara akyɛ a, wo ne wo duruyɛfo nka ho asɛm.
• Ano a ɛyɛ dry (`Xerostomia`): Sɛ nnompe a ɛba ano no so tew a, enamel no nnya ahobammɔ kɛse. Nnompe ma acid a ɛwɔ anom no yɛ nea ɛnyɛ hwee na eyi aduan mu nneɛma nketenkete fi hɔ.
• GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) anaa yafunu mu haw a ɛte saa ara: Acid a ano yɛ den a ɛwɔ yafunu no mu no betumi asɛe sẽ no mu ntini denam sẽ a ɛkɔ soro kɔ menewa ne ano no so.
• Bulimia nervosa: Eyi yɛ adwenemyare a ɛfa adidi ho. Wɔ tebea yi mu no, ɔfe a ɔno ankasa de ba no ma enamel no sɛe ntɛmntɛm bere a yafunu mu acid bɔ sẽ no.
• Awosu: Wɔde enamel a ɛyɛ tratraa na ɛwo nnipa binom, na ebetumi ama wɔn enamel no asɛe ntɛmntɛm asen afoforo.

Sɛ enamel no sɛe koraa a, dɛn na ɛba?

Wo de susuw nea ɛbɛba sɛ ɛse no ho banbɔ ade no yera a, susuw ho hwɛ? Sɛ enamel no sɛe a, ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛwɔ ɛse no mu no da adi. Afei, ɛne nneɛma a yedi na yɛnom no di nkitaho tẽẽ. Eyi ma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya akisikuru no yɛ kɛse. Bio:

• Sɛ wo sẽ te nka kɛse: Nsuonwini kakra a wobɛnom, ice cream a wudi, anaa tii a ɛyɛ hyew a wobɛnom mpo betumi ama wo sẽ ayɛ mmerɛw a wuntumi nnyina ano.
• Ebia sẽ no kɔla bɛsakra: Bere a enamel no resɛe no, kɔla kɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ ntini a ɛwɔ ase no mu no da adi.
• Hokwan kɛse nso wɔ hɔ sɛ nkekae bɛba sẽ no so.
• Ebia sẽ no anoano bɛyɛ mmerɛw na abubu.

Nsõ ho nnuruyɛfo betumi asiesie ntini nketenkete a ɛwɔ ntini mu. Nanso sɛ wɔansa a, ntokuru nketenkete mpo betumi anyin ayɛ kɛse na abɛyɛ ɔyare mmoawa a emu yɛ den ne sẽ mu akisikuru a ɛyɛ yaw. Ɛno nti na ɛho hia sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn bere a wuhu nsakrae ketewaa bi wɔ wo sẽ mu, wo sẽ ayɛ mmerɛw, anaasɛ wo kɔla asesa ara pɛ no.

So sẽ mu ntini san nyin?

Eyi yɛ asɛm a nnipa pii bisa. Dabi, sɛ wo enamel no asɛe koraa a, ɛrensan nnyin bio. Ɛnyɛ nkwammoaa a ɛwɔ yɛn nipadua mu na ɛyɛ enamel, enti entumi nsan nnyin bio. Nanso mma ɛnhaw wo. Wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo betumi de sẽ abotiri ahyɛ wo sẽ so de abɔ ho ban na ansɛe bio.

Enti, so wobetumi asan de enamel a asɛe no aba?

Ɛwom sɛ ɛrentumi nyɛ yiye sɛ wɔbɛsan de enamel a ayera koraa no aba de, nanso ntini ho nnuruyɛfo betumi ahyɛ enamel a asɛe, kyerɛ sɛ, asɛe kakra anaasɛ ayɛ mmerɛw no den na wɔasan de mineral ahyɛ mu. Fluoride a wɔde sa yare ne ɔkwan titiriw a wɔfa so yɛ eyi.

Momma yensua fluoride a wɔde sa yare no ho ade kakra.

Fluoride yɛ ade a ɛwɔ abɔde mu. Ɛwɔ nnuan a yedi no bi mu ne yɛn nsu mu (na wɔ mmeae bi no, wɔde fluoride ka nsu ho). Wobetumi anom sɛ aduru a wɔde hyɛ wo sẽ mu, anaasɛ ntini ho oduruyɛfo betumi de fluoride gel anaa varnish a wɔahyɛ no den ahyɛ wo sẽ so tẽẽ. Nsõ ho aduruyɛfo de fluoride di dwuma de ma ɛse mu ntini san ba fi awosu mu, na ɛma ɛyɛ den na ɛko tia porɔwee ne nneɛma afoforo a ɛsɛe. Eyi ho hia titiriw ma mmofra nkumaa sẽ.

Mɛyɛ dɛn ahwɛ me sẽ a ɛyɛ den no yiye?

Ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛbɔ wo enamel ho ban ansa na asɛe, ɛnte saa? "Asiw ano ye sen ayaresa," ɛno ne nea yɛka. Momma yɛnhwɛ nea yebetumi ayɛ na ama yɛn enamel no ayɛ den na ayɛ apɔwmuden. Di afotu yi akyi na ama woanya anom ahotew a ɛfata:

• Anyɛ yiye koraa no, brush wo sẽ mprenu da biara simma abien. Eyi yi ntini, tartar, ne mmoawa fi wo sẽ ani, na ɛtew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ enamel no bɛsɛe no so. Sɛ wunnim sɛnea wobɛhohoro wo sẽ yiye a, bisa wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo.
• Fa floss gu wo sẽ ntam pɛnkoro da biara. Flossing ho hia te sɛ brush de yi aduan nketenkete, efĩ, ne mmoawa a ɛkɔ wo sẽ ntam wɔ baabi a wo sẽ brɔs ntumi nkɔ no.
• Fa aduru a wɔde sew sẽ a fluoride wom di dwuma. Nnuru a wɔde sew sẽ ahorow ahorow wɔ gua so. Paw biako a fluoride wom. Eyi boa ma wo enamel no mu yɛ den na ɛsan ma ɛyɛ mineral da biara da. Sɛ worepaw aduru a wɔde sew sẽ a, hwehwɛ ADA (American Dental Association) Seal of Acceptance. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wɔasɔ aduru no ahwɛ na wɔn a wɔyɛ nsensan ho abenfo apene so sɛ asiane biara nni ho na etu mpɔn. (Wɔ Sri Lanka no, wubetumi nso ahwehwɛ nyansahyɛ ahorow afi ahyehyɛde ahorow te sɛ SLDA hɔ).
• Fa brɔs a wɔde sẽ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw di dwuma. Kwati nea ɛyɛ mfinimfini ne nea ɛyɛ den. Wɔyɛ katee dodo na wobetumi asɛe wo enamel ankasa. Brush wo sẽ brɛoo, .Brush brɛoo, a womfa nhyɛso pii nhyɛ wo so. Sɛ wode brɔs a ɛyɛ mmerɛw mpo di dwuma a, sɛ wobɔ brush denneennen dodo a, ebetumi asɛe enamel no.
• Fa sare di dwuma bere a worenom anonne a acid wom (te sɛ soda ne anonne a asikre wom). Eyi bɛboa ma nsa dodow a ɛka wo sẽ no so atew. Ɛyɛ papa nso sɛ wode nsu bɛhohoro w’ano bere a woanom awie no.
• Kɔ so nya nsu a ɛwɔ wo mu. Nsu a wobɛnom da mũ no nyinaa boa ma wohohoro efĩ, mmoawa, ne aduan mu nneɛma nketenkete fi w’anom. Nsu a ɛfata nso betumi aboa ma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ enamel bɛyera wɔ nnipa a wɔn ano ayɛ kusuu mu no so atew.
• Sa aduruyɛ mu tebea horow a ɛhyɛ ase no yare. Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow te sɛ ano a ɛyɛ kusuu (xerostomia), GERD, anaa bulimia nervosa a, ɛho hia sɛ woma wɔsa no yiye.
• Sɛ woyam wo sẽ wɔ wo nna mu (bruxism) a, hyɛ ano aduru. Eyinom wɔ hɔ a wɔtɔn wɔ aduruyɛdan mu (OTC) wɔ nnurutɔnbea ne aguadidan akɛse mu. Anaasɛ sẽ ho oduruyɛfo betumi ayɛ wo ano aduru a ɛfata wo sẽ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Chew aduru a asikre nnim. Eyi ma nnompe a ɛba anom no yɛ kɛse. Nnompe boa ma enamel no yɛ nea ahoɔden wom.
• Bisa wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo no nneɛma a wɔde siw sẽ ano ho asɛm. Nnuru a wɔde siw sẽ ano yɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ tratraa a ɛte sɛ plastic a wɔde gu wo sẽ a wowe no so, titiriw no, ntini a ɛwɔ w’akyi sẽ mu (molars). Te sɛ osutɔ ntade nketewa no, ɛbɔ wo sẽ ho ban fi porɔwee, tartar, ne mmoawa a epira ho.
• Hwɛ wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo daa, anyɛ yiye koraa no pɛnkoro afe biara. Ma wo sẽ ne wo sẽ nyɛ papa denam wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo a wobɛkɔ akɔhohoro wo ho daa na wahwɛ wo ho no so.

So Nsõ a Wɔyɛ Fitaa no Sɛe Enamel?

Eyi nso yɛ ɔhaw ma nnipa pii. Sɛ wɔyɛ no yiye a, wɔ ntini ho oduruyɛfo akwankyerɛ ase no, sẽ a wobɛma ayɛ fitaa no rensɛe wo sẽ no. Nanso, nnuru bi a ɛma wo sẽ yɛ fitaa, titiriw nea wɔde di dwuma a wonnya nnuruyɛfo afotu no betumi asɛe wo sẽ na ama ayow. Sɛ w’ani gye ho sɛ wobɛma wo sẽ ayɛ fitaa a, ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ wo ne sẽ ho oduruyɛfo bɛkasa afa ho na woahu nnuru a ɛfata na asiane biara nni ho ma wo, ne ɔkwan a eye sen biara.

Nkrasɛm a Etwa To a Wɔde Kɔ Fie

Enti, ɛwom mpo sɛ enamel ne ade a ano yɛ den sen biara wɔ yɛn nipadua mu de, nanso afei wunim sɛ sɛ wɔanhwɛ so yiye a, ebetumi asɛe, ɛnte saa? Ɛyɛ saa enamel yi na ɛbɔ yɛn sẽ ho ban fi sẽ a ɛbɛporɔw, asɛe, ne ɔyare mmoawa ahorow ho.

Ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wobɛfa so abɔ enamel ho ban ne sɛ wobɛsiw ano sɛ ɛrensɛe ansa na asi. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ wode anom ahotew ho su pa bedi dwuma na woahwehwɛ sẽ a wɔhwɛ no daa.

Wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo betumi akamfo nnuru a wɔde fluoride ayɛ a ɛfata wo akyerɛ wo, na wakyerɛ wo sɛnea wobɛhyɛ wo sẽ mu ntini mu den wɔ fie nso. Enti, fi ase hwɛ eyi so nnɛ na ama wo serew fɛfɛ ne wo sẽ a ɛyɛ den no atra hɔ daa, ɛyɛ? Wo sẽ bɛda wo ase!

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