Wo sẽ ho banbɔfo kɛse! Momma yensua biribiara a ɛfa sẽ a wɔde yɛ sẽ ho.

So woasusuw sɛnea yɛn sẽ mu yɛ den, nanso sɛnea etumi te nka no ho pɛn? Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, wote nka sɛ wo sẽ reyɛ ayɛ mmerɛw bere a woanom anonne a ɛyɛ nwini anaa woadi biribi a ɛyɛ dɛ awie no. Ade biako nti a ɛte saa ne sɛnea enamel a ɛwɔ yɛn sẽ so no yɛ mmerɛw. Enti, ɛnnɛ yɛbɛka saa ahobammɔ a ɛyɛ nwonwa a wɔde akata yɛn sẽ ho, kyerɛ sɛ, sẽ mu aduru yi ho asɛm.

Enti dɛn ne saa enamel yi?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, enamel yɛ ade a ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ fitaa a ɛwɔ wo sẽ atifi, te sɛ atade a ɛbɔ wo ho ban. Ɛse no fã a wuhu bere a wohwɛ ahwehwɛ mu, ɔfã a ɛwɔ anom no atifi (se no abotiri) no, wɔde saa enamel yi akata so. Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ, saa enamel yi ne ade a ano yɛ den sen biara wɔ yɛn nipadua mu! Yiw, ɛyɛ den sen wo nnompe. Wo de susuw sɛnea ɛyɛ den no ho hwɛ! Nanso ɛmfa ho sɛnea emu yɛ den no, bere kɔ so no, ebetumi asɛe na asɛe. Nneɛma te sɛ acid a efi nneɛma a yedi na yɛnom mu, mmoawa a ɛwɔ yɛn anom, ne plaque a ɛboaboa ano wɔ yɛn sẽ so no betumi aka no.

Dɛn ne adwuma titiriw a enamel yɛ?

Enti, dɛn na saa enamel a ano yɛ den yi yɛ yɛn sẽ? Ɛbɔ yɛn sẽ mu afã horow a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ntini ne ntini a ɛwɔ yɛn sẽ mu no ho ban . Te sɛ ɔwɛmfo a ɔwɛn biribi a ɛsom bo. Enamel bɔ yɛn sẽ ho ban fi:

• Nsõ a ɛporɔw (`Cavities`): Anaasɛ yɛka sɛ nwansena rewe sẽ, ɛno ne nea ɛte.
• Nse a ɛporɔw: Eyi ba esiane sɛ wɔde di dwuma bere nyinaa na wɔwe nti.
• Nyarewa: Ɔyare mmoawa ba bere a mmoawa hyɛn ɛse no mu.
• Nse a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: Ɛse biako a ɛnyɛ dɛ bere a woredi nnuan a ɛyɛ hyew, awɔw, anaa nea ɛyɛ dɛ no.

Dɛn na wɔde yɛ enamel?

Afei hwɛ sɛnea wɔyɛ saa enamel nwonwaso yi. Nneɛma a wɔfrɛ no Calcium ne Phosphorus na ɛyɛ ne fã kɛse no ara . Sɛ yɛbɛka no pɛpɛɛpɛ a, 95% wɔ mu. Saa aboɔden abo yi bom yɛ nea wɔfrɛ no ahwehwɛ nketewa a ano yɛ den yiye (crystallites). 5% a aka no yɛ nsuo (4%) ne protein (1%). Ɔkwan foforo so no, eyi yɛ ade titiriw bi a wɔde afrafra.

Enamel no te sɛn?

Enamel yɛ nea ɛyɛ fã bi a ɛyɛ hann ankasa . Ɛne sɛ, ɛnyɛ nea ɛda adi koraa na ɛnyɛ nea ɛda adi koraa. Enti, ɔkwan bɛn so na yɛn sẽ nya ne kɔla? Ɛhɔ na ntini a ɛwɔ enamel no ase no ba, saa ntini yi kɔla betumi ayɛ soronko afi fitaa a ɛyɛ fitaa so akosi kɔkɔɔ a ɛyɛ hann. Enti, ɛyɛ enamel ne dentin nyinaa a wɔaka abom na ɛma wo sẽ kɔla soronko.

Dɛn nti na enamel a ɛwɔ yɛn sẽ so no sɛe?

Okay, yɛkaa sɛ ɛwom sɛ enamel yɛ den de, nanso ɛtumi nso sɛe. Enti, dɛn ne nneɛma atitiriw a enti ɛte saa?

• Nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia:Nse a wɔyam yɛ ade a ɛkɔ so da biara da, na ɛtɔ mmere bi a efi akasakasa ne adwennwen a ɛba bere a wɔtaa de sẽ di dwuma no.
• Nse a wɔyam anaasɛ wɔtwetwe (`Bruxism`): Nnipa binom twitwiw wɔn sẽ wɔ wɔn nna mu, anaasɛ mpo wɔkyekyere wɔn sẽ awiabere a wonnim. Eyi betumi asɛe enamel no kɛse. Fa no sɛ sɛ wode ɔbo bi petepete ɔbo foforo so wɔ akwanhyia mu a, abien no nyinaa bɛsɛe.
• Nsã a asikre wom: Soda a wɔnom , nnuaba mu anonne (titiriw nea wɔakyekyere, efisɛ asikre ne acid pii wom), ne anonne afoforo a asikre wom a wɔtaa nom. Acid a ɛwɔ saa nnuan yi mu no betumi asɛe enamel.
• Nnuan a asikre anaa starch wom: Nneɛma te sɛ chocolate, bisket, ne keeki a wobɛtaa adi. Eyinom ne mmoawa a wɔwɔ anom no bom yɛ acid. Saa acid ahorow no ne nea edi enamel no.
• Nnuan a ɛyɛ nwene: Ɛnyɛ papa sɛ wobɛtaa adi ahwiesa, vinegar, lemon, ne borɔdɔma bi a ɛyɛ dɛ pii dodo.
• Nnuru bi: Nnuru bi betumi aka enamel sɛ nea efi mu ba. Sɛ worenom aduru biara akyɛ a, ka kyerɛ wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo.
• Ano a ɛyɛ dry (`Xerostomia`): Sɛ nnompe a ɛba ano no so tew a, abɔde mu adeyɛ a ɛbɔ enamel no ho ban no yɛ mmerɛw. Nnompe ne nea ɛma acid a ɛwɔ anom no yɛ nea ɛnyɛ hwee na eyi aduan mu nneɛma nketenkete fi hɔ.
• GERD (chronic acid reflux) anaa yafunu mu haw ahorow a ɛte saa ara: Acid a ano yɛ den a efi yafunu mu no betumi aforo akɔ menewa no mu akɔ anom, na asɛe sẽ no mu ntini, titiriw akyi sẽ no.
• Bulimia Nervosa: Eyi yɛ adidi mu haw. Ɔfe a ɔno ankasa ma ɔfe no ma yafunu mu acid no kɔ sẽ no mu, na ebetumi asɛe sẽ no kɛse. Eyi yɛ adwenemyare ho asɛm na ɛho hia sɛ wohwehwɛ aduruyɛ mu afotu.
• Awosu: Wɔwo nnipa binom a wɔwɔ enamel a ɛyɛ tratraa. Ɛtu mmirika wɔ abusua no mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔte saa no hwɛ yiye kakra sen afoforo.

Susuw ho saa kwan yi so: Sɛ wode biribi a asikre wom hohoro biribi so da biara a, so saa ade no bɛsɛe bere tiaa bi akyi? Saa na ɛba yɛn enamel a efi nnuan ne anonne a asikre ne acid wom mu no so.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a enamel no ayera koraa no?

Sɛ enamel no brɛ a, afã horow a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a ɛwɔ ɛse no mu no da adi. Ɛte sɛ nea wɔayi ade a wɔde kata so a ɛbɔ ho ban no afi hɔ. Dɛn na ɛba saa bere no?

• Hokwan kɛse wɔ hɔ sɛ sẽ bɛporɔw (`Cavities`): Esiane sɛ ahobammɔ sua nti, ɛnyɛ den sɛ mmoawa betumi akɔ sẽ no mu.
• Wo sẽ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw: Ebia wubenya akisikuru a wuntumi nnyina ano bere a woredi anaa wonom nnuan a ɛyɛ hyew, awɔw, anaa nea ɛyɛ dɛ no. Ɛtɔ mmere bi mpo a, sɛ wobɔ mframa kɛkɛ a, ebetumi ama wo sẽ ayɛ mmerɛw.
• Ɛtaa yɛ nkekae wɔ sẽ mu: Esiane sɛ enamel biara nni mu nti, ɛnyɛ den sɛ nneɛma te sɛ tii ne kɔfe bɛsakra sẽ.

Nsõ ho nnuruyɛfo betumi asiesie ntini nketenkete a ɛwɔ ntini mu. Nanso, sɛ wɔannya ayaresa a, .Tokuru ketewaa bi mpo betumi anyin ayɛ kɛse, na awiei koraa no, ɛbɛnya ɔyare mmoawa wɔ ɛse no ntini mu, na ɛde ɛyaw a emu yɛ den aba, na ama akisikuru ayɛ. Enti eyi nyɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ wobu no adewa.

So sẽ mu ntini san nyin?

Eyi yɛ asɛm a nnipa pii bisa. Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow no, sɛ wo enamel no sɛe koraa pɛ a, ɛrensan nnyin bio wɔ awosu mu. Ɛte sɛ nea wuntumi nsan mfa ahwehwɛ a abubu nhyɛ mu bio. Nanso, mma ɛnhaw wo. Nanso, wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo betumi abɔ sẽ no ho ban na ansɛe bio denam ade a wɔde kata sẽ no so a wɔfrɛ no sẽ abotiri a ɔde bɛto sẽ no so no so. Eyi bɛma wɔatumi de ɛse no adi dwuma bio.

Enti so ɔkwan bi wɔ hɔ a wɔfa so siesie enamel a asɛe?

Ɛwom sɛ ɛrentumi nyɛ yiye sɛ wɔbɛsan de enamel a ayera koraa aba de, nanso akwan bi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi afa so ahyɛ sẽ enamel a asɛe na ayɛ mmerɛw no mu den na wɔasan de aba kodu baabi. Ade titiriw a ɛboa wɔ eyi mu ne aboɔden abo a wɔfrɛ no fluoride . Fluoride san ma ɛse mu ntini a ɛwɔ akyi no yɛ mineral na ɛhyɛ mu den.

Momma yɛnka fluoride a wɔde sa yare ho asɛm kakra.

Fluoride yɛ ade a ɛwɔ nnuan ne nsu pii mu wɔ abɔde mu. Wobetumi anom sɛ aduru, anaasɛ ntini ho oduruyɛfo betumi de apete wo sẽ so tẽẽ (a wɔde gu wo sẽ so). Nsõ ho aduruyɛfo de fluoride di dwuma de ma ɛse mu ntini san ba fi awosu mu na ɛbɔ ho ban fi abon ne nneɛma afoforo a ɛsɛe ho. Ɔkwan foforo so no, ɛyɛ adwuma te sɛ aduannuru ma enamel no. Saa ayaresa yi tu mpɔn yiye wɔ sẽ a ɛporɔw mfiase no mu.

Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn atumi abɔ yɛn sẽ a ɛyɛ den no ho ban? Siw a wosiw ano ne nea eye sen biara!

Seesei woate sɛnea enamel som bo no ase. Enti, ho banbɔ ne ade a ɛho hia sen biara. Asɛm a wɔka sɛ ‘Siw ano ye sen ayaresa’ no fa ha nso. Nneɛma bi a wubetumi ayɛ na ama wo enamel ayɛ den na ayɛ apɔwmuden ni:

• Anyɛ yiye koraa no, brush wo sẽ mprenu da biara: anɔpa ne ansa na woada anadwo. Eyi yi plaque, 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. Ɛnyɛ biribiara a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛfɛre.
• Floss pɛnkoro da biara: Floss ho hia yiye na ama woayi aduan mu nneɛma nketenkete, sẽ mu ntini, ne mmoawa a ɛkyere wo sẽ ntam no afi hɔ. Ɛhohoro mmeae a wo sẽ brɔs ntumi nkɔ hɔ.
• Fa aduru a wɔde sew sẽ a fluoride wom di dwuma: Nnuru ahorow pii wɔ gua so. Paw biako a fluoride wom. Eyi boa ma wo enamel no mu yɛ den na ɛsan yɛ 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.
• Fa brɔs a ɛyɛ mmerɛw di dwuma: Kwati sɛ wode sẽ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ne nea ɛyɛ den bedi dwuma. Wɔyɛ katee dodo na wotumi sɛe enamel ankasa. Mma nnhohoro wo sẽ denneennen dodo bere a worehohoro wo sẽ no, brush brɛoo bɛyɛ simma abien. Sɛ wode brɔs a ɛyɛ mmerɛw mpo di dwuma a, sɛ wobɔ wo sẽ denneennen dodo a, ebetumi asɛe enamel.
• Fa sare so nom anonne a asikre wom: Sɛ wonom soda ne anonne a asikre wom fa sare mu a, ebetumi aboa ma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wo sẽ bɛporɔw no so atew. Nea eye sen saa mpo no, bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛtew anonne a ɛtete saa a wobɛnom so sɛnea wubetumi.
• Kɔ so nya nsu: Nsu a wobɛnom da mũ no nyinaa boa ma wohohoro aduan mu nneɛma nketenkete, plaque, ne mmoawa. Eyi nso betumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wɔn a wɔn ano ayɛ kusuu (xerostomia) betumi asɛe enamel no so.
• Sa ayaresa tebea horow a ɛhyɛ ase: Sɛ wowɔ tebea horow te sɛ ano a ɛyɛ kusuu (`Xerostomia`), `(GERD)`, `(Bulimia Nervosa)` a, ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛma wɔasa no yiye.
• Sɛ woyam wo sẽ wɔ wo nna mu a, hyɛ aduru a wɔde bɔ w’ano: eyinom wɔ hɔ a wɔtɔn a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu (OTC) wɔ nnurutɔnbea ne aguadidan akɛse mu. Anaasɛ, ntini ho oduruyɛfo betumi ayɛ wo ano aduru titiriw bi a ɛfata wo sẽ pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Chew gum a asikre nnim: Sɛ wowe anom a asikre nnim simma kakraa bi bere a woadi akyi a, ɛma nnompe a ɛba w’anom no yɛ kɛse, na ɛma acid ahorow no yɛ nea ɛho nhia na ɛboa ma enamel no kɔ so yɛ yiye.
• Bisa wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo: Nsõ a wɔde hyɛ wo sẽ mu yɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ tratraa a ɛte sɛ plastic a wɔde kata wo sẽ a wowe no so, titiriw ntini a emu dɔ a ɛwɔ akyi sẽ no mu. Wɔte sɛ osutɔ ntade nketewa a wode bɛhyɛ wo sẽ. Wɔbɔ wo sẽ ho ban fi plaque, tartar, ne mmoawa a epira ho, na ɛboa mmofra titiriw.
• Kɔ wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn daa: Anyɛ yiye koraa no, kɔ wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn kɔhwɛ wo mprenu afe biara (asram 6 biara) na ama wo sẽ ne wo sẽ ayɛ yiye, na wɔahohoro wo sẽ na wɔabɔ wo sẽ bere ne bere mu .

So sẽ a wɔma ɛyɛ fitaa sɛe enamel?

Nnipa pii pɛ sɛ wɔn sẽ yɛ fɛ na ɛyɛ fitaa. Enti, nnipa binom wɔ asɛmmisa bi fa sɛ ebia saa sẽ fitaa yi (`Teeth Whitening`) bɛsɛe enamel no anaa. Nokwarem no, sɛ wɔde di dwuma yiye a, sɛnea aduruyɛ akwankyerɛ kyerɛ no, sẽ a wɔde yɛ fitaa (`Teeth Whitening`) rensɛe enamel no. Nanso, nneɛma bi a wɔde yɛ fitaa tumi ma nsu fi sẽ no mu kakra. Eyi kyerɛ sɛ nsu a ɛwɔ sẽ no mu no betumi atew, na ɛno betumi ama sẽ no ayɛ mmerɛw bere tiaa bi. Sɛ w’ani gye sẽ a wɔde yɛ fitaa (`Teeth Whitening`) ho a, ade a eye sen biara ne sɛ wo ne nsensan ho oduruyɛfo bɛkasa na woanya afotu wɔ nneɛma ne akwan a ahobammɔ wom ho. Afei wubetumi anya serew fɛfɛ a ɔhaw biara nni ho. Nneɛma a wotɔ wɔ sotɔɔ mu no bi betumi de ɔhaw aba, sɛ woamfa anni dwuma yiye a.

Enti, dɛn ne ade a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae fi nea yɛaka ho asɛm no mu? (Nkrasɛm a Wɔde Kɔ Fie)

Enti, yɛaka tooth enamel ho asɛm pii nnɛ, ɛnte saa? Sɛ yɛbɛbɔ ne nyinaa mua a, nneɛma atitiriw a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae ni:

Enamel ne ade a ano yɛ den sen biara wɔ yɛn nipadua mu, nanso ɛnyɛ nea wontumi nsɛe no . Ɛyɛ ade a ɛsom bo sen biara a ɛbɔ yɛn sẽ ho ban fi ntokuru, asɛe, ne nkate ho.

• Kɔ so tew w’ano yiye. Brush wo sẽ mprenu da biara, fa floss, na fa fluoride aduru a wɔde sew sẽ di dwuma.
• To nnuan ne anonne a asikre ne asikre wom ano hye. Sɛ wudi a, fa nsu hohoro w’ano yiye wɔ ɛno akyi.
• Nya ayaresa tebea horow a ɛwɔ ase (e.g., GERD, Xerostomia, Bruxism) no yare sɛnea ɛfata.
• Kɔ ntini ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn bere ne bere mu . Saa kwan no so no, sɛ ɔhaw bi wɔ hɔ a, wobetumi ahu na wɔasa no ntɛm, na wubetumi nso anya animdefo afotu de abɔ wo enamel ho ban.
• Wo sẽ ho oduruyɛfo betumi akamfo nnuru a wɔde fluoride ayɛ akyerɛ wo de ahyɛ wo sẽ mu den na wakyerɛ wo akwan foforo a wobɛfa so abɔ wo sẽ ho ban wɔ fie.

Kae sɛ, serew fɛfɛ a ɛma apɔwmuden nyɛ biribi a ɛba ara kwa. Egye mmɔdenbɔ ne ahofama kakra. Sɛ woyɛ saa a, wo sẽ enamel bɛbɔ wo ho ban akyɛ! Enti, fi ase sua saa nneɛma yi nnɛ na hwɛ wo serew so, ɛyɛ?

` Nsõ enamel, sẽ akwahosan, sẽ a ɛporɔw, fluoride, sɛnea wobɛhohoro wo sẽ, ano akwahosan, sẽ ahobammɔ