He melemele kou mau niho? E pili ana kēia i ka palaki niho!

Ua palaki anei ʻoe i kou mau niho i ke kakahiaka a holo kou alelo ma luna o lākou? Manaʻo lākou ua uhi ʻia lākou i kahi mea, he ʻano ʻino iki, ʻeā? I kekahi manawa hiki i kou mau niho ke manaʻo e like me "nā leeches" a i ʻole e ʻaʻahu ana i kahi ʻaʻahu huluhulu liʻiliʻi. ʻO ia ka mea a mākou e kapa nei he dental plaque, a i ʻole e like me ke kapa ʻana o nā kauka , 'dental plaque' . He mea maʻamau loa kēia. Akā inā ʻaʻole mālama pono ʻia, hiki iā ia ke hana i nā pilikia nui. No laila i kēia lā, e kamaʻilio kākou e pili ana i ia mea me nā kikoʻī.

He aha kēia 'plaque' e hōʻiliʻili ana ma luna o nā niho?

I ka ʻōlelo maʻalahi, he ʻili bacteria pipili ka palaki niho e hana ʻia ma luna o ko kākou mau niho. ʻAe, ua lohe pololei ʻoe i kēlā, bacteria! He mea maʻamau kēia e hana ʻia. Akā inā ʻaʻole mākou e wehe i kēia palaki ma ka palaki ʻana i ko mākou mau niho i kēlā me kēia lā a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ko mākou mau niho e ke kauka niho, hiki iā ia ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia olakino waha he nui, me nā lua a me ka gingivitis.

I kēia manawa, e nānā kākou i ke ʻano o kēia palaki niho. Hana nui ʻia ia me nā bacteria, nā ʻāpana liʻiliʻi o ka meaʻai a kākou e ʻai ai, a me ka lawai i loko o ko kākou waha. Ke ʻai kākou i ka meaʻai, ʻoiai nā meaʻai i loaʻa nā kalapona e like me ke kō, ka berena, ka laiki, ka pasta, a me nā huaʻai, hoʻohana nā bacteria i loko o ko kākou waha i kēia mau ʻāpana meaʻai e hoʻoheheʻe iā lākou. Ma kēia kaʻina hana, hana kēia mau bacteria i kahi ʻano waikawa. ʻO kēia mau waikawa, nā ʻāpana meaʻai, a me ka lawai e hui pū ana e hana i kēia ʻili ʻili pipili a kala ʻole, ʻo ia hoʻi ka palaki niho.

"ʻAe, pehea ke ʻano o kēia palaki ma kou mau niho?" e ​​noʻonoʻo paha ʻoe. ʻOiaʻiʻo, ʻaʻohe kala o ka palaki. ʻO ia hoʻi, ʻaʻohe ona kala. Akā i kekahi manawa, hiki i nā ʻāpana meaʻai ke hoʻopili ʻia i kēia palaki, e hoʻolilo ana i kou mau niho i mea ʻē. Inā manaʻo kou mau niho he "fuzzy," me he mea lā ua uhi ʻia i kahi mea, a i ʻole he ʻili ʻino, ʻo ia ka palaki.

He like anei ʻo 'Plaque' a me 'Tartar'?

ʻAe, he ʻokoʻa iki kēia mau mea ʻelua. ʻO 'Tartar' ka palaki niho i hōʻiliʻili ʻia ma nā niho i ka hala ʻana o ka manawa a ua paʻakikī a lilo i pōhaku paʻakikī. Kapa pū kekahi poʻe iā ia he "calculus niho." Kapa pū nā kauka iā ia he "calculus niho."

E noʻonoʻo, inā ʻaʻole ʻoe e palaki pono i kou mau niho i kēlā me kēia lā a wehe i ka plaque, ma hope o kekahi manawa e hoʻomaka ana kēlā plaque e paʻakikī. ʻO ia ka manawa e hana ai ka tartar. Ke hana ʻia kēia tartar, ʻaʻole hiki ke wehe ʻia ma ka palaki ʻana a i ʻole ka flossing maʻamau. No ka wehe ʻana, pono ʻoe e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kahi kauka niho a i ʻole ka mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe niho me ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā lako kūikawā.

Hiki i ka Tartar ke lilo i kala melemele-keʻokeʻo i ka wā mua. Eia naʻe, i ka hala ʻana o ka manawa, hiki ke loli ke kala ma muli o kāu mea e ʻai ai a inu ai. Eia kekahi laʻana:

• Kofe
• Kī
• waina ʻulaʻula
• Puhipaka
• Nau paka

Hiki i nā mea e like me kēia ke hoʻopōʻeleʻele i ke kala o ka tartar. ʻO ia ke kumu e ʻeleʻele ai a ʻeleʻele paha nā niho o kekahi poʻe.

Pehea ʻoe e ʻike ai inā he plaque ma kou mau niho?

Aia kekahi mau hōʻailona koʻikoʻi e nānā ai e hoʻoholo ai inā loaʻa ka plaque:

• He manaʻo "fuzzy" ke hoʻopā ʻoe i kou mau niho, me he mea lā he mea pipili ma luna o lākou.
• ʻO ka hanu ʻino (halitosis) ke kumu o ka bacteria i loko o ka plaque hiki ʻole ke hoʻopau ʻia ma ka palaki ʻana i kou mau niho.
• Ke kahe koko nei nā ʻāʻī i ka wā e palaki ai i kou mau niho, ʻulaʻula, pehu nā ʻāʻī. Hiki i kēia ke lilo i mau hōʻailona mua o ka gingivitis, ʻo ke kumu nui o ia mea he plaque.

Akā no ka ʻike pono ʻana, ʻo ka mea maikaʻi loa e hana ai, ʻo ia ke ʻike i kahi kauka niho a nānā ʻia kou mau niho a me kou mau ʻāʻī. A laila e haʻi lākou iā ʻoe i ke ʻano o ka lāʻau āu e pono ai.

No ke aha i hana ʻia ai kēia 'plaque' ma nā niho?

E like me kā mākou i kūkākūkā ai ma mua, hoʻokumu ʻia ka plaque i ka wā e launa pū ai ka bacteria i loko o ko kākou waha me ke kō a me ka starch (carbohydrate) meaʻai a kākou e ʻai ai. E noʻonoʻo ua ʻai ʻoe i kahi mea e like me ka waiū, ka wai huaʻai, nā mea inu ʻono, ka berena, ka pasta, ka laiki, a i ʻole ke keke. ʻO ke kō a me nā carbohydrates i loko o kēia mau meaʻai ka meaʻai nui no ka bacteria i loko o ko kākou waha.

Hoʻohana kēia mau bacteria i kēlā mau ʻāpana meaʻai e hana i nā waikawa. Inā ʻaʻole ʻoe e palaki koke i kou mau niho ma hope o ka ʻai ʻana a i ʻole ka inu ʻana, hui pū nā bacteria, nā waikawa, a me nā kalapona e hana i kahi ʻili pipili a kala ʻole i kapa ʻia ʻo ka plaque. Ua like ia me ka wā e kau ai ʻoe i kahi mea momona i loko o ka poho holoi kīhini, e hōʻiliʻili ka lepo a puni ia.

He aha ka mea e hana ai inā waiho wale ʻoe i ka palaki? He mea weliweli anei ia?

ʻAe, ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻolei wale i ka plaque. Inā ʻaʻole ʻoe e palaki a floss i kou mau niho i kēlā me kēia lā, e paʻakikī mālie ka plaque a lilo i tartar. E like me kā mākou i ʻōlelo ai ma mua, hiki i kahi kauka niho ke wehe i ka tartar.

Inā hōʻiliʻili ka plaque a me ka tartar ma kēia ʻano, hiki ke loaʻa nā pilikia koʻikoʻi. ʻO kēia mau mea:

• Pala niho (Nā lua niho): ʻO nā waikawa i hana ʻia e ka bacteria i loko o ka plaque e hoʻoheheʻe i ka enamel niho a hana i nā lua niho.
• ʻO Gingivitis a me nā maʻi ʻāʻī ʻē aʻe: ʻO ka plaque ke kumu o ka ʻulaʻula o nā ʻāʻī, pehu, a hoʻomaka ke kahe ʻana o ke koko. ʻO kēia ke kahua mua o ka maʻi ʻāʻī. Inā ʻaʻole mālama ʻia, hiki ke lilo i mea koʻikoʻi a hōʻino i ka iwi a puni nā niho.
• Ka maʻi ma ke kumu o ka niho (niho ʻōpū): Ke koʻikoʻi ka palaho niho, hiki i ka maʻi ke laha i ke kumu o ka niho a hana i kahi ʻōpū piha i ka nahu. Hiki i kēia ke lilo i mea ʻeha loa.
• Ka nalowale o ka niho: Ke koʻikoʻi ka maʻi ʻāʻī, hiki i ka iwi a puni nā niho ke heheʻe, e hoʻoheheʻe ai i nā niho a hāʻule i waho.

E noʻonoʻo pehea e hoʻomaka ai nā pilikia nui me ka plaque, hiki ke hoʻomaka ma ke ʻano he mea liʻiliʻi! ʻO ia ke kumu he mea nui loa ka mālama ʻana i kou olakino waha.

Pehea e mālama ai nā kauka niho i ka plaque a me ka tartar?

Ke kipa aku ʻoe i kahi kauka niho, i ka wā o ka nānā ʻana i nā niho, hoʻohana ke kauka niho a i ʻole ka mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe niho i nā mea hana kūikawā e wehe i ka plaque a me ka tartar mai kou mau niho. Ua kapa pinepine ʻia kēia ʻo "scaling and polishing."

Eia kekahi, ma muli o kou kūlana, hiki i kāu kauka niho ke ʻōlelo pū i kēia mau mea:

• Nā Sila Niho: He uhi pale kēia i kau ʻia ma nā ʻauwaha lahilahi ma nā ʻili nau o nā niho. Hoʻēmi kēia i ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana o ka plaque ma kēlā mau ʻauwaha, he mea pono loa ia no nā keiki.
• Lapaʻau no ka waha maloʻo: He haʻahaʻa ka hana ʻana o ka lawai i kekahi poʻe. He mea hoʻomaʻemaʻe niho maoli ka lawai. Ke haʻahaʻa ka hana ʻana o ka lawai, hōʻiliʻili nui ka plaque. Hāʻawi ʻia kēlā poʻe i nā lāʻau lapaʻau e hoʻonui ai i ka hana ʻana o ka lawai.
• Nā lāʻau lapaʻau fluoride: He mineral ka Fluoride e hoʻoikaika i nā niho, e hōʻemi ana i ka ulu ʻana o nā bacteria e hoʻoulu ai i ka plaque, a e hōʻemi ana i ka pilikia o ka palaho niho. Hiki i nā kauka niho ke hoʻopili i kahi mea e like me ka gel fluoride i hoʻopaʻa nui ʻia i kou mau niho.
• Paʻi niho kūikawā a i ʻole ka holoi waha antibacterial: I kekahi manawa e ʻōlelo paha kāu kauka niho e hoʻohana i ka toothpaste ikaika a i ʻole ka holoi waha antibacterial.

He aha kā mākou e hana ai ma ka home e hōʻemi ai i ka plaque?

ʻO ka mea maikaʻi loa e hana ai, ʻo ia ke kāohi i ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana o ka plaque. Nui nā mea maʻalahi hiki iā ʻoe ke hana ma ka home e kōkua ai. Inā hana pololei ʻoe i kēia mau mea, hiki iā ʻoe ke hōʻemi i ka helu o nā kipa ʻana i ke kauka niho.

Eia nā mea hiki iā ʻoe ke hana e hōʻemi i ka plaque:

• E holoi i nā niho i kēlā me kēia lā: E hoʻohana i ka floss niho ma ka liʻiliʻi hoʻokahi manawa i ka lā e wehe i nā ʻāpana meaʻai a me ka plaque e paʻa ana ma waena o kou mau niho. Manaʻo kekahi mau noiʻi e wehe ka floss ma mua o ka palaki ʻana i nā plaque hou aʻe.
• E palaki i kou mau niho i ʻelua manawa i ka lā: E hoʻokaʻawale ma ka liʻiliʻi he ʻelua mau minuke e palaki ai i kou mau niho me ka palaki niho palupalu a me ka toothpaste fluoride. ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka palaki ʻana i kou mau niho ma ka liʻiliʻi he ʻelua manawa i ka lā, a ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi ma hope o kēlā me kēia ʻai.
• Nau i ka gum ʻole kō: Inā ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke palaki i kou mau niho ma hope koke o ka ʻai ʻana a i ʻole ka inu ʻana, e nau i ka gum ʻole kō. E koho i kahi lama i ʻae ʻia e kahi hui niho i ʻike ʻia (e like me ka American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance). E hoʻonui kēia i ka hana ʻana o ka lawai a kōkua i ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i kou waha.
• E koho i nā meaʻai olakino: E hōʻemi i nā meaʻai kiʻekiʻe i ke kō a me ka starch. Akā, e ʻai i nā meaʻai momona, e like me ka yogurt ʻono ʻole, ka tīhi, nā mea kanu maka, a me nā huaʻai.
• E kipa aku i ke kauka niho i ka manawa kūpono: E hele no ka nānā ʻana i nā niho a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana ma ka liʻiliʻi ʻelua i ka makahiki (i kēlā me kēia 6 mahina). Malia paha ʻoi aku ka pinepine, ma muli o kāu mau pono.
• E hoʻohana i ka holoi waha: E holoi i kou waha i kēlā me kēia lā me ka holoi waha antiseptic, ma ke kūʻai ʻia ma luna o ke kauka (OTC) a i ʻole i kauoha ʻia e ke kauka.

He aha ka mea e hana ai inā ʻaʻole wehe ʻia ka plaque a me ke aʻo ʻana i nā niho

Ua ʻike mākou i kēia manawa he aha ka plaque, pehea e hana ʻia ai, he aha ka pōʻino e hana ai, a pehea e kāohi ai. E hoʻomanaʻo, he mea ia i loaʻa i nā kānaka a pau ma ko lākou mau niho. He mea maʻamau ia. Akā, ʻo ka pilikia ke ʻae mākou iā ia e kūkulu ʻia ma ko mākou mau niho a ʻaʻole mākou e hoʻomaʻemaʻe pono.

ʻO ka mea maʻamau, ua ʻōlelo ʻia e ʻike i ke kauka niho i kēlā me kēia ʻeono mahina no ka nānā ʻana a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana. Eia nō naʻe, pono paha kekahi poʻe, no ka laʻana ka poʻe e ulu koke ana ka tartar a i ʻole ka poʻe me ka maʻi ʻāʻī, e hele pinepine aku. E haʻi aku kāu kauka niho iā ʻoe i ka papa manawa kūpono iā ʻoe.

"I kēia manawa, e hemo anei kēlā mau ʻāpana tartar paʻakikī e like me ka pōhaku?" e noʻonoʻo ana paha ʻoe. ʻAe, i kekahi manawa, ʻoiai inā ʻoe e palaki pinepine i kou mau niho, hiki ke hemo nā ʻāpana liʻiliʻi o ka tartar. Akā, ʻaʻole ia e wehe loa i ka tartar. Pono kēlā i kahi hoʻomaʻemaʻe loea.

Nā mea e hoʻomanaʻo ai i ka hōʻuluʻulu manaʻo

ʻAe, no laila e hoʻomanaʻo iki aku mākou iā ʻoe i kekahi mau mea nui mai nā mea a mākou i kamaʻilio ai:

• He ʻili pipili o nā bacteria ka palaki niho e hana ʻia ma nā niho o kēlā me kēia kanaka. He mea maʻamau kēia.
• Inā ʻaʻole i wehe pono ʻia ka palaki, paʻakikī ia a lilo i tartar. ʻO ke kauka niho wale nō ke hiki ke wehe i ka tartar.
• Hiki i ka plaque a me ka tartar ke hana i nā pilikia koʻikoʻi e like me nā lua, nā maʻi ʻāʻī, nā maʻi aʻa, a me ka nalowale ʻana o nā niho .
• ʻO nā ʻano maʻemaʻe waha maikaʻi (ka palaki ʻana i nā niho ʻelua i ka lā, ka flossing, ka ʻai olakino) a me nā nānā niho maʻamau e hiki ke kōkua nui i ka pale ʻana i kēia mau pilikia i hoʻokumu ʻia e ka plaque.

No laila, no ka pale ʻana i kou minoʻaka nani a me ka mālama ʻana i nā niho olakino, he mea nui loa ka mālama ʻana i kēia mau mea maʻalahi. Inā he mau nīnau a kānalua paha kāu, mai hilahila e kamaʻilio me kāu kauka niho. Eia lākou e kōkua iā ʻoe!

ʻO ka mea hoʻopili niho, ka plaque niho, ka tartar, ke olakino niho, ke olakino waha, ka palaki ʻana i nā niho, ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i nā niho