Yu tit dɛn yɔlɔ? Dis na bɔt dɛnt plek!

Yu dɔn ɛva brus yu tit na mɔnin ɛn rɔn yu tɔng oba dɛn? Dɛn kin fil lɛk se dɛn kɔba dɛn wit sɔntin, we rɔf smɔl, nɔto so? Sɔntɛnde yu tit kin fil lɛk se dɛn "lɛk lich" ɔ lɛk se dɛn wɛr smɔl fɔr kot. Na dat wi kin kɔl dental plak, ɔ as dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl am , ‘dental plaque’ . Dis na rili tin we rili kɔmɔn. Bɔt if dɛn nɔ tek kia ɔf am fayn, i kin mek big big prɔblɛm. So tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt am ditayli.

Wetin na dis ‘plek’ we de bil pan tit?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, dɛnt plek na wan stika, baktriyal fim we de fɔm pan wi tit. Yɛs, yu yɛri dat rayt, baktri! Na nɔmal tin fɔ mek dis fɔm. Bɔt if wi nɔ pul dis plek bay we wi de brus wi tit ɛvride ɛn mek dɛntist klin wi tit, i kin mek wi gɛt bɔku prɔblɛm dɛn wit yu mɔt, lɛk fɔ gɛt kaviti ɛn gingivitis.

Naw lɛ wi si wetin dɛn mek dis dɛnt plek wit. Na baktri, smɔl smɔl it dɛn we wi kin it, ɛn di saliva we de na wi mɔt kin mek am mɔ. We wi de it it, mɔ di it dɛn we gɛt kabɔhaydrɛt lɛk shuga, bred, rays, pasta, ɛn frut, di baktri dɛn we de na wi mɔt kin yuz dɛn it dɛn ya fɔ dayjɛst dɛn. insay dis prכsεs, dεn baktri dεm ya de mek wan kayn asid. Na dɛn asid ya, di tin dɛn we de na di it, ɛn di saliva kin kam togɛda fɔ mek dis fim we kin stika ɛn we nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ, we na di tit plek.

"Okay, so aw dis plek de luk pan yu tit?" yu kin de wɔnda. Fɔ tru, plek nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ. Dat min se i nɔ gɛt ɛni kɔlɔ. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, di tin dɛn we de na di it kin stɔp na dis plek, ɛn dis kin mek yu tit dɛn tan lɛk se dɛn nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ. If yu tit fil "fuzzy," lɛk se dɛn kɔba wit sɔntin, ɔ gɛt rɔf say, dat na plek.

Yu tink se ‘Plaque’ ɛn ‘Tartar’ na di sem tin?

Yɛs, dɛn tu tin ya difrɛn smɔl. ‘Tartar’ na di tit plek we dɔn gɛda na di tit dɛn as tɛm de go ɛn i dɔn at fɔ bi ston we at. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl am bak "dental calculus." Dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl am bak "dental calculus."

Imajin, if yu nɔ brus yu tit fayn ɛvride ɛn pul di plet, afta sɔm tɛm da plet de go bigin fɔ at. Na da tɛm de tartar kin fɔm. wans dis tartar fכm, dεn nכ kin pul am bay we dεn brush כ flos nכmal wan. Fɔ pul am, yu rili nid fɔ mek dɛntist ɔ pɔsin we de kia fɔ yu tit klin am bay we yu yuz spɛshal tin dɛn.

Fɔs, Tartar kin bi yɔlɔsh-wayt kɔlɔ. Bɔt as tɛm de go, i kin chenj in kɔlɔ dipen pan wetin yu de it ɛn drink. Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Kɔfi
• Ti
• rɛd wayn we dɛn kin mek
• Fɔ smok
• We pɔsin de it tabak

Tin dɛn lɛk dis kin mek di tartar in kɔlɔ dak. Na dat mek sɔm pipul dɛn tit kin luk brawn ɔ blak.

Aw yu go no if yu gɛt plak na yu tit?

Bɔku impɔtant sayn dɛn de we yu fɔ luk fɔ fɔ no if plek de:

• Wan "fuzzy" filin we yu tɔch yu tit, lɛk se sɔntin de we stika pan dɛn.
• Bad brith (halitosis) na di baktri dɛm we de insay di plek we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ pul bay we yu brus yu tit.
• Blɔd we de kɔmɔt na di gɔm we yu de brus yu tit, di gɔm we de rɛd, we dɔn swel. Dɛn tin ya kin bi di fɔs sayn dɛm fɔ gingivitis, di men tin we kin mek pɔsin gɛt dis sik na di plek.

Bɔt fɔ no fɔ tru, di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu tit ɛn mek dɛn chɛk yu tit ɛn yu gɔm. Dɔn dɛn go tɛl yu us tritmɛnt yu nid.

Wetin mek dis ‘plek’ kin fɔm pan tit?

as wi bin dכn tכk bifo, plek de fכm we di baktri dεm we de na wi mכt de intarakt wit di shuga εn stach (kabohaydret) it dεm we wi de it. Imajin se yu dɔn it sɔntin lɛk milk, frut jus, swit drink, bred, pasta, rays, ɔ kek. Di shuga ɛn kabɔhaydrɛt we de insay dɛn it ya na di men it fɔ baktri dɛn we de na wi mɔt.

Dɛn baktri ya kin yuz dɛn tin dɛn de we dɛn kin it fɔ mek asid. If yu nɔ brus yu tit kwik kwik wan afta yu dɔn it ɔ drink, di baktri dɛm, di asid dɛm, ɛn di kabɔhaydrɛt dɛn kin kam togɛda fɔ mek wan fim we kin stika ɛn we nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ we dɛn kɔl plek. I tan lɛk se we yu put sɔntin we gris na di kichin sink, dɔti go gɛda rawnd am.

Wetin go apin if yu jɔs lɛf di plet pan? Yu tink se i denja?

Yɛs, plet nɔto sɔntin we yu kin jɔs trowe. If yu nɔ brus ɛn flos yu tit ɛvride, di plek go at smɔl smɔl ɛn tɔn to tartar. As wi bin dɔn tɔk bifo tɛm, na dɛntist nɔmɔ kin pul di tartar.

If di plek ɛn tarta bɔku dis we, siriɔs prɔblɛm kin apin. Dɛn tin ya na:

• Tut we de rɔtin (Cavities): Di asid dɛn we di baktri dɛm we de na di plek de mek de sɔlv di tut in ɛnamel ɛn mek di tut gɛt kaviti.
• Gingivitis ɛn ɔda sik dɛn we de na di gɔm: Plɛk kin mek di gam dɛn rɛd, swel, ɛn bigin fɔ blɔd. Dis na di fɔs tɛm we pɔsin kin gɛt di sik we de na di gɔm. If dɛn nɔ trit am, i kin rili bad ɛn pwɛl di bon we de rawnd di tit.
• Infεkshכn na di tut in rut (abscessed tooth): We di tut de rɔtin bad bad wan, di infεkshכn kin spre to di rut na di tut εn mek wan absεs we ful-ɔp wit pus. Dis kin rili mek yu fil pen.
• Tut we de lɔs: We di gɔm sik kin bad, di bon we de rawnd di tit kin sɔlv, ɛn dis kin mek di tit dɛn lɔs ɛn leta dɛn kin fɔdɔm.

Imajin aw big prɔblɛm kin bigin wit plek, we kin bigin lɛk smɔl tin! Na dat mek i rili impɔtant fɔ tek kia ɔf yu mɔt wɛlbɔdi.

Aw dɛntist dɛn kin trit plek ɛn tarta?

We yu go to dɛntist, we yu de chɛk yu tit, di dɛntist ɔ di pɔsin we de kia fɔ yu tit kin yuz spɛshal tin dɛn fɔ pul di plek ɛn tartar na yu tit. Dɛn kin kɔl dis "skel ɛn polish."

Apat frɔm dat, i go dipen pan di sik we yu gɛt, yu dɛntist kin tɛl yu bak fɔ du dɛn tin ya:

• Dental Sealants: Dis na tin we dɛn kin put insay di fayn fayn grov dɛn we de na di say dɛn we di tit dɛn kin chew. Dis kin mek di plek nɔ bɔku na dɛn grov dɛn de, ɛn dis kin bɛnifit pikin dɛn mɔ.
• Tritmɛnt fɔ dray mɔt: Sɔm pipul dɛn nɔ kin gɛt bɛtɛ saliva. Saliva na natura l tin we de klin yu tut. We di saliva prodakshɔn nɔ bɔku, di plek kin bɔku mɔ. Dɛn kin gi dɛn kayn pipul ya tritmɛnt we kin mek dɛn gɛt mɔ saliva.
• Fluoride tritmɛnt dɛn: Fluoride na minral we de mek di tit strɔng, i de mek di baktri dɛm we de mek di tut nɔ gro, ɛn i de mek di tut nɔ rɔtin. Dɛntist dɛn kin put sɔntin lɛk wan jel we gɛt bɔku bɔku fluoride pan yu tit.
• Speshal tut paste ɔ antibacterial mouthwash: Sɔntɛnde yu dɛntist kin se yu fɔ yuz strɔng tut paste ɔ antibacterial mouthwash.

Wetin wi kin du na os fɔ ridyus di plak?

Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ kɔntrol di plek we de bɔku. Bɔku simpul tin dɛn de we yu kin du na os fɔ ɛp. If yu du dɛn tin ya kɔrɛkt wan, yu kin ridyus di nɔmba fɔ go to dɛntist bak.

Na tin dɛn ya yu kin du fɔ ridyus di plek:

• Flɔs ɛvride: Yuz dɛnt flos wan tɛm insay di de fɔ pul di tin dɛn we de na yu tit ɛn di plek we kin stɔp bitwin yu tit. Sɔm stɔdi dɛn dɔn sho se if yu yuz flos bifo yu brus, i kin pul mɔ plek.
• Brush yu tit tu tɛm insay di de: Tek at le tu minit fɔ brus yu tit wit tut brɔsh we gɛt saf brist ɛn tut paste we gɛt fluoride. I bɛtɛ fɔ brus yu tit tu tɛm insay di de, ɛn i bɛtɛ fɔ brus yu tit afta ɛni it.
• Chew gam we nɔ gɛt shuga: If yu nɔ ebul fɔ brus yu tit rayt afta yu dɔn it ɔ drink, chew gam we nɔ gɛt shuga. Pik wan brand we wan dental asosieshɔn we dɛn no (lɛk di American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance) dɔn gri fɔ. Dis go mek yu gɛt mɔ saliva ɛn ɛp fɔ klin yu mɔt.
• Pik it dɛn we gɛt wɛlbɔdi: Kɔt di it dɛn we gɛt bɔku shuga ɛn stach. Bifo dat, it tin dɛn we gɛt fayn fayn tin dɛn lɛk yogɔt we nɔ swit, chiz, raw vɛjitebul, ɛn frut.
• Go to di dɛntist di rayt tɛm: Go fɔ chɛk-ap fɔ yu tit ɛn klin am tu tɛm insay di ia (ɛvri 6 mɔnt). Sɔntɛm ivin mɔ, i go dipen pan wetin yu nid.
• Yuz mɔt was: Rinse yu mɔt ɛvride wit antiseptik mɔt was, we yu kin bay na kɔwnta (OTC) ɔ we dɔktɔ gi yu.

Wetin kin apin if dɛn nɔ pul di plet ɛn advays fɔ mɛn dɛn tit

Naw wi no wetin na plek, aw i kin fɔm, wetin bad i kin du, ɛn aw fɔ kɔntrol am. Mɛmba se, plek na sɔntin we ɔlman gɛt na in tit. Na nɔmal tin. Bɔt di prɔblɛm na we wi lɛf am fɔ bil pan wi tit ɛn nɔ klin am fayn.

Bɔku tɛm, i kin fayn fɔ go to dɛntist ɛvri siks mɔnt fɔ mek dɛn chɛk am ɛn klin am. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn, fɔ ɛgzampul, di wan dɛn we kin gɛt tartar kwik ɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt sik na dɛn gɔm, kin nid fɔ go bɔku tɛm. Yu dɛntist go tɛl yu us schedule we fayn fɔ yu.

"Naw, yu tink se dɛn had, ston-layk pies dɛm fɔ tartar de ɛva kɔmɔt?" yu kin de wɔnda. Yɛs, sɔntɛnde, mɔ if yu de brus yu tit ɔltɛm, smɔl smɔl tartar kin kɔmɔt. Bɔt dat nɔ go pul di tartar kpatakpata. Dat nid pɔsin we sabi fɔ klin am.

Tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba fɔ sɔm tɛm

Okay, so lɛ wi mɛmba yu smɔl bɔt sɔm impɔtant pɔynt dɛn frɔm wetin wi dɔn tɔk bɔt:

• Dental plak na wan stika film we gɛt baktri dɛm we de fɔm pan ɔlman in tit. Dis na nɔmal tin.
• If dɛn nɔ pul di plek fayn, i kin at ɛn i kin bi tarta. Na dɛntist nɔmɔ kin pul di tartar.
• Plɛk ɛn tartar kin mek yu gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm lɛk fɔ gɛt kaviti, sik na yu gɔm, yu gɛt infɛkshɔn na yu rut, ɛn leta yu tut kin lɔs .
• Gud abit fɔ klin yu mɔt (fɔ brus yu tit tu tɛm ɛvride, fɔ yuz flos, fɔ it fayn it) ɛn fɔ chɛk yu tit ɔltɛm kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt dɛn prɔblɛm ya we di plek kin kam wit.

So, fɔ protɛkt yu fayn fayn smayl ɛn fɔ mek yu gɛt wɛlbɔdi tit, i rili impɔtant fɔ tek kia ɔf dɛn simpul tin ya. If yu gɛt ɛni kwɛstyɔn ɔ dawt, nɔ shem fɔ tɔk to yu dɛntist. Dɛn de ya fɔ ɛp yu!

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