Yu fil lɛk se yu tit dɛn dɔn west? Mek wi tok abaut Tut Erosion!

Yu dɔn ɛva fil se yu tit dɛn kin swɛt we yu it sɔntin we kol, it ayskrim , ɔ drink ɔt ti ? Ɔ yu dɔn ɛva notis se yu tit dɛn dɔn chenj kɔlɔ, tɔn yɔlɔ, ɔ ivin chip? Dɛn tin ya kin bi fɔs sayn dɛn we de sho se yu tit dɛn dɔn bigin fɔ west. Tide wi go tɔk bɔt dis kɔndishɔn we dɛn kɔl tut eroshɔn, ɔ `(Tooth Erosion)`.

Wetin na Tut Ɛroshɔn?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, di tut we de rɔtin na we di layt we de na yu tit we at ɛn we de protɛkt yu tit we dɛn kɔl ɛnamel . Tink bɔt am dis we: wi tit dɛn tan lɛk smɔl smɔl fɔt dɛn. Di strɔng ɔda wɔl na dis fɔt, dɛn kɔl am ɛnamel. Dis ɛnamel de protɛkt di sɛnsitiv pat dɛn we de insay wi tit. So, dis inεmεl kin west as tεm fכ difrεn rizin dεm, i kin bi fכ kεmikכl fכs (di asid we di it dεm we wi de it εn drink) כ mεkanikal fכs (sכmtεm bikoz fכ di we aw wi de brus wi tit dεm di kכrekt).

We di ɛnamel tan lɛk dis, di tit dɛn kin wik. Na da tɛm de di tit dɛn kin bigin fɔ swɛt, i kin izi fɔ mek stɛyn na di tit dɛn , ɛn di chans fɔ mek di tit dɛn gɛt kaviti kin bɔku. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl dis `(Enamel Erosion)` ɛn `(Dental Erosion)`.

Di gud nyus na dat, bɔku tɛm dis tut kin rɔtin. So, ivin if yu dɔn ɔlrɛdi gɛt sɔm ɛnamel wear, we dɛn de fɔ stɔp am bifo i wɔs. Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit dis rɔtin, dis rɔtin kin kɔntinyu ɛn pwɛl di nɛks layt na di tut, di dentin, ɛn ivin di tut pulp (di pat usay di nɛv dɛn de) .

Aw kɔmɔn tin dis?

Tut we kin rɔtin kin rili bɔku pas aw yu go tink. I kin afɛkt ɛnibɔdi we ol ɛni ej. stכdi dεm sho se klos to 50% pan di pikin tit (bebi tit ) εn 45% pan di pεrmanεnt tit (adult tit) de sɔfa wit dis kכndyushכn. Dis min se na sɔntin we wi ɔl nid fɔ no bɔt.

Us sayn dɛn kin apin we yu de brus yu tit?

Dɛn sayn ya nɔr kin bi di sem fɔ ɔlman. Dɛn kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔsin to ɔda pɔsin. Bɔt di fɔs tɛm we di ɛnamel de rɔtin, yu kin notis tin dɛn lɛk:

• Tit kin swɛt ɔ fɔ fil bad: Tit kin swɛla, mɔ we yu de it ɔ drink sɔntin we kol, ɔt, swit, ɔ sɔl.
• Di kɔlɔ we di tit dɛn kin chenj:I kin tan lɛk se di tit dɛn yɔlɔ smɔl. dis na biכs we di εnamel west, di dentin we de כnda de kam fכ si, we de yכlכ sכmtεm.
• sכm sכm pat dεm we de brok frכm di tit dεm: Sכm sכm pat dεm kin brok frכm di ed dεm na di tit.
• Pit: Di say we di tut de ɔp nɔ de smol ɛn yu kin si smɔl smɔl pit dɛn.

As di ɛnamel de west mɔ, we min se di damej de go dip dip wan insay di tut, yu kin bigin fɔ fil pen. Dis na bikɔs di mɔ we di damej de kam nia di nerve sɛnta na di tut, na di mɔ i de mek i nɔ fil fayn.

Wetin mek yu de brus yu tit lɛk dis? Wetin na di rizin dɛn?

Bɔku rizin dɛn de we mek dɛn kin du fɔ mek yu tit wayt. Lɛ wi tek wan luk pan di men tin dɛn we kin mek wi gɛt prɔblɛm :

• Fɔ it tin dɛn we gɛt shuga, stach, ɔ asid bɔku tɛm: Imajin se yu de drink kola ɛn swit drink ɛvride, ɔ yu de it chɔklɛt ɛn biskit bɔku tɛm. Semweso, fɔ it frut dɛn we gɛt asid lɛk pikɛl, lɛmon, ɛn ɔrɛnj bɔku tɛm, i nɔ kin fayn bak fɔ di ɛnamel. di asid dεm we de insay dεn kin sכlv di εnamel.
• Fɔ brus yu tit tranga wan: Sɔm pipul dɛn tink se if yu brus yu tit tranga wan, dat go klin yu tit fayn fayn wan. Dis na tin we nɔ rayt. If yu brus yu tit tranga wan, dat kin pwɛl di ɛnamel mɔ, mɔ fɔ di wan dɛn we gɛt sik na dɛn gɔm .
• Tit grind (Bruxism): Sɔm pipul dɛn kin grind dɛn tit we dɛn de slip. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin klem dɛn tit insay di de we dɛn nɔ kin ivin no. Dis kin mek dɛn tit west bak.
• Kronik Asid Riflɔks (GERD): Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt asid riflɔks na dɛn bɛlɛ. We dis asid rich na di mɔt, i kin pwɛl di ɛnamel na dɛn tit.
• Dray mɔt (Xerostomia): Saliva na natura l tin we de protɛkt wi tit. di saliva de mek di asid dεm we de na di mכt nכtralayz εn i de gi di tit dεm minral dεm. Dray mɔt (we kin kam frɔm sɔm sik ɔ mɛrɛsin) na ɔda rizin fɔ brus yu tit.
• Yuz sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn fɔ lɔng tɛm: Fɔ ɛgzampul, sɔm mɛrɛsin dɛn lɛk antihistamines (mɛrɛsin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mɛn alɛji), kin mek di saliva nɔ bɔku.
• di jεnεtik kכndyushכn dεm we dεn bכn wit: Insay sכm kכndyushכn dεm we nכ kin apin, lεk Enamel Hypoplasia, di tut inεmεl kin rili tכn כ i nכ de we dεn bכn am.
• Di prɔblɛm dɛn we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de it lɛk Bulimia Nervosa : Insay dɛn kayn tin ya, we pɔsin vɔmit bɔku tɛm, i kin mek di strɔng asid dɛn we de na di bɛlɛ kam nia di tit ɛn pwɛl di ɛnamel.

Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin if yu kɔntinyu fɔ brus yu tit?

Bɔku tɛm, di tut we de rɔtin na bad bad tin. Bɔt if dɛn nɔ trit am fayn, prɔblɛm dɛn lɛk:

• Di tit dɛn we de yɔlɔ ɔ we gɛt stɛyn.
• Tut we de rɔtin (cavities).
• Raf ɔ shap ed dɛn na di tit dɛn.
• Tut brok ɔ krak krak.

Impɔtant: Tut we de rɔtin nɔto di sem wit di tit we de rɔtin/kaviti. Di tut we de rɔtin na di akshɔn we di baktriyal plek de du pan di tit. Bɔt we dɛn brus di tit ɛn di ɛnamel wik, di risk fɔ mek di tut rɔtin kin bɔku.

Aw dɔktɔ kin no dis?

Yu dɛntist kin no dɛn sayn ya we de sho se yu tut de rɔtin we yu de chɛk yu tit ɔltɛm. I go tek tɛm luk yu tit dɛn, luk fɔ we dɛn dɔn wɛr, chenj dɛn na di say we dɛn de, ɛn if dɛn gɛt smɔl smɔl kaviti dɛn. Sɔntɛnde, dɛn kin tek ɛkstrem rayt fɔ yu tit bak fɔ no aw di tit dɔn pwɛl.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt fɔ tut we de rɔtin?

Di tritmɛnt fɔ di ɛnamel eroshɔn dipen pan aw yu kɔndishɔn siriɔs.

• Insay di fɔs tɛm: Di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin yuz mɔ na di fluoride we dɛn kin put pan pɔsin in bɔdi . Fluoride na sɔntin we de mek di ɛnamel strɔng ɛn stɔp di rɔtin fɔ mek i nɔ wɔs. Bɔt mɛmba se fluoride nɔ go ebul fɔ mek di ɛnamel we dɔn lɔs gro bak. I kin jɔs go wans i dɔn lɔs.
• If di blɔd de kɔmɔt smɔl: Yu dɛntist kin tɛl yu fɔ du tritmɛnt dɛn lɛk dɛn tin ya:
• Dental Bonding: Dis na fɔ yuz spɛshal rɛsin we de mach di kɔlɔ we di tut gɛt fɔ ful-ɔp di say dɛn we dɔn pwɛl.
• Vinɛs: Dɛn tin ya tan lɛk tint shel dɛn we dɛn kin glu oba di tut in tap. Dɛn kin yuz dɛn fɔ mek di tut shep ɛn kɔlɔ bɛtɛ.
• Tit Krawn: Dɛn kɔl dɛn tin ya tit krawn. If tut wik bad bad wan, dɛn kin put krawn fɔ kɔba di tut ɔltogɛda ɛn protɛkt am.

Yu tink se fɔ brus yu tit siriɔs?

If dɛn nɔ trit am, yes, di tut we de rɔtin kin gɛt siriɔs prɔblɛm dɛn.

• Fɔ fil bad pasmak to tin dɛn we kol, ɔt, ɛn swit.
• di dentin layεr de kכmכt, we de mek di risk fכ divεlכp kכva bכku bכku wan.
• As tɛm de go, di tut kin ivin lɔs.

Di gud nyus na dat, di tut we de rɔtin nɔ kin apin wan nɛt. If yu no ɛn trit di prɔblɛm kwik kwik wan, yu kin mek i nɔ wɔs.

Aw wi kin stɔp di ɛnamel fɔ was? Wetin wi fɔ du?

We i kam pan di tut we de rɔtin, fɔ mek yu nɔ rɔtin na di bɛst tin fɔ du. Bikɔs, lɛk aw wi bin dɔn tɔk, dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ gro bak di ɛnamel we dɔn pwɛl. So, i fayn fɔ stɔp dis bifo i bigin.

Fɔ mek yu tut nɔ rɔtin, du dɛn tin ya:

• Yuz tut paste we gɛt fluoride.
• Brush yu tit at le tu tɛm insay di de (wit saf brɔsh, fayn fayn wan).
• Flos bitwin yu tit wan tɛm insay di de.
• Limit it ɛn drink we gɛt bɔku shuga ɛn asid.(Nɔ it kola, swit drink, swit it, ɛn sɔl frut ɔltɛm).
• Rinse yu mɔt wit wata we yu de it ɛn afta yu dɔn it snek.
• Wet fɔ at le 30 minit afta yu dɔn it bifo yu brus yu tit. If yu brus yu tit jɔs afta yu it, dat kin pwɛl di ɛnamel frɔm di asid dɛn we de na yu mɔt. Gi yu saliva tɛm fɔ neutralize di asid dɛn.
• Nɔ it tri awa bifo yu go slip (dis impɔtant mɔ fɔ pipul dɛn we gɛt GERD).
• Ridyus di drink we yu de drink rɔm.
• If yu it gɔm we nɔ gɛt shuga afta yu it, dat kin mek yu gɛt mɔ saliva.
• Go to di dɛntist ɔltɛm fɔ mek dɛn chɛk yu tit ɛn klin am.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɛntist?

Fɔ mek yu gɛt gud wɛlbɔdi na yu mɔt, yu fɔ go to yu dɛntist ɔltɛm. Sɔm pipul dɛn jɔs nid fɔ go ɛvri siks mɔnt. Pipul wae kin gɛt mɔr tut, cavities, ɔr gam sik kin nid fɔ go mɔr. Yu dɛntist go tɛl yu fɔ mek yu gɛt wan schedule we go wok fɔ yu.

Apat frɔm dat, if yu notis ɛni sayn we de sho se yu tut de rɔtin, lɛk we yu tut de fil ɔ we yu tit de chenj (krak, pit, kɔlɔ we de chenj) , mek shɔ se yu go to dɛntist. If yu trit am kwik, dat kin ɛp fɔ mek di prɔblɛm nɔ wɔs.

Aw a go no fɔ tru if a gɛt ɛnamel eroshɔn ɔ mi tut dɔn rɔtin?

Tut rɔtin ɛn tut rɔtin na tu difrɛn tin dɛn. Bɔt dɛn ɔl tu kin afɛkt yu mɔt wɛlbɔdi fɔ lɔng tɛm. Tut kin rɔtin we di plek kin bɔku pan yu tit as tɛm de go. Tut kin rɔtin we di ɛnamel wik bay we yu de brus yu tit, it tin dɛn we gɛt asid, ɔ we yu de wɛr ɛn te ɛvride. Gud abit fɔ klin yu mɔt ɛn fɔ chɛk yu tit ɔltɛm kin ɛp fɔ ridyus di risk fɔ ɔl tu di sik dɛn.

Fɔ dɔn, di tin dɛn we impɔtant pas ɔl we wi fɔ mɛmba

So, wi no naw wetin na Tut Erosion, wetin kin mek i apin, ɛn aw fɔ protɛkt ɛn trit am.

Mɛmba se bɔku tɛm, tut kin rɔtin. So, if yu nɔr no gud gud wan wetin fɔ luk fɔ, yu nɔ go no di sayn dɛm. Na dat mek i impɔtant fɔ de chɛk yu tit ɔltɛm. If dɛntist dɛn ebul fɔ no ɛn trit dis sik kwik, yu gɛt bɛtɛ chans fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt kaviti, infɛkshɔn, ɛn ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn na yu tit.

Aks yu dɛntist aw ɔltɛm yu fɔ chɛk yu tit. Prɛventiv kia na di bɛst we fɔ sev tɛm, mɔni, ɛn maynd wɛlbɔdi fɔ lɔng tɛm. Tek kia ɔf yu fayn fayn smayl!

` Tit brush, enamel, tut protɛkshɔn, tut sɛnsitiviti, tit wɛlbɔdi, tut rɔtin, dɛntist