I ha a sen em? Hei hi dental plaque chungchang a ni!

Zingkar i ha i sil a, i lei i tlanpui tawh ngai em? Thil pakhatin a khuh ang maiin an inhria a, tlem a rough deuh a ni lawm ni? A chang chuan i ha hi "leeches ang" emaw, fur coat tlem te ha ang maiin emaw a awm thei. Chu chu dental plaque kan tih chu a ni a, doctor-te’n an tih angin , ‘dental plaque’ . Hei hi a takah chuan thil awmze nei tak a ni. Mahse uluk taka enkawl a nih loh chuan harsatna lian tak a thlen thei a ni. Chuvangin vawiinah hian chipchiar takin sawi ila.

Ha chunga ‘plaque’ lo awm hi eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin sawi ila, dental plaque hi kan ha-a lo awm, bacteria film sticky tak a ni. Ni e, chu chu i hre chiang khawp mai, bacteria! Hei hi a lo piang chhuak hi thil pangngai tak a ni. Mahse nitin ha silfai a, ha enkawltu hnena ha silfai tir a, he plaque hi kan paih loh chuan hmui hriselna lama harsatna engemaw zat a thlen thei a, chung zingah chuan cavities leh gingivitis te pawh a tel.

Tunah chuan he ha plaque hi eng atanga siam nge a nih kan en ang. A bulpui ber chu bacteria, kan ei tur chi hrang hrang te, leh kan ka chhunga hmui (saliiva) te atanga siam a ni. Chaw ei kan ei hian, a bik takin carbohydrates awmna ei tur, sugar, chhang, buhfai, pasta, leh thei chi hrang hrang kan ei hian kan ka chhunga bacteria te hian heng ei tur chi hrang hrang te hi an ei theih nan an hmang thin. Hetianga an tih hian heng bacteria te hian acid chi khat an siam chhuak thin. Heng acid te, ei tur chi hrang hrang leh hmui te hi an inzawm khawm a, he film sticky, rawng nei lo, ha plaque a ni.

"Okay, chuti a nih chuan he plaque hi i ha chungah engtin nge a lan?" i ngaihtuah mai thei. Dik tak chuan plaque hi rawng nei lo a ni. Chu chu rawng a nei lo tihna a ni. Mahse a chang chuan, ei tur chi hrang hrang he plaque-ah hian a innghat thei a, chu chuan i ha chu a rawng a thlak danglam thei a ni. I ha chu "fuzzy" anga i hriat chuan, thil pakhatin a khuh ang maia i hriat chuan, emaw, a hrual hrual ang maia i ha a nih chuan, chu chu plaque a ni.

‘Plaque’ leh ‘Tartar’ hi thil inang an ni em?

Ni e, heng pahnih hi a danglam deuh hlek a ni. ‘Tartar’ hi ha hrual (dental plaque) a ni a, hun kal zelah ha chungah a lo awm khawm a, a khauh a, lung khauh takah a lo chang ta a ni. Mi thenkhat chuan "dental calculus" an ti bawk. Doctor-te chuan "dental calculus" an ti bawk.

Ngaihtuah teh, nitin i ha i silfai tha lo a, plaque i paih chhuah loh chuan rei vak lo hnuah chu plaque chu a lo khauh tan ang. Chutah chuan tartar a lo piang ta a ni. He tartar hi a lo awm tawh chuan brush emaw flossing emaw normal takin a chhuak thei lo. A paih chhuah nan chuan ha enkawltu emaw, ha enkawltu emaw hnenah hmanraw bik hmanga tihfai a ngai ngei ang.

Tartar hi a tir lamah chuan yellowish-white color a ni thei. Mahse, hun kal zelah i ei leh in a zirin a rawng a danglam thei a ni. Entir nan:

• Kawfi
• Thingpui
• wine sen a ni
• Meizial zuk
• Zuk leh hmuam chewing

Hetiang thil hian tartar rawng a ti thim thei a ni. Chuvang chuan mi thenkhat ha chu brown emaw black emaw angin a lang.

Engtin nge i ha ah plaque a awm leh awm loh i hriat theih ang?

Plaque a awm leh awm loh hriat nan key sign engemaw zat zawn tur a awm a:

• I ha i khawih hian "fuzzy" feeling, a chungah thil sticky awm ang maia awm.
• Bad breath (halitosis) hi plaque-a bacteria awm vang a ni a, ha sil hian a bo thei lo.
• Ha i sil laia thisen chhuak, ha sen, hring. Hengte hi gingivitis chhinchhiahna hmasa ber a ni thei a, a chhan ber chu plaque a ni.

Mahse, chiang taka hriat tur chuan ha enkawltu hmuh a, i ha leh i hmui enfiah tir hi a tha ber a ni. Chumi hnuah chuan eng enkawlna nge i mamawh tih an hrilh ang che.

Engvangin nge he ‘plaque’ hi ha chungah a lo awm?

Kan sawi tawh ang khan kan ka chhunga bacteria te hian kan ei tur sugar leh starch (carbohydrate) te nen an inzawm hian plaque a lo awm thin. Bawnghnute, thei tui, in tur thlum, chhang, pasta, buhfai, a nih loh leh cake ang chi thil i ei tawh ang tih han ngaihtuah teh. Heng ei tur a sugar leh carbohydrates te hi kan ka chhunga bacteria awmte ei tur ber a ni.

Heng bacteria te hian chu ei tur chi hrang hrang chu acid siam nan an hmang thin. Ei leh in hnua i ha i silfai vat loh chuan bacteria, acid leh carbohydrates te chu an inzawm khawm a, film sticky, rawng nei lo, plaque an tih chu an siam a ni. Kitchen sink-a thil thau i dah chuan a chhehvelah bawlhhlawh a awm khawm ang.

Plaque chu i dah mai mai a nih chuan eng nge thleng ang? A hlauhawm em?

Ni e, plaque hi i paih mai mai theih thil a ni lo. Nitin ha i brush leh floss loh chuan plaque chu a khauh zauh zauh ang a, tartar-ah a chang ang. Kan sawi tawh ang khan ha enkawltu chauhin tartar a paih thei.

Chutianga plaque leh tartar a lo awm chuan harsatna lian tak a awm thei a ni. Chung zingah chuan:

• Tooth decay (Cavities): Plaque-a bacteria siam acids hian ha enamel a tifai a, cavities a siam thin.
• Gingivitis leh hah natna dang: Plaque hian hmui a sen a, a hring a, thisen a chhuak tan thin. Hei hi gum natna hmasa ber a ni. Enkawl loh chuan a na hle thei a, ha vel ruh a tichhe thei bawk.
• Ha bul lama natna hrik (abscessed tooth): Ha ro a nasat chuan ha zung thlengin natna hi a darh thei a, hnim hring (pus-filled abscess) a siam thei a ni. Hei hi a pawi hle thei a ni.
• Ha tlakchham: Ha natna a nasat chuan ha vel ruh chu a lo hmin thei a, chu chuan ha a tizau a, a tawpah a tla chhuak thei a ni.

Harsatna lian tak takte chu plaque aṭanga inṭan theih dan hi han ngaihtuah teh, chu chu thil tenau tak angin a inṭan thei a ni! Chuvang chuan i hmui hriselna enkawl hi a pawimawh em em a ni.

Ha enkawltu te hian engtin nge plaque leh tartar te hi an enkawl?

Ha enkawltu i tlawh hian, ha enkawl lai hian, ha enkawltu emaw, ha enkawltu emaw chuan i ha atanga plaque leh tartar te paih chhuah nan hmanraw bik a hmang thin. Hei hi "scaling and polishing" an ti tlangpui.

Chu bâkah, i dinhmun a zirin i ha enkawltu chuan a hnuaia mite hi a rawt thei bawk ang:

• Dental Sealants: Hengte hi ha chewing surface-a groove tha tak takah dah, venhimna coating a ni. Hei hian chutiang groove-a plaque awm zat chu a ti tlem a, chu chu naupang tan chuan a hlawkthlak hle.
• Kawng vawt enkawl dan: Mi thenkhat chuan hmui an chhuah tlem. Saliva hi ha tifaitu natural tak a ni. Saliva siam chhuah a tlem chuan plaque a pung nasa zawk thin. Chutiang mite chu hmui siam chhuah tipung thei enkawlna pek an ni.
• Fluoride hmanga enkawl dan: Fluoride hi ha tichaktu, plaque siamtu bacteria te thanna ti tlem a, ha chhe theihna a ti tlem bawk. Ha enkawltu te chuan i ha ah fluoride gel concentrated sang tak ang chi thil an hnawih thei a.
• Special toothpaste emaw antibacterial mouthwash emaw: A chang chuan i ha enkawltu chuan toothpaste chak tak emaw antibacterial mouthwash emaw hman a rawt thei bawk.

Plaque tihtlem nan in lamah eng nge kan tih theih ang?

A tha ber chu plaque buildup control hi a ni. In lama tanpui nan thil awlsam tak tak i tih theih tam tak a awm. Heng thilte hi dik taka i tih chuan ha enkawltu pan zat pawh i ti tlem thei bawk.

Plaque tihtlem nan i tih theih turte chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Nitin floss: I ha inkarah ni khatah vawi khat tal dental floss hmangin silfai la, chu chuan i ha inkara ei tur chi hrang hrang leh plaque awmte chu a paih chhuak ang. Zirna thenkhatah chuan brush hmaa flossing hian plaque tam zawk a paih chhuak niin an sawi.
• Ni khatah vawi hnih i ha sil thin ang che: Minute hnih tal ha chu soft-bristled toothbrush leh fluoride toothpaste hmangin silfai thin ang che. Ni khatah vawi hnih tal ha sil a tha ber a, chaw ei apiangin ha silfai a tha ber.
• Sugar-free gum chew: Ei leh in hnua ha i silfai nghal theih loh chuan sugar-free gum chew rawh. Ha enkawlna pawl hriat hlawh (American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance ang chi)-in a pawmpui brand thlang rawh. Hei hian chi (saliiva) a tipung ang a, i hmui a tifai thei bawk.
• Chaw hrisel thlang rawh: Sugar leh starch tamna ei tur ei tlem rawh. Chu ai chuan ei tur tha tak tak ei la, chu chu yogurt thlum loh, cheese, thlai raw, leh thei chi hrang hrang te hi a ni.
• Ha enkawltu chu a hun takah tlawh rawh: Kum khatah vawi hnih tal (thla 6 danah) ha enfiah leh tihfai turin kal rawh. A tam zawk pawh a ni mai thei, i mamawh dan azirin.
• Kawng silna hman: Nitin i hmui chu antiseptic mouthwash hmangin silfai thin ang che, over-the-counter (OTC) emaw, doctor-in a pek emaw hmangin.

Plaque lakchhuah loh chuan eng nge thleng ang tih leh ha lam thurawn

Tunah chuan plaque chu eng nge a nih, engtin nge a lo awm tih, eng chhiatna nge a thlen tih leh engtin nge kan thunun theih tih kan hre ta. Plaque hi mi zawng zawngin an ha-ah kan nei vek tih hre reng ang che. A pangngai a ni. Mahse buaina chu kan ha chungah a lo awm khawm tir a, kan tihfai tha loh hian a ni.

A tlangpuiin thla ruk danah ha enkawltu pan a, check-up leh tihfai a tha. Mahse, mi thenkhat, entirnan tartar nei rang emaw, hah natna nei emaw te chuan kal tam a ngai mai thei. I dentist chuan eng schedule nge i tan a tha tih a hrilh ang che.

"Tûnah chuan, chu tartar hnah khauh tak, lung ang mai chu a chhuak ngai em?" i ngaihtuah mai thei. Ni e, a châng chuan, a bîk takin ha i sil fo chuan tartar tê tê a chhuak thei a ni. Mahse chu chuan tartar chu a paih chhuak vek dawn lo. Chu chu professional cleaning a ngai a ni.

Thil hriat reng tur te chu a tawi zawngin

Okay, chuvangin kan sawi tawh atanga thu pawimawh thenkhat tawi te tein i hriat nawn tir leh ang u:

• Dental plaque hi bacteria sticky film a ni a, mi zawng zawng ha chungah a lo piang a. Hei hi thil pangngai a ni.
• Plaque hi uluk taka lakchhuah a nih loh chuan a khauh a, tartar a lo ni ta a ni. Ha enkawltu chauhvin tartar a paih thei.
• Plaque leh tartar hian harsatna lian tak tak a thlen thei a, chu chu cavities, gum disease, root infection, leh a tawpah ha hloh te hi a ni .
• Oral hygiene habit tha tak (nitin vawi hnih ha sil, flossing, ei leh in hrisel) leh ha enfiah fo hian plaque vanga heng harsatna lo awmte hi venna kawngah kawng thui tak a zawh thei a ni.

Chuvangin, i nuihza mawi tak venhim nan leh ha hrisel tak vawng reng tur chuan heng thil awlsam tak takte hi enkawl a pawimawh hle. Zawhna emaw rinhlelhna emaw i neih chuan i ha enkawltu biak zak suh. I tanpui turin an lo kal a ni!

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