I ha chu a chip deuh em? Ha chip chungchang hi han sawi ila!

Thil i ei lai a, rang takin i ha atanga "crunching" ri i hriat a, i hmuiah thil chi hrang hrang te tak te awm ang maia i hriat ngai em? A nih loh leh, darthlalangah i en a, i ha mawi tak pakhatah chuan a hnah te tak te a lo chhe tawh tih i hmu ngai em? Chutiang hun lai chuan hlauhna tlem a awm chu thil pangngai a ni. Hei hi ha chipped kan tih chu a ni . Vawiin hian he thu hi chipchiar zawkin sawi ila, kan sawi dawn em ni?

Ha chip chu eng nge ni?

A awlsam zawngin, ha chipped chu i ha chi te tak te a inthen a ni. Kan ha hian pawn lam khuhna khauh tak enamel an ti a . Hei hian ha chhunga sensitive parts te chu a venghim a ni. Enamel hi a chak hle a, mahse tihchhiat theih loh a ni tih erawh sawi theih a ni ngai lo. Accident emaw, tlu emaw, chaw ei laiin spoon ang chi thil i seh palh pawhin, enamel phek khat chu a chhe thei a ni.

Ha chip te tak te hi a tlangpuiin harsatna lian tak a ni lo. Mahse, hmalam ha a chhiat chuan a zahthlak deuh thei a, a chhan chu i nuih lai hian a lang thei a ni. Mahse, a chang chuan ha lian tak chip chu a chhe vek a, enamel hnuaia sensitive parts te chu a lang chhuak a, chu chuan ha enkawl a ngai a ni. Chutiang a nih loh chuan ha chu a chhe thei a ni.

Mahse, ha chip i neih chuan ha enkawltu pan nghal a tha ber . Tin, a chhiatna zau zawng a zirin specialist dentist, endodontist te pawh i pan a ngai thei bawk.

Ha chip leh ha chhe tawh hi eng nge an danglamna?

Ha chip leh ha hrual hi miten ha enkawltu an tlawh chhan tlangpui pahnih a ni. Ha chipped chu enamel te tak te a inthen a ni. Mahse, ha tliak (fractured tooth) chu ha chhunga crack a kal chuan a ni. Heng pahnih hi a hlauhawm lo thei a, a nasat em avangin ha enkawl ngai a ni thei bawk. I hriat chian theih nan ha enkawltu i hmuh a ngai a ni.

Ha chip a nih chuan eng symptoms nge a neih?

Vawi tam tak chu ha chip chhinchhiahna awm chhun chu chip a bo tih hi a ni. I hmaah ha chip i neih chuan darthlalang i en chuan i hmu ang. Ha chip chungah i lei i tlanpui chuan a sir hrual, hrual ang maiin a lang thei.

Mahse, ha lian tak a chhe a, ha chhunga nerve a lo chhuah chuan ha na i nei thei . Chaw leh in lum leh vawt tak tak i ei emaw in emaw hian i ha a ti na hle tih i hre thei bawk.

Ha hring hring (loose tooth fragments) awm chhante chu engte nge ni?

Ha chi hrang hrang a lo chhuah theih chhan lian tak tak engemaw zat a awm a:

• Hliam tuar: 1.1.Hmai emaw, hmui emaw-a vuak na tak – tlu emaw, accident emaw, infiamna lama hliam (cricket khelh laiin ball-in a vuak lai ngaihtuah rawh) hian ha enamel chi hrang hrang a tikehsawm thei.
• Chaw khauh emaw thil emaw chewing/gnawing: Lung ang chi thil khauh tak tak, entirnan, fine, ice cube, hard candy kan ei emaw, pickle emaw pawh nise, ha a tikehsawm thei. I nail seh hian ha a tikehsawm thei bawk.
• Package hawn nan i ha hman dan: Kan ha hi hmanhmawh takin package hawn nan kan hmang vek a. Mahse, scissors ang maia i ha hman hian i ha a tikehsawm emaw, a tikehsawm emaw thei a ni. Hei hi tih dan tha lo tak a ni.
• Ha hrual (Bruxism): Mi thenkhat chuan an mut laiin an ha an hrual thin. Hei hian ha chungah pressure nasa tak a siam a, a tawpah chuan ha chu a ti chhe thei a, a chip thei bawk.

Risk factors te chu engte nge ni?

Ka hliam thlen thei thil eng pawh (entir nan, sports game with impact khelh) hian ha chi hrang hrang a tikehsawm theihna a tipung a ni. Mahse, a châng chuan, chhan hriat lohvin ha a chhe thei a ni. A tlangpuiin thil nêm tak i ei lai pawhin ha i tikehsawm thei.

Hei hi i ha enamel a chhe tawh a, a chak lo tawh vang a ni fo. I ha hliam tuar awlsam zawka siam thei thil thenkhat chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Ha ro: Cavities a lo awm chuan ha hliam chance a sang zawk.
• Sugar leh acid tamna ei tur ei: Hun rei tak chhunga heng ei tur chi hrang hrang ei hian ha enamel a tichhe thei a, ha chhe leh chip theihna a tipung a ni.
• GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease): Hei hi chaw kawng acid atanga ka chhunga a luang leh thinna a ni . Hetiang dinhmun hi a awm chhunzawm zel a nih chuan (GERD-a ang bawkin) acid hian a tawpah chuan ha enamel chu a ti chhe thei a ni.
• Tun hmaa ha enkawl dan: Ha enkawlna lian ber berte hian ha hi venghim mah se, a hma angin a tichak lo. Chuvangin inhliam theihna chance a sang zawk. Ha pakhatin filling lian tak a neih chuan chu pawh chu risk a ni.
• Ha hrual chanchin: Ha hrual rei tak hian ha insiam dan a tichak lo thei a, chu chuan ha chi khat chu a chhe nghal mai thei a ni.
• Kum: I upat deuh deuh chuan ha a chak lo deuh thin. Kum 50 chunglam i nih chuan i ha a tikehsawm zawk.

Ha knock out avanga harsatna awm thei te chu engte nge ni?

Ha keh te te te hian harsatna a thlen lo tlangpui. Amaherawhchu, ha lian tak a inthen a, a chhunga sensitive tissue te chu bacteria in a tlakbuak chuan ha infection a awm thei a ni. Chuvangin, a rang thei ang bera ha enkawltu pan chuan hetiang thil hi a veng thei a ni.

A pawimawh ber chu ha i tihchhiat veleh dentist pan vat hi a ni.

Engtin nge ha a tliak tih i hriat theih ang?

I ha enkawltu chuan i ha chu a chhe emaw, a chip emaw a enfiah ang. A chhiatna nasat dan azirin ha X-ray lak a ngai thei bawk .

Ha tliak chu eng enkawl dan nge ni ang?

Enkawl dan tur tam tak a awm. Piece te te hian enkawlna engmah a ngai lo mai thei. A nih loh leh, ha tihchhiat belh zel tur ven nan ha enkawlna lian tham (`Restorative Dentistry`) tih theih a ni. Ha tliak hmel mawi zawka siam turin enkawlna (`Cosmetic Dentistry`) a awm bawk.

Enkawl dan tlangpui thenkhat chu hetiang hi a ni:

• Polishing: Ha te tak te a chhe a nih chuan ha enkawltu chuan a polish thei a, a tifai thei a, ha dang nena inmil turin a siam thei bawk.
• Bonding: Hetah hian ``Composite Resin'' tih hming pu material hmangin a gap chhe tawh chu luah khat a ni. Tichuan ha chu ha dangte nen a inmil ta a ni. Hei hi crack te te awm dan tur siam thatna tha tak a ni.
• Veneers: Hengte hi ha hmaa famkim lohna khuh nan khuhna ang a ni. Crack hi a te lutuk a, bonding hmanga khuh theih loh mahse, coverage tlem i mamawh chuan veneer i lak a ngai mai thei.
• Crowns: Hengte hi ha ang maia siam, kawr ang mai a ni. Ha chak lo emaw, nasa taka chhia emaw venhimna atan an hmang thin. Ha lian tak a chhe tawh a nih chuan lallukhum dah a ngai mai thei a, hei hian ha a humhim mai bakah a hmel a ti tha zawk bawk.
• Fillings: Hengte hi ha hmun awm lote tihpunna atana hman thin, metal, plastic emaw glass emaw ang chi thil a ni. Ha hrual i neih chuan filling i lak a ngai mai thei.
• Root Canal Treatment: He damdawi hi ha chhunga natna hrik awmte enkawl nan hman a ni. He enkawlna hi ha lian tak a tliak a, a chhunga nerve te a lo chhuak a nih chuan tih thin a ni. Chumi hnuah chuan enkawlna hmun chu chhiatna nasa zawk laka humhim turin lallukhum dah theih a ni.

Ha i tihchhiat chuan eng nge i beisei theih ang?

I ha a chhiat leh chhiat loh a enfiah hnuah i ha enkawltu chuan i beisei tur a hrilhfiah ang. A chhe nasa hle a nih chuan ha enkawlna lian tak tak, root canal leh crown te i mamawh mai thei. Mahse, a tam zawkah chuan ha hrual hi aesthetic issue mai a ni. I nuihzatnaah i inrintawk loh chuan bonding, veneer, leh fillings ang chi treatment hmangin i siam tha thei ang.

A hnah te tak te a chhe a nih chuan ha enkawltu chuan a hrual hrual te chu a tifai deuh ang a, ha dang nen a inmil theih nan a bei ang. Hun a kal zel a, ha ngei pawh chu a hrual deuh mai thei.

Ha chi hrang hrang a chhuah loh nan a veng thei ang em?

Ha a tliak apiang hi ven theih a ni lo. Mahse, i ha hliam nana tihziaawmna tur thil i tih theih a awm a:

• Contact sports khelh dawnin mouth guard vuah tur a ni.
• Ha hrualtu i nih chuan, .Zan lama vengtu bun rawh.
• Sugar leh acid tamna ei leh in ei loh tur.
• Nitin ha brush leh floss la, ha enkawltu pawh hmu fo bawk ang che.
• I ha a chak lo a nih chuan chaw khauh ei loh tur a ni.
• Ha hi chaw ei leh hnim hnawih nan chauh hman tur a ni. Thil dang tihchhiat emaw, hrual emaw atan hmang suh.
• GERD i neih chuan enkawl tir rawh.

Ha ka tihchhiat chuan engtin nge ka tih ang?

Ha i tihchhiat chuan i tih hmasak ber tur chu ha enkawltu appointment siam hi a ni. In lamah ha i siam that theih loh. Ha enkawltu chauhvin a chhiatna chu a zirchiang thei a, eng ang enkawlna nge i mamawh tih a hrilh thei bawk.

Mahse, doctor i hmuh hma loh chuan i tih theih tlemte a awm a:

• A chhe lai i hmuh theih chuan dah khawm rawh: A lian a nih chuan bawnghnute tlem (a theih chuan)-ah hnim la. Doctor hmu tura i kal hunah keng la. Doctor chuan a reattach thei mai thei.
• A chhe lai venhim: Dental wax (`Orthodontic Wax`, damdawi dawr atanga lei theih, emaw, hmui vengtu emaw hmang la, chu chu a chhe lehzual loh nan venhim rawh. Emergency-ah chuan sugar tel lo chewing gum phek khat pawh hi a chhe lai ven nan hun eng emaw chen hman theih a ni.
• I ha chu silfai leh floss chhunzawm zel rawh: A bik takin ha ruh tliak bula ei tur awm zawng zawng chu paih chhuah a pawimawh hle a, a chhe lai hmunah pressure a siam thei a ni.
• Natna control: Over-the-counter pain reliever (ibuprofen ang chi) hmang thin ang che. Ice pack neih pawh a tha hle.
• I ei dan leh i ei dan thlak danglam: Chaw nêm chauh ei rawh. Ha hliam nen chuan chew emaw, seh emaw loh tur. Natna a nasat chuan doctor i hmuh hma loh chuan solid foods ei loh a tha ber.
• Doctor hmuh vat turin appointment siam rawh.

Engtikah nge ka dentist ka hmuh ang?

Ha tliak i neih i hriat veleh a rang thei ang bera ha enkawltu hmu turin appointment siam rawh. Ha tê tê tê chu thil lian tak a ni lo mai thei. Mahse, ha tliak hi eng ang taka na nge a nih tih chu ha enkawltu chauhvin a teh thei a ni. Ha tliak chu enkawl loha dah a nih chuan ha piah lama enamel a chhiat chuan harsatna dang a thlen thei a ni.

Ka ha enkawltu hnenah eng zawhna nge ka zawh ang?

Doctor i zawh theih tur zawhna thenkhat chu:

• Ka ha tliak hi engtiang chiahin nge a nasat?
• Ka ha tliak hian enkawlna a mamawh em?
• Eng enkawlna nge i rawt?
• Inthenna siamthat nan hian meeting engzat nge a ngai ang?
• Ka ha a chhe leh tawh loh nan eng nge ka tih ang?

Darthlalang-a ha chip i hmuh hian hlauthawng lo a harsa khawp mai. Mahse, i nuihza chu chatuan atan a inthlau a ngai lo tih hre reng ang che. Mi tam tak chuan ha chip emaw, crack emaw an nei a. I ha chhiatna nasa zawk laka humhim thei tur leh a lan dan siam that thei tur enkawlna a awm. Plus, i ha chu a chip tlem chauh a nih chuan, polishing awlsam tak hian i nuihzatnaah inrintawkna i neih leh theih nan a pui thei bawk.

Thupui tawi (Take-Home Message) 1.1.

Chuvangin, ha tliak hi thil tenawm tak angin lang mah se, ngaihthah suh. Ha enkawltu pan nghal a, thurawn lak hi a finthlak hle. A te emaw, a lian emaw pawh nise, tunlai hian enkawl dan tur a awm. Chuvangin ngaihtuahawm tur a awm lo. A pawimawh ber chu i ha enkawl hi a ni. I ha venhimna atana a hmaa kan sawi tawh ang kha i zawm chuan heng harsatnate hi nasa takin i tihziaawm thei a ni. I nuihza mawi tak kha chatuan atan vawng reng rawh!

` Ha tliak, ha hrual, ha enamel, ha enkawl, ha venna, ha na, hmui hriselna