Ingaba amazinyo akho atyheli? Oku kumalunga ne-plaque yamazinyo!

Ngaba wakha wahlamba amazinyo akho kusasa waza wawagquma ngolwimi? Avakala ngathi agqunywe yinto ethile, erhabaxa, akunjalo? Ngamanye amaxesha amazinyo akho anokubonakala ngathi "afana neengcuka" okanye ngathi anxibe ijazi elincinci loboya. Yiloo nto siyibiza ngokuba yi-dental plaque, okanye njengoko oogqirha beyibiza , 'i-dental plaque' . Le yinto eqhelekileyo kakhulu. Kodwa ukuba ayinyanyekelwa kakuhle, inokubangela iingxaki ezinkulu. Ngoko ke namhlanje, masithethe ngayo ngokweenkcukacha.

Yintoni le 'plaque' iqokelelana emazinyweni?

Ngamafutshane, i-dental plaque yifilimu enamathelayo, eneentsholongwane eyenzeka emazinyweni ethu. Ewe, uyivile kakuhle loo nto, bhaktiriya! Kuqhelekile ukuba oku kwenzeke. Kodwa ukuba asiyisusi le plaque ngokuxubha amazinyo ethu imihla ngemihla kwaye sicoce amazinyo ethu ngugqirha wamazinyo, inokukhokelela kwiingxaki ezininzi zempilo yomlomo, kubandakanya imingxunya kunye ne-gingivitis.

Ngoku masibone ukuba le plaque yamazinyo yenziwe ngantoni. Yenziwe kakhulu ziibhaktheriya, iziqwenga ezincinci zokutya esikutyayo, kunye namathe emilonyeni yethu. Xa sitya ukutya, ingakumbi ukutya okuqulethe iicarbohydrate ezifana neswekile, isonka, irayisi, ipasta, kunye neziqhamo, iibhaktheriya ezisemilonyeni yethu zisebenzisa la maqhekeza okutya ukuze ziwagaye. Kule nkqubo, ezi bhaktheriya zivelisa uhlobo lwe-asidi. Zizo ezi asidi, amaqhekeza okutya, kunye namathe ezidibana ukuze zenze le film inamathelayo, engenambala, eyi-plaque yamazinyo.

"Kulungile, ngoko ke le plaque ibukeka njani emazinyweni akho?" usenokuba uzibuza. Enyanisweni, iplaque ayinambala. Oko kuthetha ukuba ayinambala. Kodwa ngamanye amaxesha, amasuntswana okutya anokunamathela kule plaque, nto leyo eyenza amazinyo akho abonakale etshintshile umbala. Ukuba amazinyo akho avakala "engathi athambile," ngokungathi agqunywe yinto ethile, okanye anomphezulu orhabaxa, yiplaque leyo.

Ingaba 'iPlaque' kunye 'neTartar' zizinto ezifanayo?

Ewe, ezi zimbini zahlukile kancinci. 'I-Tartar' yi-dental plaque eqokelelene emazinyweni ngokuhamba kwexesha yaze yaqina yaba lilitye eliqinileyo. Abanye abantu bayibiza ngokuba yi-"dental calculus." Oogqirha bakwayibiza ngokuba yi-"dental calculus."

Khawucinge nje, ukuba awuhlambi amazinyo akho kakuhle yonke imihla kwaye ususe i-plaque, emva kwexesha elithile loo plaque iya kuqala ukuqina. Kulapho ke i-tartar idalwa khona. Xa le tartar idalwa, ayinakususwa ngokuxubha okanye ngokuyixuba nge-floss ngokuqhelekileyo. Ukuze uyisuse, ngokuqinisekileyo kufuneka ugqirha wamazinyo okanye ingcali yococeko lwamazinyo iyicoce usebenzisa izixhobo ezikhethekileyo.

Ekuqaleni iTartar isenokuba ngumbala otyheli-mhlophe. Nangona kunjalo, ngokuhamba kwexesha, inokutshintsha umbala kuxhomekeke kwinto oyityayo noyiselayo. Umzekelo:

• Kofu
• Iti
• isiselo somdiliya esibomvu
• Ukutshaya
• Ukuhlafuna icuba

Izinto ezinje zingenza umbala we-tartar ube mnyama. Yiyo loo nto amazinyo abanye abantu ebonakala emdaka okanye emnyama.

Wazi njani ukuba une-plaque emazinyweni akho?

Kukho iimpawu ezibalulekileyo ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuba kukho i-plaque:

• Ukuziva "ungathi uyacaphuka" xa uchukumisa amazinyo akho, ngokungathi kukho into enamathelayo kuwo.
• Umlomo ombi (i-halitosis) ubangelwa yintsholongwane ekwi-plaque engenakususwa ngokuxukuxa amazinyo.
• Iintsini eziphuma igazi xa uhlamba amazinyo, iintsini ezibomvu nezidumbileyo. Ezi zinokuba ziimpawu zokuqala ze-gingivitis, eyona nto ibangela ukuba i-plaque ibe yimbangela.

Kodwa ukuze wazi ngokuqinisekileyo, eyona nto ingcono onokuyenza kukubona ugqirha wamazinyo uze uhlolwe amazinyo neentsini zakho. Baza kukuxelela ukuba loluphi unyango olufunayo.

Kutheni le nto le 'plaque' isenzeka emazinyweni?

Njengoko besikhe sathetha ngaphambili, i-plaque yenziwa xa iintsholongwane emlonyeni wethu zidibana nokutya okufana neswekile kunye nesitatshi (iicarbohydrate). Khawuthelekelele ukuba utye into efana nobisi, ijusi yeziqhamo, iziselo ezineswekile, isonka, ipasta, irayisi, okanye ikhekhe. Iswekile kunye neecarbohydrate ezikwezi zinto zokutya zezona ziphambili kwiintsholongwane ezikwimilomo yethu.

Ezi bhaktiriya zisebenzisa ezo nxalenye zokutya ukuvelisa iiasidi. Ukuba awuhlambi amazinyo akho ngokukhawuleza emva kokutya okanye ukusela, iibhaktiriya, iiasidi, kunye neecarbohydrate ziyadibana zenze ifilimu enamathelayo, engenambala ebizwa ngokuba yi-plaque. Kufana nokuba xa ubeka into enamafutha kwisinki yasekhitshini, uthuli luya kuqokelelana lujikeleze.

Kuza kwenzeka ntoni ukuba ushiya nje i-plaque ivuliwe? Ingaba iyingozi?

Ewe, i-plaque ayisiyonto onokuyilahla nje. Ukuba awuhlambi kwaye awuwafaki amazinyo akho yonke imihla, i-plaque iya kuqina kancinci kancinci ize ijike ibe yi-tartar. Njengoko besitshilo ngaphambili, ngugqirha wamazinyo kuphela onokususa i-tartar.

Ukuba i-plaque kunye ne-tartar zidityaniswe ngale ndlela, iingxaki ezinkulu zinokubakho. Ezi ziquka:

• Ukubola kwamazinyo (iiCavities): Ii-asidi eziveliswa ziibhaktheriya kwi-plaque zibangela ukuba i-enamel yamazinyo inyibilike kwaye ibangele ii-cavities.
• I-Gingivitis nezinye izifo zeentsini: I-plaque ibangela ukuba iintsini zibe bomvu, zidumbe, zize ziqale ukopha. Eli linqanaba lokuqala lesifo seentsini. Ukuba asinyangwa, sinokuba yingozi kwaye sonakalise ithambo elijikeleze amazinyo.
• Usulelo olukwingcambu yezinyo (izinyo eliphuma emathunjini): Xa ukubola kwamazinyo kukubi kakhulu, usulelo lunokusasazeka luye kungena engcambu yezinyo luze lwenze ithumba elizaliswe bubovu. Oku kunokuba buhlungu kakhulu.
• Ukulahlekelwa ngamazinyo: Xa isifo seentsini siba sibi kakhulu, ithambo elijikeleze amazinyo linokunyibilika, nto leyo ebangela ukuba amazinyo akhululeke aze ekugqibeleni awe.

Khawucinge ukuba iingxaki ezinkulu ziqala njani nge-plaque, eqala njengento encinci! Yiyo loo nto kubaluleke kangaka ukunyamekela impilo yomlomo wakho.

Oogqirha bamazinyo baphatha njani i-plaque kunye ne-tartar?

Xa undwendwela ugqirha wamazinyo, ngexesha lokuhlolwa kwamazinyo, ugqirha wamazinyo okanye ingcali yococeko lwamazinyo isebenzisa izixhobo ezikhethekileyo ukususa i-plaque kunye ne-tartar emazinyweni akho. Oku kudla ngokubizwa ngokuba yi-"scaling and polishing."

Ukongeza, ngokuxhomekeke kwimeko yakho, ugqirha wakho wamazinyo unokucebisa oku kulandelayo:

• Izitywini Zamazinyo: Ezi zizinto ezikhuselayo ezibekwe kwimiqolo emincinci kwiindawo zokuhlafuna zamazinyo. Oku kunciphisa ukwakheka kweplaque kuloo miqolo, nto leyo eluncedo kakhulu ebantwaneni.
• Unyango lomlomo owomileyo: Abanye abantu bavelisa amathe amancinci. Amathe sisicoci sendalo samazinyo. Xa imveliso yamathe iphantsi, i-plaque iyanda. Abantu abanjalo banikwa unyango olunyusa imveliso yamathe.
• Unyango lwe-fluoride: I-Fluoride yiminerali eqinisa amazinyo, inciphisa ukukhula kweebhaktheriya ezibangela i-plaque, kwaye inciphisa umngcipheko wokubola kwamazinyo. Oogqirha bamazinyo banokufaka into efana nejeli ye-fluoride exineneyo emazinyweni akho.
• I-toothpaste ekhethekileyo okanye i-antibacterial mouthwash: Ngamanye amaxesha ugqirha wakho wamazinyo unokucebisa ukuba usebenzise i-toothpaste enamandla okanye i-antibacterial mouthwash.

Yintoni esinokuyenza ekhaya ukunciphisa i-plaque?

Eyona nto ingcono onokuyenza kukulawula ukwakheka kwe-plaque. Zininzi izinto ezilula onokuzenza ekhaya ukunceda. Ukuba uzenza ngokuchanekileyo ezi zinto, unganciphisa nenani lokuya kugqirha wamazinyo.

Nazi izinto onokuzenza ukunciphisa i-plaque:

• Hlamba amazinyo imihla ngemihla: Coca phakathi kwamazinyo akho nge-dental floss ubuncinane kube kanye ngemini ukuze ususe amasuntswana okutya kunye ne-plaque enamathela phakathi kwamazinyo akho. Ezinye izifundo zibonisa ukuba ukuhlamba amazinyo ngaphambi kokuhlamba kususa i-plaque engakumbi.
• Hlamba amazinyo akho kabini ngemini: Thatha ubuncinane imizuzu emibini uhlambe amazinyo akho ngebrashi yamazinyo ethambileyo kunye ne-fluoride toothpaste. Kungcono uhlambe amazinyo akho ubuncinane kabini ngemini, kwaye kungcono emva kokutya ngakunye.
• Hlafuna itshungama engenaswekile: Ukuba awukwazi ukuxubha amazinyo akho emva kokutya okanye ukusela, hlafuna itshungama engenaswekile. Khetha uphawu oluvunyiweyo yintlangano yamazinyo eyaziwayo (njenge-American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance). Oku kuya kwandisa ukuveliswa kwamathe kwaye kuncede ekucoceni umlomo wakho.
• Khetha ukutya okunempilo: Nciphisa ukutya okuneswekile eninzi kunye nesitatshi. Endaweni yoko, yitya ukutya okunesondlo, okufana neyogathi engenaswekile, itshizi, imifuno eluhlaza kunye neziqhamo.
• Ndwendwela ugqirha wamazinyo ngexesha: Yiya kuhlolo lwamazinyo kwaye ucoce ubuncinci kabini ngonyaka (rhoqo kwiinyanga ezi-6). Mhlawumbi nangakumbi, kuxhomekeke kwiimfuno zakho.
• Sebenzisa isixhobo sokuhlamba umlomo: Hlamba umlomo wakho yonke imihla ngesithambisi sokuhlamba umlomo esibulala iintsholongwane, nokuba sithengiswa ngaphandle kwekhawuntara (OTC) okanye sinikwe ngugqirha.

Kwenzeka ntoni ukuba i-plaque ayisuswanga kwaye iingcebiso zamazinyo

Ngoku siyazi ukuba yintoni i-plaque, indlela eyakha ngayo, yintoni ebangela umonakalo, kunye nendlela yokuyilawula. Khumbula, i-plaque yinto wonke umntu anayo emazinyweni akhe. Kuyinto eqhelekileyo. Kodwa ingxaki kukuba xa siyivumela ukuba ikhule emazinyweni ethu size singayicoci kakuhle.

Kucetyiswa ukuba ubonane nogqirha wamazinyo rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezintandathu ukuze ahlolwe aze acoceke. Nangona kunjalo, abanye abantu, umzekelo abo banesifo seentsini ngokukhawuleza okanye abo banesifo seentsini, banokufuna ukuya rhoqo. Ugqirha wamazinyo wakho uza kukuxelela ukuba yeyiphi ishedyuli efanelekileyo kuwe.

"Ngoku, ngaba ezo ziqwenga zetartar eziqinileyo, ezifana nelitye ziyaphuma?" usenokuba uzibuza. Ewe, ngamanye amaxesha, ingakumbi ukuba uhlamba amazinyo akho rhoqo, iziqwenga ezincinci zetartar zinokuphuma. Kodwa oko akuyi kuyisusa ngokupheleleyo itartar. Oko kufuna ukucocwa ngobuchule.

Izinto ekufuneka uzikhumbule ngokufutshane

Kulungile, ngoko makhe sikukhumbuze ngokufutshane ngamanqaku abalulekileyo koko sithethe ngako:

• I-Dental plaque yingxuma enamathelayo yebhaktheriya eyenzeka emazinyweni omntu wonke. Oku kuqhelekile.
• Ukuba i-plaque ayisuswanga kakuhle, iyaqina ize ibe yi-tartar. Ngugqirha wamazinyo kuphela onokususa i-tartar.
• I-plaque kunye ne-tartar zinokubangela iingxaki ezinkulu ezifana nemingxunya, isifo seentsini, usulelo lweengcambu, kwaye ekugqibeleni kuphume amazinyo .
• Imikhwa emihle yokucoca umlomo (ukuxukuxa amazinyo kabini ngemini, ukuxukuxa nge-floss, ukutya okunempilo) kunye nokuhlolwa rhoqo kwamazinyo kunokunceda kakhulu ekuthinteleni ezi ngxaki zibangelwa yi-plaque.

Ngoko ke, ukuze ukhusele uncumo lwakho oluhle kwaye ugcine amazinyo akho ephilile, kubaluleke kakhulu ukunyamekela ezi zinto zilula. Ukuba unemibuzo okanye amathandabuzo, ungabi namahloni okuthetha nogqirha wakho wamazinyo. Balapha ukukunceda!

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