Ngaba unomlomo owomileyo onesifo seswekile? (Isifo seswekile kunye ne-Xerostomia) Masithethe ngale nto!

Ngaba ngamanye amaxesha ukhe uzive loo mvakalelo yomile, inamathelayo emlonyeni wakho engasukiyo nokuba sele usele amanzi? Kufana nokuba akukho mathe emlonyeni wakho, kwaye kunzima ukuthetha okanye nokutya? Nangona abantu abaninzi becinga ukuba oku kuqhelekile, ukuba unesifo seswekile, oku kunokuba luphawu olubi kakhulu ekufuneka ungalunaki. Ngoko masithethe ngokunzulu ngale nto namhlanje.

Ithetha ukuthini le nto yomileyo?

Umlomo owomileyo ngokwezonyango waziwa ngokuba yi-xerostomia. Ngamafutshane, kukungabikho komswakama emlonyeni wakho. Isizathu esiphambili soku kukuba amathe emlonyeni wethu awavelisi amathe aneleyo. Oku akukokunxanwa nje kuphela, yimeko eyahlukileyo.

Yintoni ubudlelwane phakathi kwesifo seswekile nomlomo owomileyo?

Ewe, umlomo owomileyo luphawu oluqhelekileyo kubantu abanesifo seswekile, ingakumbi abo amazinga eswekile egazini angalawulwa kakuhle. Enyanisweni, ngamanye amaxesha umlomo owomileyo luphawu lokuqala lwesifo seswekile .

Khawuthelekelele, xa amanqanaba eswekile egazini enyuka, umzimba wethu uzama ukukhupha loo swekile ingaphezulu ngomchamo. Oku kusebenzisa amanzi amaninzi emzimbeni. Oku kunokukhokelela ekuphelelweni ngamanzi emzimbeni. Ngenxa yoko, ukuveliswa kwamathe emlonyeni kuyancipha kwaye umlomo uqala ukoma.

Zithini iimpawu zomlomo owomileyo ongapheliyo?

Wonke umntu unokuba nomlomo owomileyo ngamanye amaxesha. Kodwa ukuba unale meko rhoqo, kusenokufuneka ube neengxaki ezifana nezi.

Kutheni umlomo owomileyo uyingozi kwimpilo yethu?

Amathe emilonyeni yethu asinto nje iqhelekileyo. Anemisebenzi emininzi ebaluleke kakhulu:

• Isinceda sikwandise ukutya esikutyayo.
• Ilawula iintsholongwane eziyingozi emlonyeni.
• Inika iiminerali ezifunekayo ukuqinisa amazinyo.
• Emva kokutya, ihlamba ii-asidi kunye namaqhekeza okutya asele emazinyweni nasezintsinini.

Ngoku uyaqonda ukuba kwenzeka ntoni xa ungenamathe aneleyo? Umntu ongenamathe aneleyo usengozini enkulu yokufumana iingxaki ezifana nezi:

• Imingxunya: Amazinyo abola ngokukhawuleza kuba amathe awawacoci.
• Isifo seentsini: Iimeko ezifana ne-gingivitis kunye nokudumba okukhulu kweentsini (i-periodontitis) zinokwenzeka.
• Izifo zomlomo: Umlomo udala indawo efanelekileyo yokukhula kweebhaktheriya kunye neefungi. I-Thrush (iCandidiasis) lusulelo oluqhelekileyo lwefungus.
• Ukubopha ngeplaque: Ukubopha ngeplaque emazinyweni ngokukhawuleza.

Xa umntu onesifo seswekile enamazinga aphezulu eswekile egazini, unamathuba amaninzi okufumana usulelo. Kwaye kungathatha ixesha elide ukuba amanxeba aphole. Ngoko ke, xa amazinga aphezulu eswekile egazini kunye nomlomo owomileyo kudibana, kunokukhokelela kwiingxaki ezinkulu zempilo yamazinyo ukuba azinyangwa.

Ziziphi ezinye izizathu zomlomo owomileyo?

Nangona amanqanaba aphezulu eswekile egazini eyimbangela ephambili, kunokubakho ezinye izizathu zomlomo owomileyo.

• Ukuphelelwa ngamanzi emzimbeni.
• Ukonakala kwemithambo-luvo ekhokelela kwiindlala zamathe.
• Unyango lwe-Dialysis kwizigulana zezintso.
• Ukuphefumla ngomlomo rhoqo.
• Ukutshaya.
• Uxinzelelo olugqithisileyo.
• Iimeko ezithile zempilo (umz. i-HIV, i-AIDS, i-Sjögren's syndrome).
• Amanye amayeza (umz., amayeza oxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu, ukudakumba, kunye nomhlaza).

Iphathwa njani le nto?

Eyona nto ingcono onokuyenza kukulungisa unobangela womlomo owomileyo.

Ukuba umlomo wakho owomileyo ubangelwa ngamanqanaba aphezulu eswekile egazini, wena nogqirha wakho nifanele nisebenzisane ukuze niyile icebo elifanelekileyo lokuwulawula.

Ukuba unobangela liyeza olisebenzisayo, ungathetha nogqirha wakho malunga nokuyeka ukusebenzisa iyeza, ukunciphisa idosi, okanye ukutshintshela kwelinye iyeza. Ungaze uyeke ukusebenzisa iyeza okanye utshintshe idosi ngaphandle kwengcebiso kagqirha wakho.

Ukongeza, ugqirha angacebisa nezinye izinto ezithatha indawo yamathe ezenziweyo ezifana ne-`(sorbitol)`.

Amayeza asekhaya

• Sela amanzi rhoqo: Ukusela amanzi kancinci kancinci imini yonke, endaweni yokusela amanzi amaninzi ngaxeshanye, kunokunceda ukugcina umlomo wakho umanzi.
• Itshungama okanye iilekese ezingenaswekile: Ukuhlafuna itshungama okanye iilekese ezingenaswekile kukhuthaza ukuveliswa kwamathe.
• Sebenzisa iLip Balm: Sebenzisa ilip balm ukuthintela ukuqhekeka kwemilebe.
• Sebenzisa i-humidifier: Ukusebenzisa i-humidifier kunokunceda ukugcina umswakama (ukufuma) kwigumbi lakho lokulala ebusuku.

Ingathintelwa njani le meko?

Eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokuthintela umlomo owomileyo kukulawula isifo sakho seswekile.

• Yitya ukutya okunesondlo okuquka iziqhamo nemifuno.
• Yiya kwiikliniki ngemihla echazwe ngugqirha wakho.
• Jonga amanqanaba eswekile egazini lakho rhoqo.
• Sela amayeza akho njengoko uyalelwe.
• Hlala usempilweni kwaye ugcine ubunzima bakho busempilweni.

Ukongeza, olu tshintsho kwindlela yokuphila luya kukunceda:

• Kuphephe utywala, ukutshaya, kunye nokutya neziselo ezineswekile eninzi.
• Hlamba amazinyo akho kabini ngemini nge-toothpaste equlethe i-fluoride.
• Faka amazinyo akho phakathi kwamazinyo yonke imihla.
• Nciphisa ukutya okunetyuwa nokunongwe kakhulu.
• Bona ugqirha wamazinyo kanye okanye kabini ngonyaka.

Ndifanele ndimbone nini ugqirha?

Umlomo owomileyo unokuba luphawu lokuqala lwesifo seswekile, ngoko ke ukuba unengxaki yaso, xelela ugqirha wakho xa uphinda umbona.

Nangona kunjalo, ukuba unesifo seswekile kwaye ufumana enye okanye ngaphezulu kwezi mpawu zilandelayo , bona ugqirha ngokukhawuleza: