Oral care knowledge

White teeth and fresh breath are signs of health and increase personal confidence. Caring about dental hygiene and doing good oral health care will make every day more fun and more brilliant smiles.

Tooth is like a loyal lover, whether it is sour, sweet, bitter, or spicy, it can satisfy your desire to taste the taste of life. However, without your care and love, the teeth cannot be strong forever.

Caries and periodontal disease are two of the most common. Tooth disease not only causes physical pain, but also destroys the appearance of teeth, causes unpleasant breath, and affects communication and conversation between people. To maintain dental and oral health, the key is to carry out correct and comprehensive oral care.

Plaque

Two hours after brushing, a transparent film will be formed on the clean tooth surface. Bacteria can enter the film at any time and grow and multiply rapidly to form colonies. As time goes by, the types and numbers of bacteria in it continue to change, forming plaque. The occurrence of dental caries is closely related to plaque.

Caries

Tooth decay, commonly known as "tooth decay" or "cavity", is the most common type of dental disease. At the beginning of tooth decay, it only turns black and soft locally, without any feeling. With the development of decay, the dentin is destroyed and cavities will be formed. At this time, if it encounters cold, heat or other stimuli, toothache may occur. If it is not treated in time, the cavities will become larger and larger, and severely will damage the nerves in the pulp. At this time, even if it is not stimulated by sour, sweet, cold, or hot, toothache will occur. In the end, the entire tooth may rot, leaving only the root of the tooth on the gum. When bacteria get in while they are weak, they can cause acute inflammation of the jaws and face.

The National Dental Prevention Group summarized years of experience in oral health education and summarized effective prevention methods for dental caries into the following five aspects, which are called "Five Steps of Dental Prevention":

Brush your teeth in the morning and evening, use a high-quality toothbrush

Choose fluoride toothpaste

healthy diet

Eat less sugar or sugary snacks

Check your teeth regularly