Posts Tagged ‘Periodontal disease’
Prenatal Period
Follow these steps to keep your mouth healthy.
Visit your dentist for a regular checkup perform a professional cleaning, check all your teeth and perform any appropriate treatment. Bacteria develop dental caries can be transmitted to the baby after birth.
Brush your teeth at least twice a day with toothpaste containing fluoride. Use a toothbrush with soft bristles. Should make sure to place the bristles where the teeth and gums are due to start in this area of ​​periodontal disease.
Floss daily to clean between the teeth where a toothbrush can not reach.
Limit the number of times you eat sweets daily. Because they can cause “acid attacks” against his teeth. Eat little sugary drinks and eat a few sweets. Soft drinks and candy can cause cavities therefore, eat more fruits and vegetables.
Care must be taken during the prenatal period. Follow your doctor’s recommendations because it is important for your health and the health of your baby.
Swallow the calcium you need: You need calcium for teeth and bones of your baby. Calcium can be found in milk, cheese, dried seeds and leaves of green vegetables.
0-6 months
Babies need healthy teeth to eat, talk, and smile. Here are three ways to protect your baby’s smile:
Check the amount of fluoride ingested baby: fluouro prevents tooth decay and make teeth stronger. Ask your dentist or doctor if your water has the necessary amount of fluoride to prevent tooth decay. If water is not fluoridated, or if you use bottled water for drinking or cooking, he will prescribe fluoride supplements for your baby.
Avoid putting the baby with the bottle because this may allow the development of many cavities. If you breastfeed your child, avoid doing so continuously. Any liquid (except water) such as milk and juice can cause dental caries. If you think your baby needs to suck on something while you sleep, try using a pacifier or a bottle with water only.
Must look after your own health as well. New studies show that you can transmit the bacteria that cause tooth decay once baby has teeth. This can happen by sharing and / or taste the food of the child or allow the baby to touch your mouth with your fingers. Having caries increases the possibility of transmission of the bacteria therefore should be treated as soon as possible! Read the rest of this entry »
Generally it is proven that periodontal disease, may occur in greater numbers during adolescence, lack of oral hygiene practice.
Therefore highlighted above it is important to teach children from small to maintain their oral hygiene, because if the habit is acquired before age 13, certainly at this stage have fewer disadvantages for the child to brush their teeth and keep clean avoiding diseases, unwanted.
Also hormonal changes typical of this period significantly increased the number of teens who have periodontal disease in this regard as progesterone and estrogen, cause increased blood circulation in the gums, making them become much more sensitive, and this may in turn produce some irritability, swelling, redness, and various diseases that cause unwanted discomfort in adolescents.
Therefore we must always instill the brushing of teeth by brushing, flossing, and rinsing, and for proper oral hygiene, since in this way remove food residues, bacterial plaque that accumulates in teeth and the gumline.
Periodontics: Gum Treatment
Periodontal disease or pyorrhea is caused, as we know, by the adherence of plaque and germs to the crown and root decay.
This accession is extremely powerful and will not peel or with a strong brush.
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