It’s that time of year again when spring is in full bloom, what warm tips do you need? Are there some issues that have been brought to the forefront? For example, how much do you know about oral health? Today, share with you, different age classes of patients, oral health how to maintain.
1~12 years old.
1, pay attention to dietary habits: the growth and development of the whole body and cranio-mandibular surface is faster during childhood, so it is recommended to eat foods rich in nutrients and certain hardness to stimulate the normal development of teeth and their facial shape.
2, prevention and control of diseases: It is recommended that oversized tonsils, sinusitis and rhinitis should be treated as early as possible to maintain a clear airway and avoid breathing through the mouth. Because long-term respiratory function abnormality will lead to the deformation of teeth and face.
3.Preventing caries: The milk teeth will not be replaced by permanent teeth until about 12 years old, so it is very important to keep the milk teeth healthy in childhood, parents should help their children to develop good brushing and oral hygiene habits, and can prevent the occurrence of caries through sulcus closure. If caries has already occurred, it is recommended to treat it in time. This can restore the normal shape of the milk teeth and maintain the normal chewing stimulation, so as to ensure the normal eruption of the succeeding permanent teeth.
4.Preventive orthodontic treatment: For children with early loss of milk teeth, retained milk teeth, abnormal eruption of permanent teeth, abnormal lingual and labial ties, it is recommended to conduct relevant examination and preventive orthodontic treatment.
13~20 years old.
1, master the correct oral care methods: including the correct method of brushing, flossing methods, etc., to maintain the neatness of the teeth and fresh breath is particularly important for the mental health of an adolescent.
2, timely orthodontic treatment: In addition to some cases that require preventive orthodontic treatment, adolescence is the prime time for orthodontics, that is, orthodontics. Simply put, the common malocclusions are crowded teeth, overlays, overlap, anticoronal and so on. In layman’s terms, these are misaligned teeth, buck teeth, and enameled teeth.
20~45 years old.
1, pay attention to oral health: for this age group, the importance of oral health should be paid special attention.
2, choose the correct brushing tools, master the correct brushing method: in general, the bristle end of the toothbrush should be processed and rounded to reduce the stimulation of the gums and teeth, the head of the toothbrush should be smaller, to turn in the mouth, and can clean all parts of the tooth surface, the handle of the toothbrush should be long enough for easy grip. At present, the Bass brushing method is the more commonly used correct brushing method.
3, regular oral examination, timely treatment of oral problems: oral examination can check whether there are caries in the mouth, periodontal health, wisdom teeth, mucous membrane abnormalities, etc. The abnormal conditions in the mouth can be found and treated early. Take dental caries as an example, the timely treatment of early shallow caries can prevent the further development of the lesion. If it reaches the stage of pulpitis, it will be painful and the pain of pulp extraction has to be endured during the treatment.
4.Special population precautions: It is recommended that women who are preparing for pregnancy should have oral examination. Pregnancy is particularly prone to oral emergencies due to hormonal secretion changes in the body, lowered immunity and other factors, and there is a great risk of treatment at this time. Therefore, it is recommended for female patients before pregnancy to conduct a strict oral examination to eliminate hidden dangers.
>50 years old.
The oral routine protection methods mentioned above are also applicable to this age group, but should also be noted that
1.It is recommended that people in this age group should have an oral examination every three months to six months: multiple lesions exist in the oral cavity of people in this period at the same time, with rapid development and weak oral self-repair ability, attention should be paid to caries, oral mucosal disease, periodontal disease, etc., and if there are any problems, timely treatment should be carried out.
2.Timely restoration of tooth and tooth defects in the oral cavity: this is a problem that many patients in this age will choose to ignore. But the defect will not only cause mastication, language, swallowing and other functional disorders, but also cause a series of complications, such as jaw joint disorders, loose teeth, tooth displacement, more missing teeth and even oral and jaw system dysfunction. In the long run, it will also cause direct or indirect damage to the digestive system, circulatory system and other systemic systems or organs. Therefore, stomatologists must pay attention to it and do a good job of related publicity.