Post Date December, 03 2023
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, many citizens have arranged a full party schedule, making it inevitable to pick their teeth after drinking and eating. Carbonated beverages, melon seeds, and peanuts have become essential snacks for young people after tea and dinner. On the "National Teeth Love Day", dental repair experts said that consuming carbonated beverages and nut foods simultaneously can cause severe tooth wear and tear. Young citizens should start caring for their teeth from their daily habits, not only by staying away from toothpicks, but also by saying "NO" to consuming carbonated beverages and nut foods simultaneously!
Phenomenon: 80% of citizens like to pick their teeth with toothpicks
Yesterday afternoon, the reporter visited 20 restaurants of different grades and found that about 90% of them had toothpicks placed on their tables. "Of course you use a toothpick to floss your teeth! What is flossing?" Mr. Zhang, 50, looked at the reporter blankly. "He said that every time after a meal, there is always something stuffed into the teeth, and it is very uncomfortable not to remove it immediately." We often have toothpicks at home, too. ". Of the 30 people interviewed randomly by the reporter, 80% of the citizens said they would choose to pick their teeth with a toothpick after dinner. The citizens said that they had experienced bleeding from tooth picking, but they did not pay attention to it.
During the reporter's investigation, 70% of the citizens expressed surprise at the statement that "drinking carbonated beverages while eating nuts can damage teeth". Xiao Lin, 25, is a loyal fan of carbonated beverages. Before the Mid Autumn Festival holiday, he bought various snacks from the supermarket, such as melon seeds, peanuts, carbonated beverages, and prepared to enjoy them during the festival.
Reminder 1: It is best to use dental floss to clean between teeth
"Don't wait until you're old to repair your teeth. To protect your teeth, you need to start with your living habits." Yu Haiyang, an expert in dental prosthetics at the West China Stomatological Hospital of Sichuan University, said that when there is food impaction, many citizens like to use a toothpick to pick their teeth. In fact, this can cause significant damage to the teeth. "We can't see where foreign objects get stuck between the teeth. Using a toothpick to poke foreign objects can easily damage the gums," he said, "When you blindly use a toothpick to poke between teeth, the gaps will become larger and larger, and the teeth will be impacted by food, which will continue to develop into tooth looseness until a certain tooth falls off." It is recommended to use dental floss because dental floss is very soft. If you insert it into the gaps and pull it left and right, foreign matter can easily exit. ".
In addition, experts suggest that carbonated beverages should not be consumed with nuts at the same time. "After drinking carbonated beverages for 10-20 seconds, the surface of the teeth becomes soft. At this time, eating nuts such as peanuts, beans, and melon seeds can cause severe tooth wear and can easily cause allergies."
Reminder 2: Elderly people should have at least two sets of false teeth
"Caring for the elderly and repairing lost teeth" is the most important topic on this year's Love Teeth Day. How do elderly people maintain oral health? Yu Haiyang told reporters that dentition loss (tooth loss) is a frequently-occurring disease in the elderly. The third national oral epidemiology survey report shows that among elderly people over 65 years of age, as many as 8.73% of patients with dentition loss. "Many elderly people do not replace dentures in a timely manner, resulting in old dentures that are not suitable for oral tissue conditions, more severe bone resorption, and worse follow-up repair results." It is recommended to replace one pair of dentures within 5 or 10 years, and elderly people should have at least two sets of dentures. "
In addition, Yu Haiyang also stated that toothpaste should never be used for the care of false teeth, because there is abrasive in the toothpaste, and the material of the false teeth is mainly plastic. When the doctor handed it to you, it is highly polished. If you use toothpaste to brush the false teeth, you will brush the surface of the false teeth, "the more carefully you brush, the dirtier the false teeth will become.". The correct method of care is to use a soft brush
Dip in a bit of dishwashing detergent to clean false teeth. Do not use boiling water to scald them, as the plastic will age, and do not use alcohol to wipe them, as the plastic surface will crack. After brushing the denture clean, you can put it in water soaked with effervescent tablets before going to bed at night, and then wear it the next day when you get up. Chengdu Evening News Intern Reporter Hu Ke Photography Li Xiangyun
Dental Doctor's Advice
Professor Liu Hongchen, Vice President of the Chinese Stomatological Association, said that the oral cavity is an important component of systemic organs and is closely related to systemic diseases. Without treatment at an early stage, dental diseases can become the focus of some diseases, and severe toothache can even induce heart disease.
Dr. Du Yan from the Stomatological Center of the General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army: Some systemic diseases may first manifest in periodontal tissue. A common condition is a disease of the blood system, which can lead to swelling of the gums and easy bleeding. Therefore, if there is bleeding during tooth brushing and the bleeding time is relatively long, or there is spontaneous bleeding or blood clots even without touching the gums, these situations cannot be ignored, and further examination is required in the hospital.
(Intern Editor: Lin Yanjuan)
