•Monday, August 28, 2006
These are the guidelines from a Dental Foundation.

Do's
1. Brush your teeth after each meal and gargle after a sweet drink.
2. Eat protein rich food for prevention of dental diseases.
3. Keep your mouth free from food particles.
4. Remove any deposit, such as plaque, stains or tartar formation in your teeth regularly.
5. If a tooth falls after injury or accident, rush to a dentist keeping the tooth in salt water, as there is every chance of the tooth being fixed again.
6. After extraction of a tooth, it is better to replace it with an artificial tooth, except the wisdom tooth.
7. Take care to protect the enamel of your teeth. Use a toothpaste with flouride and use a toothbrush with rounded bristles. Discard a toothbrush when the bristles are bent.
8. Chewing raw vegetables, coconut kernel, carrot or cucumber helps to keep your teeth clean and free of food particles.
9. Each meal should end with a fruit. It helps to secrete saliva. The fibrous content and salivation helps to clean the mouth.
10. People with chronic skin ailments or pain in the joints should have a dental check up to rule out any septic focus in the teeth and gums.

Dont's
1. Avoid eating chocolates, biscuits or candies often as they may cause tooth decay.
2. Avoid drinking milk or eating sweets after a meal.
3. Take care of uneven teeth, as food particles get easily lodged between the teeth.
4. Decayed milk teeth should not be left untreated. Milk teeth should be preserved till their successors are ready to erupt.
5. Do not clean your toothbrush with hot water. Ordinary running water with a little antiseptic will do.
6. Do not breathe through your mouth. Keeping your upper and lower lips approximated, helps to keep gums healthy and also helps to have better aligned teeth.
7. Do not ignore bleeding gums. It is often the early signs of pyorrhoea.
8. Remember, bad breath cannot be cured by flavoured mouth washes alone. The cause should be identified and treatment should be given.
9. Do not ignore shaky teeth. They should be treated or extracted.
10. Smoking cigarette or chewing tobacco is bad for teeth and gums.
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3 comments:

On August 28, 2006 7:13 PM , Sree said...

This is a cool one, most of them we know but we dont really practice. Hey why dont you allow mail links to the posts.. I will forward these to Syam too, 'cos he is lazy at times to go and check out from the site. :-)

 
On August 28, 2006 9:17 PM , Kalpana said...

Done Madam;)

 
On August 29, 2006 7:48 AM , Keshi said...

Informative, tnxxx!

**Avoid eating chocolates, biscuits or candies often

I just cant do that though lol!

Keshi.