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Dental Care for Pregnant Women
Pregnant women with periodontal disease have a greater chance of premature delivery, or also that the baby is born very low birth weight.
Today has not been able yet to determine whether periodontitis is a risk factor that affects directly generating premature birth or whether it is an indirect interaction.
Anyway, if it is found that substances that are generated in the gums due to inflammation directly affect the uterus leading to premature contractions. This also occurs when there is a continued deterioration of the gingiva.
Women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant should go to a consultation with your dentist to remove all dental problems during pregnancy because both teeth and gumsneed special care and attention due to hormonal changes that occur in the body.
Pregnancy gingivitis can be treated and controlled with good oral hygiene, regular use of dental floss and interdental brushes, balanced diet and a professional cleaning.
There are symptoms such as swollen gums, red or bleeding that demonstrate a pregnancy gingivitis, but the plates and no hormones that cause inflammatory problems. It is therefore essential to keep teeth clean and sweet substitute for fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy products.
It is important to make a visit to the dentist to be informed the pregnancy, telling also any type of discomfort and if needed some treatment, the dentist can deal with the doctor what medicine to be supplied to not affect pregnancy.
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How to Floss
What is the correct way to floss?
Proper use of dental floss removes plaque and food particles in places where a toothbrush can not reach easily: under the gumline and between teeth. Since the accumulation of plaque can cause tooth decay and gum disease, we recommend daily use of dental floss.
Take advantage of the use of flossing, the following technique:
* Starting with about 45 cm of floss, wind most of it around each middle finger, leaving 3 to 5 cm of floss to work.
* Hold the floss tightly between thumbs and index fingers, and slide it gently up and down between teeth.
* Curve the floss gently around the base of each tooth, making sure you go below the gumline. Never snap or force the floss, as this may cut or bruise delicate gum tissue.
* Use clean sections of floss as you move from tooth to tooth.
* To remove the floss, use the same movement back and forth, pulling it upward and away from the teeth.
What kind of floss should I use?
There are two types of dental floss:
* Nylon floss (or multifilament).
* Dental floss PTFE (monofilament).
The nylon floss can be waxed or not, and there are a variety of flavors. Since this type of floss is composed of many strands of nylon, it may sometimes tear or shred, especially between teeth with tight contact points. While more expensive, the floss of a single filament (PTFE) slips easily between teeth, even among those with limited space and usually no fluffing. When used properly, both types of floss are excellent at removing plaque and debris.
The Floss to Remove Plaque From Proximal Tooth
The manufacture of dental floss or nylon is highly specialized and requires expertise in textile technology. The specifications of fabric that is preferably remain today. The chemical properties of nylon (uniformity, tensile strength and abrasion resistance and elasticity) and its low cost, make nylon fiber is the choice for flossing.
The thread is made up of individual continuous filament two or three thick dernier. Flossing can vary in thickness between 4 and 18 terminations. As the ends (fibers made of strands) decrease, increases the risk that the thread is fraying and on the contrary, they increase, decrease this possibility. Sometimes the wax is made of wire to reduce the risk of fraying.
The floss to remove plaque from proximal tooth surfaces inaccessible to the brush, therefore, you should use dental floss as part of normal practice in oral hygiene.
It would be unreasonable to expect that children use the thread as an additional means of oral hygiene, since in this age only to achieve a proper and thorough brushing method is difficult. To get the infant supplement both procedures is shown how to use the thread on the front teeth to cover the post then, alternatively, you can encourage the mother to that instills and show your child the correct use of dental floss.
The use of dental floss use before significant demand-control, therefore, is necessary for the dentist regularly monitor the procedure, since improper use causes more harm than good.
Tips for Choosing Good Toothpaste
As for toothpaste, containing fluoride hardens the tooth enamel making it more resistant to decay. To be truly lasting effect, it should not be expelled from the mouth after he had washed his teeth, but should be allowed to act for a while, for example, while combing or shower. But given an initial condition of one of the main materials from which the pasta is done, it is clear that properly should be consulted with a dentist for him to tell us what is the right product according to our needs mouth. The fact, it must be recognized that the dental protection goes hand in hand with the assimilation of the denture products makes contact with them, without neglecting the enormous responsibility to use accessories and a dental mirror, dental floss and mouthwash oral health.
How to choose good toothpaste? For we must recognize that products are fortified with calcium, helps keep the protective layer to keep teeth clean and shiny, and likewise provides that for the toothpaste to accomplish its mission is not to be rich in chlorophyll solutions . Read the rest of this entry »
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Dental Hygiene
Dental hygiene will enable us to prevent gum disease and largely prevent tooth decay. But dental hygiene should be performed in the manner and with the right tools. Furthermore, it must devote the proper time to be effective.
How can we remove the plaque?
The daily plaque removal must be done following a series of steps:
* Cleaning the tongue. In the language accumulate large numbers of bacteria so that their cleaning is necessary to maintain oral health. To clean we can rub it gently forward using your toothbrush or use a tongue cleaner.
* Cleaning of the spaces between teeth. The cleaning of the spaces between the teeth (interdentally space) is different depending on the situation. If there is little space between the teeth (it’s the ideal situation) is used dental floss. If between the teeth enough space (for loss or tooth movement), use a special brush called interproximal brush. Read the rest of this entry »
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