Three misunderstandings that the elderly must know about tooth protection

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With the gradual aging of age, the teeth of the elderly are more important. However, the following misunderstandings in dental care need to be corrected.

Three misunderstandings that the elderly must know about tooth protection

First: as long as you insist on brushing your teeth, there is no need to wash your teeth. Brushing teeth can not completely replace tooth washing, diet can leave traces on the tooth surface, forming dental plaque through the action of bacteria, it is difficult to clean up by brushing teeth every morning and evening.

Second: lose one or two teeth, do not need to rush to fill, and so off the net for full denture. Some people think that it's normal to lose a few teeth in old age. Lack of teeth and do not want to inlay false teeth, afraid of trouble to spend more money, lack of let it vacancy. It will obviously reduce the masticatory ability, affect digestion and nutrient absorption, and accelerate the loosening and shedding of adjacent teeth. Dentures can help you eliminate defects, restore tooth function, and stabilize adjacent teeth.

Third: old people smoke, drink tea deposition of yellow teeth, black teeth can not become white. At present, tooth beauty has reached a considerable level. The discoloration of tooth surface caused by smoking, drinking tea and coffee is easy to remove. Even tetracycline tooth discoloration can be changed. At the same time, tooth whitening is not only for beauty, but also an important measure of tooth health care and dental disease prevention.

matters needing attention

It is a natural phenomenon for old people to lose their teeth. It is useless to prevent and cure them. Most of the old people's teeth loose and fall off because of periodontal disease, root caries, osteoporosis and other diseases, as long as these diseases are prevented and treated, it will delay the years of fall off.