As long as humans use the teeth in food consumption, keeping
the teeth healthy will always be important. However, have you ever stopped to
ask how you keep the medium through which the food you eat passes? Well,
reading this article will educate as well as inform you on the subject of oral hygiene.
What is oral hygiene?
Dental health also known as oral hygiene is the practice of
keeping the mouth clean and healthy by brushing and flossing to prevent tooth
decay
The intent of this report on oral or dental health is to
alert reader to the meaning of dental health and the impact oral has our
general body health.it must be noted that the teeth is used in so many way.
Along with chewing food, teeth also help us In smiling and talking. Modern
dentistry is now interested in pubic dentition from individual dental health to
dental public health. Dental public health is a brush of dentistry that is
concerned with promoting dental health through organized community effort
rather than treatment of individual patients.
It concerned with dental health education, applied dental
research and administration of group dental care programme also called public health
dentistry. and gum diseases These are some few facts on dental health.
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Smoking and other tobacco use can cause oral
health problems like gum diseases and tooth decay.
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Tooth decay prevention: tooth decay is the destruction
of tooth structure and can affect b coating of the tooth the eternal (the outer
coating of the tooth) and the dentin layer of the tooth.
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Toothaches: toothaches and jaw pain are common but
can have different sources.
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Sensitive teeth : tooth sensitive is tooth discomfort in one
or more teeth that is triggered by hot, cold, sweet, or sour food and drink, or
even by breathing.
Interestingly, people normally take tooth care for granted. Research
has shown that, the enamel on the top surface of your tooth is hardest part of
your entire body. Teeth starts to form before you are born – milk teeth or baby
tooth starts to when the baby is in the womd, but they come through when the
child is 6 – 12 month.
