Teeth is also called "teeth". A highly calcified tissue with a certain shape, which has the functions of chewing, helping pronunciation and maintaining facial appearance. In the human body, teeth grow twice in one's life. The first one is called "deciduous teeth", and when they are around two years old, there are 20 teeth. Around the age of six, deciduous teeth gradually fall off and "permanent teeth" grow out, a total of thirty-two. According to the shape, it can be divided into incisor, canine and molar. The function of the incisor is to cut off food, the bicuspid teeth are used to mash food, and the molars can grind food.
Not only can teeth chew food, help pronunciation, but also have a great influence on the beauty of the face. Due to the support of the teeth and alveolar bone, the shape of the dental arch and the normal occlusal relationship can make the face, lips and cheeks appear plump. And when people speak and smile, neat and white teeth can better show people's health and beauty. On the contrary, if the dental arch is not developed properly and the teeth are arranged disorderly and unevenly, the face will appear uncoordinated. If too many teeth are missing, the lips and cheeks will lose support and become sunken, which will make a person's face look old and thin. Therefore, people often regard teeth as one of the important indicators of fitness.
To have healthy teeth, you must pay attention to dental health and eat more calcium-rich foods. Especially in infants and young children should pay attention to the choice of diet. Parents should give their children more vegetables that can promote chewing, such as celery, cabbage, spinach, leeks, kelp, etc., to promote the development of the jaw and the neatness of the teeth. Eating vegetables regularly can also increase the content of molybdenum in teeth and enhance the hardness and firmness of teeth. Experiments have shown that children who are anorexia to vegetables and meat have lower bone density than children who eat vegetables and meat. Eating vegetables often can also prevent dental caries, because vegetables contain 90% of water and some fibrous substances. When chewing vegetables, the water in the vegetables can dilute the carbohydrates in the mouth, making it difficult for bacteria to grow; cellulose can clean and clean the teeth. In addition, eating more hard foods is conducive to healthy teeth, such as corn, sorghum, beef, dog meat and some nuts, such as acorns, melon seeds, walnuts, and hazelnuts.
Precautions after tooth extraction
1. After the tooth is extracted, the doctor will let the patient bite one or two cotton rolls, its function is to suppress bleeding and protect the mouth. Generally, the tampon can be spit out about 40 minutes after tooth extraction. Be careful not to bite the cotton roll for too long. Some people think that the longer the bite is, the better. Some people bite for several hours or even ten hours. This is wrong. Instead, the wound will be soaked in saliva for a long time, causing infection or poor blood clotting.
2. For patients with bleeding tendency, it is best not to leave for the time being after tooth extraction. After half an hour, ask the doctor to check the wound again to see if the blood has stopped. If the bleeding still occurs, ask the doctor for further treatment, or apply hemostatic drugs, or suture to stop the bleeding, and take some hemostatic drugs by mouth.
3. Under normal circumstances, the bleeding will no longer after spit out the tampon. It is normal to have a little blood in the saliva. If the vomiting of blood is abnormal, you should contact the clinic in time or see the emergency department of the hospital's dentistry department and ask a doctor for treatment. Do not handle it yourself, such as stuffing cotton from your home into the extraction socket, or smearing so-called hemostatic drugs. These cottons and medicines are not sterile and can cause secondary infections after use, causing more serious consequences.
4. Take care to protect blood clots after tooth extraction. Do not rinse your mouth on the day of extraction, do not chew food on the side of the tooth extraction, do not frequently lick the wound, and do not repeatedly suck or spit, so as not to damage the blood clot due to the increase of negative pressure in the oral cavity. . You can eat only two hours after the operation, and the food for two days after the operation should be warm, cold and soft.
5. It is generally not necessary to take medicine after tooth extraction. However, in the acute inflammation period, when the tooth is extracted, or the trauma is large, and the general condition is poor, some antibiotics and analgesics should be taken orally.
6. Generally, work will not be affected after tooth extraction. You can go to work as usual, but do not engage in heavy physical labor. Smoking and drinking have a bad effect on wound healing. It is best not to smoke or drink for one or two days after tooth extraction.
7. Although tooth extraction is a minor operation, if you don't pay attention to protecting the wound after extraction, it will cause some trouble. So, what problems should be paid attention to after tooth extraction? The cotton roll or cotton ball that the doctor puts in the patient’s mouth must be gently bitten and spit out after 30 minutes; do not talk or laugh loudly on the day of the tooth extraction, and do not spit or spit forcefully. Do not touch it with your hands or other objects. Do not suck on the wound, so as to avoid negative pressure causing bleeding; drink water and eat semi-liquid food such as porridge, vermicelli, etc. 2 hours after the tooth extraction. Do not eat too hot or hard food, and do not drink strong alcohol, do not smoke, do not Eat spicy food. In addition, pay attention to rest on the day of tooth extraction to avoid excessive fatigue.
As long as the above precautions are taken, the tooth extraction wound will heal smoothly
