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Oral Care Elderly
Today is not elderly, the old concept that the loss and accept that spit out a tooth pain, accept the loss that easily. When no longer to digest that food, health, color deterioration due to lack of nutrition. Meanwhile, as well as other health problems, oral health care in the elderly differs in young people and children.
Dental elderly often xeu xạo. That the consequences of periodontal disease (tissue around the teeth) is not properly treated. In the elderly, the soft tissue of the cheek and gums lost elasticity, and the weak. The amount of saliva secreted in the mouth causing reduced people chew and digest food more difficult. Oral mucosa become rotten, easy drop; wound healing more difficult. Decay usually appears at the foot of that, especially at the root exposed by the gums shrink. In the elderly, the gum disease is the cause of losing teeth. At first the phenomenon of red or swollen gums, bleeding then when excited or collision. Enamel thinning with time, revealing the ivory vulnerable to damage and corrosion by food acidity.
Periodontal disease and tooth decay can be completely prevented. With the understanding of oral disease today, people see that if untreated, dental disease also leads to the result in heart disease, arthritis, cancer.
The oral health care in the elderly to comply with the following requirements:
Sanitation
- Brush teeth daily with toothpaste fluor at least two times: in the morning and evening before going to sleep. Retrieved dentures before brushing.
- Brush teeth with soft brush properly throughout the chewing surface, exterior surface and in the teeth.
- Oral exams, at least once a year.
Dentures care
Most common is that the author remove the assembly. Type in the title that is not bone, teeth nearby, but the age of the bones endure something they tend to go small, so dentures can be liquid, not fit anymore and tissue damage around, creating discomfort. So a function instead of each author should be 3-5 years.
Ministry of dentures should be brushed clean with a soft brush on the type of specialized powder or soap for hand washing dentures also deposits of food debris and plaque like real teeth. The liquid cleaning dentures often not enough clean all the dirt sticking just enough to take that smell. Do not use other household cleaners are corrosive or toxic. When not use, dentures should be soaked in water or cleaning solution.
Some drug treatment of chronic medication such as blood pressure, heart disease, Parkinsons disease ... may cause salivary gland secreted less saliva than cause dry mouth evidence. According to the World Health Organization, up to 400 drugs used to treat diseases that older people often have questions cause dry mouth. This increases the risk of cavities and periodontal disease. Dry mouth also makes uncomfortable when wearing dentures because saliva acts as a high as oils. Your dentist will tell you to use oily substances. /.
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