In daily life, there are many people who often have inflammation of their gums. Gum inflammation refers to gingivitis, a disease of the gums caused by the appearance of plaque, which is a non-specific inflammation.
Once the gums become inflamed, not only will there be repeated bleeding gums, changes in the color of the gums, but also cause a series of periodontal lesions such as gum atrophy, which is very harmful to the health of the teeth. Therefore, in daily life, we must pay attention to the prevention of gingivitis.
So, what exactly can be done to prevent gingivitis?
1. Brush your teeth morning and evening
If you do not brush your teeth before going to bed at night, some food residues in the gaps in the teeth cannot be removed, which will provide more nutrients for bacteria, and lead to a large number of bacteria, so that teeth and gums are strongly damaged, which will induce the appearance of plaque and gingivitis.
Therefore, if you want to prevent gingivitis, you must pay attention to brushing your teeth twice in the morning and evening. Especially before going to bed every night, you must brush your teeth effectively, which can quickly remove some bacteria and food residues from your teeth.
Second, use floss
After each meal, there are many people who choose to use a toothpick to shave their teeth, this method is wrong, if you use a toothpick, it will cause the gap between the teeth to become larger and larger, and it is easy to hurt the gum area, thus inducing the appearance of gingivitis.
Then after each meal, you should choose to floss and remove the food residue between the teeth. Moreover, some plaque in the gap between the teeth can be removed to prevent plaque, calculus and gingivitis.
Third, regular teeth cleaning
Even if you brush, rinse, or floss every day, some plaque will remain on the surface of your teeth. Once plaque persists for a long time, it can induce the appearance of calculus, leading to repeated inflammation of the gums and other periodontal diseases.
Then it is necessary to go to the hospital every once in a while to go to the hospital for dental scaling, which can quickly remove plaque and calculus on the surface of the teeth, as well as soft scale and food debris, and has the effect of preventing inflammation of the gums. In general, adults can wash their teeth every six months.
Fourth, pay attention to dietary adjustments
Do not eat too much food that is too sour, too sweet, too hard or too sticky in your daily life. These foods will not only corrode and damage the teeth, but also cause a large number of plaque to grow on the surface of the teeth, which will induce the appearance of gingivitis.
Eat more vegetables, whole grains, beans, fruits and other foods for three meals a day, which can supplement the vitamins needed by the human body. Other than that. You can drink some light green tea appropriately every day. Green tea contains a lot of fluoride, which cleans and strengthens teeth, and has the effect of preventing gingivitis.
Fifth, avoid smoking
People who smoke have many times higher rates of gingivitis than other populations. The harmful substances contained in cigarettes will irritate the gums and oral tissues, so that the resistance of the gums will decline rapidly, so it is easy to infect some bacteria, which will induce the appearance of gingivitis.
And for long-term smokers, it is easy to form intraoral plaque and intraoral smoke stains, if it is not quickly cleaned off, it will also make the gums strongly stimulated, thereby inducing the appearance of gingivitis.
Therefore, for smokers, try to quit smoking as much as possible to avoid inflammation of the gums.
All in all, repeated gum inflammation can lead to serious damage to gum and tooth health. Therefore, in daily life, we must pay attention to the prevention of gingivitis.
In addition to the above 5 points, be sure to conduct oral health checks regularly. If some dental problems occur, they need to be treated promptly. It can effectively protect the health of the teeth and avoid the appearance of gingivitis.