Oral Health Tips
Daily oral care is so important. But oral care is not just about brushing and flossing and there are a few things you can do today to start improving your oral health.
Allow time for your saliva to do its natural healing!
Healthy saliva has all the minerals needed to repair and strengthen teeth. But if you are drinking and eating most hours of the day (this includes constant sipping on water bottles), your saliva is being diluted and can't perform at its best. Saliva flow also has a circadian rhythm and it is most saturated between lunch and dinner - this is your daily tooth-healing time. Have a few Zellie's and let your saliva do its work!
Healthy saliva is important - the healthier your saliva the better it can help repair and strengthen teeth. To improve the health of your saliva, focus on eating nutrient-dense foods and supporting gut health. It's all connected!
Your Saliva = Best Way To Repair Teeth
Healthy saliva is a naturally balanced liquid super-saturated with calcium and phosphates that have the capacity to repair and replenish any minerals that were lost from teeth.
Nothing manufactured comes close to the ability of healthy natural saliva to deliver minerals to teeth in this process called re-mineralization. Only when the amount of damage is greater than the ability of saliva to repair this damage does our dental health deteriorate.
Be mindful of acidic damage.
Every sip of an acidic drink, or any morsel of carbohydrate or sugary food instantly creates acidic mouth conditions. The amount of liquid or food is not important – because any amount will create a pH drop and damage teeth. If constant snacking or sipping is prolonged, saliva may not be able to return the mouth to a safe pH between the snacks and sips. Then the length of this acidic challenge will be measured from the initial snack to the last one – which may be many hours of damage. Non-Water Drinks Strip Teeth of a Protective Protein Layer and Cause Excessive Damage. Even “body-healthy” liquids – like lemon water and cider vinegar – can adversely affect mouth health. Try to stop sipping between meals and be aware that the following drinks can cause extreme damage if sipped over a long duration:
- Acidic water (many bottled and tap waters are acidic. Water will become acidic if citrus lemon or orange slices are added).
- Alcohol - all kinds
- Coffee & Teas (including black tea and green tea)
- Carbonated drinks - especially with citrus flavor
- Energy drinks
Make sure your toothbrush isn't contributing to dental disease.
Toothbrushes get infected from one singe use! Anaerobic bacteria are the kind of germs that cause gum/periodontal disease and deep cavities. These germs multiply in low-oxygen conditions - especially on toothbrushes that are stored in containers!
Allow your brush to dry for 24 hours between uses in a cup or holder so that air can circulate around the bristles. This means that ideally you have a toothbrush for the morning and another one for the evening!
Never Put Your Toothbrush in a Drawer or Bag. If you are traveling, don't use those toothbrush covers; instead, take inexpensive toothbrushes and throw them away.
As far as toothbrush design, it's more important to brush with a good technique than to buy an expensive brush. Battery or sonic brushes help lazy brushers - but they are not superior to a manual brush. If you have a sonic brush you may want to use it in the morning, but compare with with a good manual toothbrush used at night. (learn the best way to brush your teeth).
Finish each meal, snack and drink with Zellie's!
Zellie's are the ideal way to care for teeth! They can help improve oral health by controlling acidity, by helping reduce and eliminate dental plaque, by helping to stimulate saliva flow, and by supporting healthy mouth bacteria and keeping the harmful bacteria at bay.
Learn more about the benefits of Zellie's here.
Msaada wa afya ya mdomo: Huduma ya kila siku ya afya ya mdomo ni muhimu sana. Lakini utunzaji wa mdomo sio tu kuhusu brushing na flossing na kuna mambo machache unaweza kufanya leo kuanza kuboresha afya yako ya mdomo. Acha wakati ili mate yako yapate kupona kwa kawaida! Mkojo wenye afya una madini yote yanayohitajiwa kurekebisha na kuimarisha meno. Lakini ikiwa unakunywa na kula masaa mengi ya siku (hilo linatia ndani kunywa chupa za maji mara kwa mara), mate yako yanapunguzwa na haiwezi kufanya kazi vizuri. Mtiririko wa mate pia una mzunguko wa circadian na ni zaidi ya saturated kati ya chakula cha mchana na chakula cha jioni - hii ni muda wako wa kila siku meno uponyaji. Kula Zellie's chache na acha saliva yako ifanye kazi yake! Mkojo wenye afya ni muhimu - kadiri mkojo wako ulivyo na afya, ndivyo unavyoweza kusaidia kurekebisha na kuimarisha meno. Ili kuboresha afya ya mate yako, angalia kula vyakula vyenye virutubisho vingi na kusaidia afya ya matumbo. Yote yanahusiana! Saliva ni kioevu cha asili, kilicho na kiasi kikubwa cha kalsiamu na phosphate, ambacho kina uwezo wa kurekebisha na kujaza madini yoyote yaliyopotea kutoka kwa meno. Hakuna kitu kinachoweza kufanana na uwezo wa mate yenye afya ya asili ya kutoa madini kwa meno katika mchakato huu unaoitwa remineralization. Ni wakati tu ambapo kiasi cha uharibifu ni kubwa kuliko uwezo wa mate kurekebisha uharibifu huu kwamba afya yetu ya meno huathiriwa. Jihadharini na uharibifu wa asidi. Kila sip ya kinywaji asidi, au kipande chochote cha wanga au chakula sukari mara moja inajenga hali ya mdomo asidi. Kiasi cha kioevu au chakula si muhimu <unk> kwa sababu kiasi chochote itaunda kushuka kwa pH na kuharibu meno. Ikiwa unapumua kwa muda mrefu, unaweza kupata tatizo la maji ya matope yawezao kurudisha pH ya mdomo kwenye kiwango cha salama kati ya mapumziko na mapumziko. Kisha urefu wa changamoto hii asidi itakuwa kipimo kutoka vitafunio awali kwa moja ya mwisho <unk> ambayo inaweza kuwa saa nyingi ya uharibifu. Vinywaji visivyo na maji huondoa safu ya protini inayolinda meno na kusababisha uharibifu mwingi. Hata "maji yenye afya" kama vile maji ya limao na siki ya mchuzi ya mchuzi yaweza kuathiri vibaya afya ya mdomo. Jitahidi kuacha kunywa kati ya chakula na kuwa na ufahamu kwamba vinywaji vifuatavyo vinaweza kusababisha uharibifu mkubwa ikiwa vinanywa kwa muda mrefu: Maji ya asidi (maji mengi ya chupa na maji ya bomba ni asidi. Maji yatakuwa na asidi ikiwa vipande vya ndimu au machungwa vinaongezwa). - Kahawa - aina zote - Kahawa na Chai (ikiwa ni pamoja na chai nyeusi na chai ya kijani) - vinywaji vya kaboni - hasa na ladha ya machungwa - vinywaji vya nishati Hakikisha brashi yako ya meno haichangii ugonjwa wa meno. Brashi za meno huambukizwa kwa kutumia mara moja tu! Bakteria anaerobic ni aina ya vijidudu vinavyosababisha ugonjwa wa gum au periodontal na mashimo ya ndani. Virusi hivyo huongezeka katika hali zenye oksijeni kidogo - hasa kwenye brashi za meno ambazo huwekwa katika vyombo! Acha brashi yako kukauka kwa masaa 24 kati ya matumizi katika kikombe au mtoaji ili hewa iweze kuzunguka bristles. Hilo lamaanisha kwamba ni afadhali uwe na mswaki wa meno asubuhi na mwingine jioni! Kamwe usiiweke mswaki wako wa meno ndani ya droo au mfuko. Ikiwa unasafiri, usitumie vifuniko hivyo vya mswaki; badala yake, chukua mswaki wa bei nafuu na uwatupe. Kwa upande wa kubuni brashi ya meno, ni muhimu zaidi kupiga brashi kwa mbinu nzuri kuliko kununua brashi ghali. Brushes za betri au za sauti husaidia brushers wavivu - lakini si bora kuliko brush ya mkono. Ikiwa una brashi ya sauti, unaweza kuitumia asubuhi, lakini ulinganishe na brashi nzuri ya meno ya mwongozo inayotumiwa usiku. (Jifunze jinsi bora ya kusafisha meno yako). Kumaliza kila mlo, vitafunio na kinywaji na Zellie ya! Zellie's ni njia bora ya kutunza meno! Inaweza kusaidia kuboresha afya ya mdomo kwa kudhibiti asidi, kwa kusaidia kupunguza na kuondoa plaque ya meno, kwa kusaidia kuchochea mtiririko wa saliva, na kwa kusaidia bakteria za mdomo na kuweka bakteria mbaya. Jifunze zaidi kuhusu faida za Zelle.