European dental experts from the Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (ACFF) have endorsed the new World Health Organization (WHO) sugar guidelines as an important step towards beating tooth decay. During a recent meeting in Rome, the ACFF Pan-European Chapter built on the WHO recommendations to reduce sugar consumption to below 10% of daily energy intake. The ACFF are calling for greater teaching and awareness within the professional caries curriculum of the need to provide public advice and communicate the fact that excess sugar consumption causes caries.
Professor Nigel Pitts, co-chair of the ACFF Pan-European Chapter and Director of the Dental Innovation and Translation Centre (ITC) at King’s College London Dental Institute, London, UK, said, “The new WHO sugar guidelines are a welcome step towards addressing the impact that excess dietary sugars are having on dental health. Our aim is to build on these landmark guidelines and equip dental health professionals with training and support to provide patients with practical advice.”
Professor Pitts outlined ACFF guidance at the meeting on how individuals can beat dental caries:
1. Think before you snack! Ask yourself “Am I consuming more than 50g of sugar per day?”
2. Brush your teeth with fluoride toothpaste at least twice a day
3. Brush your teeth effectively to remove plaque – make sure you reach the tough spots at the back of your mouth and make sure you spend two minutes brushing each time
4. Value your teeth and change the way you think about them – imagine you can see and feel the damage being done to your teeth by constant exposure to sugar. We all spend time in front of the mirror looking after our skin and hair, so why wouldn’t you look after your teeth?
5. Act before it’s too late! – ask your dental team about your personal risk of tooth decay to learn about the ideal frequency of dental visits and additional measures to beat tooth decay.
Wataalamu wa meno wa Ulaya kutoka Alliance for a Cavity-Free Future (ACFF) wameunga mkono miongozo mpya ya sukari ya Shirika la Afya Ulimwenguni (WHO) kama hatua muhimu kuelekea kushinda kuoza kwa meno. Katika mkutano wa hivi karibuni huko Roma, Sura ya Pan-Ulaya ya ACFF ilijenga juu ya mapendekezo ya WHO ya kupunguza matumizi ya sukari chini ya 10% ya ulaji wa nishati ya kila siku. ACFF inatoa wito kwa ufundishaji mkubwa na ufahamu ndani ya mtaala wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu wa uharibifu. Profesa Nigel Pitts, mwenyekiti mwenza wa Chapa ya Pan-Ulaya ya ACFF na Mkurugenzi wa Kituo cha Ubunifu na Tafsiri ya Matibabu ya meno (ITC) katika Taasisi ya Matibabu ya Matibabu ya King's College London, alisema, Miongozo mpya ya sukari ya WHO ni hatua inayopendekezwa kuelekea kushughulikia athari ambazo sukari nyingi za chakula zina afya ya meno. "Lengo la ACFF ni kujenga juu ya miongozo hii ya kihistoria na kuwapa wataalamu wa afya ya meno mafunzo na msaada ili kuwapa wagonjwa ushauri wa vitendo. ""Professor Pitts alielezea mwongozo wa ACFF katika mkutano juu ya jinsi watu binafsi wanaweza kushinda caries ya meno." Fikiria kabla ya kula! "Kujibu swali hili: ""Je, unakula sukari zaidi ya 50 gramu kwa siku?""" Futa meno yako kwa kutumia dawa ya meno yenye fluoridi angalau mara mbili kwa siku. Fanya brushing ya meno yako kwa ufanisi ili kuondoa plaque  hakikisha unafikia sehemu ngumu nyuma ya mdomo wako na hakikisha unatumia dakika mbili kuosha kila wakati 4. Thamini meno yako na badilisha jinsi unavyofikiria juu yao <unk> Fikiria unaweza kuona na kuhisi uharibifu unaofanywa kwa meno yako na mfiduo wa mara kwa mara wa sukari. Sote hutumia wakati mbele ya kioo kutunza ngozi na nywele zetu, kwa nini usitunze meno yako? 5. Uwe na mtazamo mzuri. Tenda kabla haijawa kuchelewa mno! Uliza timu yako ya meno juu ya hatari yako ya kibinafsi ya kuoza kwa meno ili kujifunza juu ya mzunguko bora wa ziara za meno na hatua za ziada za kushinda kuoza kwa meno.