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Healthy Mouths for Young Adults
Tooth decay• What it looks like• What causes it• How you can stop it from happening
How to look after your own teeth
How to look after your mouth
Healthy Eating
We’ll be looking at…
We use our teeth to
• Eat
• Smile
• Talk
Tooth decay …
…is one of the most common diseases
…it can be stopped
Tooth decay
Healthy teeth
If not treated leads to really bad decay
Starts as whitish linesacross the gum
See a dental person now
Becomes brown or yellow spots along the gum line
Get URGENT
dental treatment
now
What can cause tooth decay?
• Eating and drinking lots of sugary snacks and drinks
• Not brushing teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste
Eat well
• Healthy meals – EVERYDAY FOODS
How Teeth Decay …• There are millions of GOOD
and BAD bacteria in our mouths
• The bad bacteria in plaque eats the sugar and changes it into acid
• The acid damages the enamel on the teeth
• Which then causes decay or holes in our teeth
Effect of sugar on the teeth
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(Acid levels in the mouth over 24 hours)
Morning
Acid
Neutral Afternoon
Eating Pattern Bad for Teeth
Morning
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Neutral
(Acid levels in the mouth over 24 hours)
Afternoon
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Healthy Snacks
BreadBreadsticks
Vegetables
Fruit SandwichesCrackers
Snacks that should be kept to mealtimes
Dried Fruit Biscuits
Sweets & Chocolate Cakes
• When it comes to thirst…drink tap water first!• Only water at night• Don’t have sugary drinks in-between meals
Drink well
Drink well
• Don’t carry fizzy drinks around in sport bottles – only use water
• Sugary drinks can cause decay and wearing away of teeth
Drinks that damage your teeth
Clean well• Brush teeth twice a day to stop decay and gum
disease• Use a small, medium toothbrush• Use fluoride toothpaste > 1450 ppm (see on tube)• Cleaning between teeth
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With thanks to Pierre Fabre Oral Care for use of the pictures. http://www.ceutahealthcare.com
Gum Disease
Can be caused by…
• the build up of plaque
• lack of brushing
Stages of Gum Disease
Healthy Gums
Healthy Bone Levels
Reduced Bone Levels
Gingivitis
Used by permission American Academy of Periodontology
Change your brush every 3 months
And don’t share
Flossing• For getting in
between the teeth where the tooth brush does not reach
• Reduces the chances of decay in between teeth and gum disease
Activity….
• Make sure you wear a fitted mouthguard for contact sports
• If you hurt your mouth or teeth get advice straight away
Play well
Stay well – stop smoking - benefits
• Savings – Approx £5 per day (if smoke 20 per day)
• Health – live on average 7 – 13 years moreless likely to get cancer (Lung and mouth cancer)
healthier life
Stay well - smoking
Piercings•Infection
•Cysts
•Nerve damage
•Increase risk of hepatitis, HIV, tetanus
•Damage to teeth
Eating Disorders
Visit the Dentist Regularly
Think Carefully
• On the effects that:
Unhealthy Eating
Smoking
Excess Alcohol
Drugs
Piercing
can have on your mouth
Guide to a Healthy Mouth
Good brushing twice a day with
fluoride toothpaste
A good balanced diet
Regular visits to the dentist
The healthier your teeth are the happier you will be!