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ʻO nā ʻāʻī niho he mau maʻi i loaʻa i loko o nā ʻāʻī, maʻamau i hana ʻia e nā bacteria e komo i ka wahi. Hiki iā lākou ke hana no kekahi mau kumu, e like me nā pilikia niho i mālama ʻole ʻia, nā hōʻeha i nā ʻāʻī, a i ʻole nā kūlana olakino e hoʻonui ai i ka nui o ka maʻi. He mea nui ia e ʻike i nā ʻanuʻu like ʻole o nā ʻāʻī niho e loaʻa ai ka mālama wikiwiki a pale aku i nā pilikia hou aku.
I ka hana mua, hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i ka pehu a me ka ʻeha, kahi hiki ke hoʻopunipuni i kekahi poʻe i ka manaʻo he pilikia niho iki wale nō ia. Eia naʻe, inā ʻaʻole i mālama ʻia, hiki i ka maʻi ke ʻoi aku ka nui, e alakaʻi ana i nā hōʻailona ʻoi aku ka nui a me nā pilikia. ʻO ka ʻike ʻana i kēia mau ʻanuʻu i ka wā mua hiki ke kōkua iā ʻoe e hana i nā koho maikaʻi e pili ana i ka mālama.
ʻO ka hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea kōkua maka, e like me nā kiʻi o nā ʻanuʻu o nā ʻāʻī niho, hiki ke kōkua maoli iā ʻoe e hoʻomaopopo i nā mea e ʻimi ai. Hōʻike maopopo kēia mau kiʻi i ke ʻano o ka hoʻomohala ʻana o nā ʻāʻī, e maʻalahi ai ke ʻike i nā hōʻailona. Ke ʻike nā mea maʻi i nā ʻanuʻu o nā ʻāʻī niho, hiki iā lākou ke loaʻa ka mālama niho i ka wā koke, kahi e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ko lākou manawa kūpono a hoʻemi i ka pilikia o nā pilikia hou aku.
ʻAʻole wale ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i ka ʻike mua he mea kōkua; he mea nui ia no ka mālama ʻana i kou olakino niho a pale aku i nā pilikia hou aku.
ʻO ka ʻāʻī niho he pehu ʻeha i piha i ka pus i hana ʻia e ka maʻi bacteria i nā ʻāʻī a i ʻole nā pūnaewele a puni. Hoʻomaka pinepine ia ma ke ʻano he pane i nā pilikia niho i mālama ʻole ʻia e like me nā lua a i ʻole ka maʻi ʻāʻī.
Hoʻomaka ka hana mua o ka ʻāʻī niho i ka wā e komo ai nā bacteria i nā ʻāʻī ma o:
Ka pala niho e hoʻolōʻihi i nā aʻa.
Ka hōʻeha ʻāʻī a i ʻole nā ʻoki e ʻae ai i nā bacteria e komo.
Nā ʻeke periodontal mai ka maʻi ʻāʻī i mālama ʻole ʻia.
Ka palupalu iki o ka ʻāʻī.
Pehu a ʻulaʻula a puni ka wahi i pilikia.
Ka ʻoluʻolu kūloko, ʻoi aku ka nui i ka wā e ʻai ai a i ʻole ka holoi ʻana.
Ka mālama waha maikaʻi ʻole.
ʻAi nui i ke kō a i ʻole ka palaoa.
Ka pale ʻole ʻia o ka pale ʻana ma muli o nā kūlana olakino ma lalo.
ʻO ka hoʻoponopono koke e pale aku i ka holomua i nā hana koʻikoʻi, kahi hiki ke alakaʻi i ka nalowale o ka niho a i ʻole ka maʻi systemic.
I ka holomua ʻana o ka maʻi, hoʻonui wikiwiki nā bacteria, e alakaʻi ana i ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana o ka pus—kahi hui o nā pūnaewele make, nā bacteria, a me nā ʻōpala pane pale. Hoʻokumu kēia hōʻiliʻili i ka puʻuwai o ka ʻāʻī niho.
Hoʻokaʻawale ka kino i ka maʻi ma ka hana ʻana i kahi ʻeke i piha i ka pus ma lalo o ka ʻiʻo ʻāʻī. He hana pale kūlohelohe kēia e kāohi i ka hoʻolaha ʻana o nā bacteria. Hiki i ka ʻāʻī ke hana:
ʻĀʻī gingival: Kaupalena ʻia i ka ʻiʻo ʻāʻī.
ʻĀʻī periodontal: Hoʻopili i nā ʻeke ʻāʻī hohonu.
ʻĀʻī periapical: Hoʻomaka ma ke aʻa o ka niho.
Pehu ʻike ʻia a i ʻole kahi ʻāʻī puʻupuʻu i nā ʻāʻī.
Hoʻonui ʻia ka ʻulaʻula a me ka mumū.
ʻEha ʻeha e hiki ke hoʻolaha i ka ihu a i ʻole ka pepeiao.
Ka maʻalahi i ka wela, ke anu, a i ʻole ke kaomi.
Me ka ʻole o ka mālama, hiki i ka maʻi ke hoʻolōʻihi i nā pūnaewele a puni, nā iwi, a i ʻole ke koko, e alakaʻi ana i nā pilikia koʻikoʻi e like me ka cellulitis a i ʻole ka sepsis.
I kēia pae, he mea nui ka hoʻoponopono niho ʻoihana, e like me ka hoʻokahe a i ʻole nā antibiotics, e pale aku i nā hōʻino hou aku.
1. Nā Hōʻailona i hoʻoikaika ʻia
I ka holomua ʻana o ka ʻāʻī, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā hōʻailona a ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī ke nānā ʻole:
ʻEha nui: ʻO ka pinepine mau a ʻeha, ʻoi aku ka nui i ka ʻai ʻana a i ʻole ke kaomi.
Pehu: Hoʻonui ʻia ma mua o nā ʻāʻī i ka maka a i ʻole ka ihu.
Fever a me ka luhi: Nā hōʻailona o ka maʻi hoʻolaha.
Hanu ʻino a i ʻole ka ʻono: Ma muli o ka hoʻokahe ʻana o ka pus a i ʻole ka hana bacteria.
Me ka ʻole o ka mālama koke, hiki i ka ʻāʻī niho ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia koʻikoʻi:
Ka nalowale o ka niho: Hiki i ka hōʻino ʻana i nā iwi a puni a me nā ʻāpana niho ke pono i ka wehe ʻana.
Ka hoʻolaha ʻana o ka maʻi: Hiki i ka maʻi ke hele i:
Iwi ihu (osteomyelitis).
Nā pūnaewele palupalu (cellulitis).
Ke koko (sepsis), kahi kūlana weliweli i ke ola.
Nā pilikia sinus: Hiki i nā maʻi i nā niho luna ke hoʻolaha i nā lua sinus, e hana ana i ka sinusitis.
E ʻimi i ka mālama lapaʻau koke inā ʻike ʻoe:
Ka paʻakikī o ka hanu a i ʻole ka ʻai ʻana.
Fever kiʻekiʻe me nā ʻōʻili.
Ke hoʻonui nei ka pehu o ka maka.
Hiki i ka mālama koke, e like me ka hoʻokahe ʻana o ka ʻāʻī a i ʻole nā antibiotics, ke pale aku i nā pilikia a hoʻopakele i ka niho i pilikia a me nā pūnaewele a puni.
ʻO ka ʻāʻī niho he maʻi ʻeha i nā ʻāʻī i hana ʻia e nā bacteria, e alakaʻi ana i ka pehu, ka hana ʻana o ka pus, a me ka ʻoluʻolu nui. Hoʻomaka ia me nā bacteria e komo ana ma o nā lua, ka maʻi ʻāʻī, a i ʻole nā hōʻeha. I ka holomua ʻana o ka maʻi, hana ʻia kahi ʻeke i piha i ka pus, e hana ana i ka pehu ʻike ʻia, ka ʻeha nui, a me ka maʻalahi. Inā ʻaʻole i mālama ʻia, hiki i ka ʻāʻī ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia koʻikoʻi, e like me ka nalowale o ka niho, nā maʻi iwi ihu, a i ʻole kahi kūlana weliweli i ke ola e like me ka sepsis. Hiki i nā hōʻailona ke komo pū me ka mahana, ka pehu o ka maka, a me ka paʻakikī o ka hanu i nā hihia koʻikoʻi. ʻO ka mālama niho koke, ka mālama waha maikaʻi, a me ka hoʻoponopono mua he mea nui ia e pale aku a mālama pono i nā ʻāʻī niho.
Hana ʻia ka ʻāʻī niho e nā maʻi bacteria e komo ana i nā ʻāʻī ma o nā lua, ka maʻi ʻāʻī, a i ʻole nā hōʻeha. ʻO ka mālama waha maikaʻi ʻole, nā meaʻai kiʻekiʻe i ke kō, a me nā pilikia niho i mālama ʻole ʻia e kōkua pinepine i kona hoʻomohala ʻana.
ʻO nā hōʻailona maʻamau o ka ʻāʻī niho e komo pū me ka pehu, ka ʻulaʻula, ka ʻeha ʻeha, a me kahi ʻāʻī i piha i ka pus ma nā ʻāʻī. Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike pū i ka mahana, ka hanu ʻino, a me ka maʻalahi i nā meaʻai wela a anu paha.
ʻAʻole, ʻaʻole e ho'ōla ka ʻāʻī niho ma luna o kona iho. Me ka ʻole o ka mālama, hiki i ka maʻi ke hoʻolaha i nā pūnaewele a puni, nā iwi, a i ʻole ke koko, e hana ana i nā pilikia koʻikoʻi.
ʻO ka mālama maʻamau e komo pū me ka hoʻokahe ʻana i ka pus, ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka wahi i pilikia, a me ka kuhikuhi ʻana i nā antibiotics inā pono. I kekahi mau hihia, pono paha nā hana niho e like me nā root canals a i ʻole nā wehe ʻana o nā niho.
ʻO ka mālama ʻana i ka mālama waha maikaʻi, ka hele ʻana i ka dentist maʻamau, a me ka hoʻoponopono koke ʻana i nā pilikia niho hiki ke kōkua i ka pale ʻana i nā ʻāʻī niho. ʻO ka meaʻai olakino a me ka pale ʻana i nā meaʻai kō e hoʻemi pū i ka pilikia.
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