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ʻO kahi alahaka calculus, i ʻike ʻia hoʻi ma ke ʻano he "alahaka tartar," he waiho waiho paʻa loa ia o ka plaque niho i calcified e kūkulu ʻia ma waena o nā niho a ma ka laina gumline. E kū mai kēia ke ʻole ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe pono ʻana o ka plaque, kahi mea hoʻopili bacteria, ma o ka pulupulu ʻana a me ka floss. Ma hope o kekahi manawa, e hoʻopaʻa nā minelala i loko o ka saliva i ka plaque, e hana ana i kahi papa calculus paʻakikī. Inā waiho ʻia me ka mālama ʻole, hiki i ka hōʻiliʻili ke lilo i mea nui loa e hana ana i kahi "alahaka" mau loa ma nā niho he nui, e loaʻa ai kona inoa.
ʻOiai paha e ʻike mua ʻia ma ke ʻano he pilikia hoʻonaninani, he mau pilikia olakino waha nui kahi alahaka calculus. Hiki ke alakaʻi i ka mumū gum (gingivitis), hoʻihoʻi ʻana o ka gum, a me ka maʻi periodontal holomua. Eia kekahi, hiki i ka ʻili ʻili o ka calculus ke hopu i nā bacteria hou aku, e hoʻomau ana i kahi kaapuni o ka hōʻiliʻili plaque a me ka huhū gum.
He mea nui ka ʻike ʻana a me ka mālama ʻana i kahi alahaka calculus no ka mālama ʻana i ke olakino waha. ʻAʻole like me ka plaque, kahi hiki ke wehe ʻia ma ka home, pono ka calculus i ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe niho ʻoihana me nā mea hana kūikawā. Hiki i nā nānā niho maʻamau, me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe waha i kēlā me kēia lā, ke pale aku i kona hana ʻana.
ʻO ka hana mua i ka hana ʻana o kahi alahaka calculus e hoʻomaka me ka hōʻiliʻili plaque. ʻO ka plaque he mea hoʻopili bacteria a me nā ʻāpana meaʻai e kūkulu ʻia ma nā niho i loko o ka lā. Inā ʻaʻole wehe ʻia ma o ka pulupulu ʻana a me ka floss, hiki i ka plaque ke hoʻopaʻa i loko o ka calculus, i ʻike ʻia hoʻi ma ke ʻano he tartar.
E hoʻololi ka plaque i calculus ke komo nā minelala mai ka saliva, e like me ka calcium a me ka phosphate, i loko o ka plaque. Ma hope o kekahi manawa, e hoʻopaʻa kēia mau minelala i ka plaque, e hana ana i ka mea paʻakikī ke wehe. E hoʻomaka maʻamau kēia kaʻina mineralization i loko o 24 a 72 mau hola ma hope o ka hana ʻana o ka plaque.
E kūkulu maʻamau ka calculus ma ka gumline, kahi e noho ai ka plaque me ka hoʻopilikia ʻole. Hiki nō hoʻi ke kūkulu ʻia ma nā wahi paʻakikī ke hiki aku me ka pulupulu maʻamau, e like me ke kua o nā niho a i ʻole ma waena o nā niho. I nā hihia koʻikoʻi, hiki ke pālahalaha ma ka gumline holoʻokoʻa, e hana ana i kahi alahaka mau loa o ka tartar paʻakikī.
Hiki i kekahi mau kumu ke hoʻokomo i ka hana ʻana o kahi alahaka calculus, me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe waha maikaʻi ʻole, ka puhipaka, kekahi mau kūlana olakino, a me ka ʻai nui i nā meaʻai kō a i ʻole acidic. ʻO ke ʻano o ka saliva, kahi e ʻokoʻa ai mai ke kanaka a i ke kanaka, e hoʻopilikia pū ana i ka wikiwiki o ka hoʻomohala ʻana o ka calculus.
E hoʻomohala maʻamau kahi alahaka calculus ma hope o kekahi manawa, pinepine me ka ʻeha ʻole i kona mau kahua mua. Eia nō naʻe, hiki i kekahi mau hōʻailona a me nā hōʻailona nui ke hōʻike i kona noho ʻana.
Nā Waiho ʻIke ʻia: ʻO kekahi o nā hōʻailona i ʻike ʻia loa o kahi alahaka calculus ʻo ia ka hōʻiliʻili ʻike ʻia o ka tartar melemele a ʻeleʻele paha ma ka gumline, ʻoi aku ma waena o nā niho. Hiki ke ʻike ʻia kēia plaque paʻakikī i ka maka maka, a i nā hihia koʻikoʻi, hiki ke hana i kahi ʻano alahaka e pālahalaha ana ma nā niho he nui.
Huhū Gum: Ke kūkulu ʻia ka calculus, hiki ke hoʻonāukiuki i nā gums, e hana ana i ka ʻulaʻula, ka pehu, a i ʻole ka palupalu. Hiki nō hoʻi ke kahe koko nā gums ke pulupulu a floss.
Hanu ʻino: Loaʻa i ka calculus nā bacteria, kahi hiki ke alakaʻi i ka hanu ʻino mau (halitosis). E kū mai kēia no ka mea e hana nā bacteria i loko o ka tartar i nā mea kemika sulfur e hoʻokuʻu i kahi ʻala ʻoluʻolu ʻole.
Hoʻihoʻi ʻana o nā Gums: I nā kahua holomua, hiki i ke alo o kahi alahaka calculus ke hoʻokomo i ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana o ka gum. Ke hoʻonāukiuki ka hōʻiliʻili plaque i nā gums, hiki ke hoʻomaka lākou ke huki aku mai nā niho, e hōʻike ana i nā aʻa niho.
ʻEha Niho: Hiki i ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana o ka calculus ke hana i ka ʻeha niho, ʻoi aku hoʻi ke ʻai a inu i nā meaʻai wela a anuanu paha, ʻoiai hiki ke hoʻonāukiuki i ke kūkulu niho ma lalo.
He mau manaʻo nui kahi alahaka calculus no ke olakino waha a me ka maikaʻi holoʻokoʻa. ʻOiai paha e ʻike mua ʻia ma ke ʻano he pilikia hoʻonaninani, ʻoi aku ka nui o kona manaʻo ma mua o ka helehelena.
ʻO ka manaʻo nui loa me kahi alahaka calculus ʻo ia kona hiki ke alakaʻi i ka maʻi gum, me ka gingivitis a me ka periodontitis. Hāʻawi ka ʻili ʻili o ka calculus i kahi wahi kūpono no nā bacteria e ulu ai, kahi hiki ke hana i ka mumū, kahe koko o nā gums, a me ka maʻi. Ma hope o kekahi manawa, hiki i ka maʻi gum i mālama ʻole ʻia ke holomua, e alakaʻi ana i ka nalowale niho a me nā pilikia olakino waha ʻē aʻe.
ʻO ka calculus he ʻano paʻakikī o ka plaque, a ke hana ʻia, e hana ia i ka mea paʻakikī ke wehe i ka plaque mai nā niho. Hoʻoikaika ka ʻili ʻili o ka calculus i ka hōʻiliʻili plaque hou aku, e hana ana i kahi kaapuni ʻino e hoʻopilikia ai i ke olakino waha.
Hiki i kahi alahaka calculus ke hana i ka ʻoluʻolu ʻole a me ka ʻeha. Ke kūkulu ʻia a puni nā gums a me nā niho, hiki ke hōʻike i nā aʻa niho, e hoʻonui ana i ka ʻeha i nā meaʻai wela, anuanu, a i ʻole ʻono.
Hiki i ke alo ʻike ʻia o kahi alahaka calculus ke hoʻopilikia i ke ʻano o ka minoʻaka, e hana ana i nā pilikia hilinaʻi a i ʻole hilinaʻi no kekahi poʻe.
Pono ka mālama waha mau a me nā maʻamau olakino e pale aku i ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana o ka calculus. Ma o ka hahai ʻana i kēia mau manaʻo, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻemi i ka pilikia o ka hoʻomohala ʻana i kahi alahaka calculus a mālama i ke olakino waha maikaʻi loa.
He mea nui ka pulupulu ʻana i kou mau niho ma ka liʻiliʻi ʻelua manawa i ka lā no ka wehe ʻana i ka plaque ma mua o kona hiki ke hoʻopaʻa i loko o ka calculus. E hoʻohana i kahi toothpaste fluoride a me kahi pulupulu palupalu e pale aku i ka hōʻino ʻana i kou mau gums a me ka enamel. E hōʻoia e pulupulu no ka liʻiliʻi ʻelua mau minuke, e makaʻala ana i nā wahi a pau, me ka gumline a me ke kua o kou mau niho.
Kōkua ka flossing e wehe i ka plaque a me nā ʻāpana meaʻai mai waena o nā niho, kahi hiki ʻole i kahi pulupulu ke hiki aku. Hiki i ka flossing maʻamau ke pale aku i ka hōʻiliʻili plaque i kēia mau wahi, e hoʻemi ana i ka manawa o ka hana ʻana o ka calculus.
Hiki i ka mouthwash ke kōkua i ka pepehi ʻana i nā bacteria, e hoʻemi i ka plaque, a e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i kou hanu. Hiki i kahi mouthwash antibacterial ke lilo i mea maikaʻi loa i ka pale ʻana i ka hōʻiliʻili plaque a puni nā gums a me nā niho.
He mea nui nā hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻoihana no ka wehe ʻana i ka calculus i hana mua ʻia. Loaʻa i nā kauka niho a me nā hygienists nā mea hana a me ka ʻike e hoʻomaʻemaʻe pono i kou mau niho a pale aku i ka hōʻiliʻili hou aku. E pahuhopu no nā nānā maʻamau i kēlā me kēia ʻeono mahina.
E kaupalena i nā meaʻai kō a me nā mea inu acidic, ʻoiai hiki iā lākou ke hoʻokomo i ka hana ʻana o ka plaque. Hiki i ka ʻai kaulike piha i nā hua, nā mea kanu, a me ka wai ke kōkua i ka mālama ʻana i kou mau niho a me nā gums.
Hoʻonui ka puhipaka i ka pilikia o ka hōʻiliʻili plaque a me ka calculus ma o ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i ka hōʻiliʻili ʻana o ka tartar. Hoʻokomo pū ia i ka maʻi gum, e hana ana i ka mea paʻakikī no kou mau gums ke noho olakino.
ʻO kahi alahaka calculus, a i ʻole alahaka tartar, he waiho paʻakikī ia o ka plaque niho e kūkulu ʻia ma waena o nā niho a ma ka gumline ke ʻole ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe pono ʻana o ka plaque ma o ka pulupulu ʻana a me ka floss. Ma hope o kekahi manawa, e hoʻopaʻa nā minelala mai ka saliva i ka plaque i loko o ka calculus, kahi hiki ke alakaʻi i ka huhū gum, hanu ʻino, a me ka ʻeha niho.
Inā mālama ʻole ʻia, hiki ke hana i ka maʻi gum a me ka nalowale niho. ʻO ka pale ʻana e komo pū ana i ka pulupulu ʻana i ʻelua manawa i ka lā, ka flossing, ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka mouthwash, nā nānā niho maʻamau, a me ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻai olakino. ʻO ka hoʻoponopono koke a me ka mālama waha pono ke kī i ka pale ʻana a me ka mālama ʻana i kahi alahaka calculus.
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