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Ukuqina kwamehlo kuyigama lezokwelapha elisetshenziswa ekuqinisweni, ekuhlanganiseni, noma ekuqotsheni amazinyo akho. Kuvamile kakhulu kunalokho ocabanga khona, kulimaza izigidi zabantu emhlabeni wonke ngaphandle kokuba bazibone.
Lokhu kungase kwenzeke emini lapho uvukile noma ebusuku lapho ulele. Abantu abaningi bafumanisa ukuthi banokuqina kwamehlo lapho udokotela wemazinyo ekhomba amazinyo ahlatshwe noma lapho umlingani ekhuluma ngokuzwa imisindo yokuqina ebusuku.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kwenzeka lapho ucindezela ngokungazi imisipha yomhlathi wakho noma uqina amazinyo akho ndawonye ngamandla amakhulu. Cabanga ngakho njengomsebenzi omningi womhlathi wakho ngaphandle kwemvume yakho.
Kunezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko zokuqina kwamehlo. Ukuqina kwamehlo kokulala kwenzeka lapho ulele futhi kubhekwa njengesiyaluyalu sokuhamba okukhulu ebusuku. Ukuqina kwamehlo okuvukile kwenzeka emini, ngokuvamile lapho ugxile noma uzizwa unesikhathi esinzima.
Ukuqina nokuhlanganisa kungaba namandla okwanele okuvusa noma kubangele ubuhlungu bomhlathi ekuseni okulandelayo. Nakuba ukuqina kwamazinyo okungekho njalo kungabi yingozi, ukuqina kwamehlo okuqhubekayo kungabangela izinkinga zamazinyo nezifo zomhlathi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abantu abaningi abanoqina kwamehlo abazi ukuthi banalo ngoba ngokuvamile kwenzeka lapho ulele. Izibonakaliso zingaba zingekho ekuqaleni kodwa zibe nomthelela ngokuqhubeka kwesimo.
Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongazihlangabezana nazo:
Ukuqina kwamehlo kokulala ngokukhethekile kungabangela imisindo ephakeme yokuqina ephazamisa ukulala komlingani wakho. Ungase uphinde uvuke unomhlathi obuhlungu noma uzizwe sengathi umhlathi wakho uvalwe.
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezinkulu uma ukuqina kwamehlo kungaphathwa iminyaka eminingi. Lokhu kungafaka ukulimala okukhulu kwamazinyo, ubuhlungu bokuphatha ubuso, noma izifo ze-temporomandibular joint (TMJ) eziphazamisa ukuhamba komhlathi.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kuhlukaniswe izinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko ngokusekelwe ekutheni kwenzeka nini. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukuyo kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kokulala kuyindlela evamile futhi kwenzeka lapho ulele. Kubhekwa njengesiyaluyalu sokuhamba okukhulu ebusuku futhi ngokuvamile kwenzeka kanye nezinye izinkinga zokulala njengokuyeka ukuphefumula noma ukuqina.
Ukuqina kwamehlo okuvukile kwenzeka ngesikhathi sokuvukela futhi ngokuvamile kuhlotshaniswa nemizwa, ukugxila, noma imikhuba. Ungase ucindezele umhlathi wakho lapho unesikhathi esinzima, ukukhathazeka, noma ugxile kakhulu emsebenzini. Lolu hlobo ngokuvamile luphathelene kakhulu nokuqina komhlathi kunokuqina kwamazinyo.
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nezinhlobo zombili, nakuba enye ivame ukuba khulu kunenye. Udokotela wakho wemazinyo noma udokotela angakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukulimaza ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho nendlela yokuhlatshwa kwamazinyo.
Imbangela eqondile yokuqina kwamehlo ayicaci ngaso sonke isikhathi, kodwa abacwaningi baye bafumanisa izinto eziningana ezifaka isandla ekuqinisweni kwamazinyo nasekuqinisweni komhlathi. Ngokuvamile kuvela ngenxa yokuxubana kwezinto zokwenyama, ezingokwengqondo, nezezakhiwo.
Izimbangela ezivamile zifaka:
Ubudala buphinde bube nomthelela, njengoba ukuqina kwamehlo kuvamile kubantwana futhi kuya kuncipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Noma kunjalo, kungase kwenzeke kunoma iyiphi izinga lokuphila, ikakhulukazi phakathi nezinkathi zokucindezeleka okukhulu noma izinguquko ezinkulu zokuphila.
Kwezinye izimo, ukuqina kwamehlo kuhamba emindenini, okubonisa izingxenye zezakhiwo. Uma abazali bakho noma abazalwane bakho beqina amazinyo, ungase ube nethuba elikhulu lokuthuthukisa lesi simo.
Kufanele ucabange ukuya kudokotela uma uqaphela izimpawu eziqhubekayo noma uma ukuqina kwamehlo kulimaza impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kungavimbela izinkinga ezinkulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu bomhlathi obungapheli, izinhlungu zikhanda eziqhutshwayo, noma uqaphela ukuthi amazinyo akho ahlatshwe noma alimale. Udokotela wakho wemazinyo angase abe yilowo oqala ukubona izibonakaliso zokuqina kwamehlo ngesikhathi sokuhlanza okuvamile, ngisho nangaphambi kokuba uqaphele izimpawu.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma unezimpawu ezinkulu njengobunzima bokuvula umlomo wakho, ubuhlungu bokuphatha ubuso, noma uma umlingani wakho wokulala ebhala imisindo ephakeme yokuqina. Lezi zibonakaliso zibonisa ukuqina kwamehlo okukhulu okudingayo ukuhlolwa ngochwepheshe.
Ungalindi uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu beindlebe ngaphandle kokutheleleka kwendlebe noma uma umhlathi wakho uqhafaza noma uvala. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise izinkinga ze-temporomandibular joint ezingase zibe zimbi ngaphandle kokwelashwa.
Izinto eziningana zingandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ukuqina kwamehlo. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zikwenze ube nethuba elikhulu lokubhekana nalesi simo kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela noma ufune ukwelashwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi.
Izinto ezivamile ezingase zikwenze ube nethuba elikhulu lokubhekana nalesi simo zifaka:
Ukuba nenye noma ngaphezulu kwezinto ezingase zikwenze ube nethuba elikhulu lokubhekana nalesi simo akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile ukuqina kwamehlo. Noma kunjalo, ukwazi lezi zinto kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi niqaphele izibonakaliso zokuqala.
Ezinye izinto ezingase zikwenze ube nethuba elikhulu lokubhekana nalesi simo, njengokucindezeleka nemikhuba yokuphila, zingashintshwa ngokushintsha okuvamile kwansuku zonke noma amasu okulawula ukucindezeleka. Ezinye, njengezakhiwo noma izimo zezokwelapha, zidinga ukuqapha nokulawulwa okuqhubekayo.
Nakuba ukuqina kwamehlo okulinganiselwe kungase kungabangeli izinkinga ezinkulu, ukuqina kwamazinyo okuqhubekayo kungabangela izinkinga ezahlukene ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinkinga eziningi zingavikelwa ngokwelashwa okufanele.
Izinkinga ezingase zibe khona zifaka:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile, ukuqina kwamehlo okukhulu kungabangela ukulimala okukhulu kwamazinyo okudingayo umsebenzi wokulungisa okukhulu njengezikrini, ama-bridges, noma ama-implants. Imisipha yomhlathi ingase ikhule ngenxa yokuqina okuqhubekayo, okungase kuguqule ukuma kobuso bakho.
Abantu abaningi abanoqina kwamehlo ngeke bahlangabezane nezinkinga ezinkulu, ikakhulukazi ngokwelashwa nokuphathwa okufanele. Ukuhlola kwamazinyo okuvamile kusiza ekutholeni izinkinga ngaphambi kokuba zibe zimbi.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukugwema ukuqina kwamehlo ngokuphelele, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlobene nezinto zezakhiwo noma izimo zezokwelapha, kunezindlela eziningana ezinganciphisa ingozi yakho noma zinciphisa izimpawu. Ukuvimbela kugxile ekulawuleni ukucindezeleka nasekugcineni imikhuba emihle yokulala.
Amasu okuvimbela asebenzayo afaka:
Ukuqaphela ukuqina komhlathi emini kungasiza. Zama ukugcina izindebe zakho ndawonye namazinyo akho ahlukene kancane, bese uphumula imisipha yomhlathi wakho lapho uqaphela ukucindezeleka kukhula.
Uma uthatha imithi engase ifake isandla ekuqinisweni kwamehlo, xoxa ngezinye izinketho nodokotela wakho. Noma kunjalo, ungalokothi uyeke imithi eyalwe ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Ukuhlola ukuqina kwamehlo ngokuvamile kuqala ngokuhlolwa kwamazinyo lapho udokotela wakho wemazinyo ebona izibonakaliso zokuhlatshwa kwamazinyo nokubhlunguza kwemisipha yomhlathi. Bangase bakwazi ukubona lesi simo ngaphambi kokuba uqaphele izimpawu ngokwakho.
Udokotela wakho wemazinyo uzohlola amazinyo akho ngezinkambu eziqinile, ama-chips, noma izindlela zokuhlatshwa ezingavamile. Bazophinde bahlole imisipha yomhlathi wakho ngokubhlunguza futhi bahlole ukuthi umhlathi wakho uyahamba kanjani lapho uvula futhi uvala umlomo wakho.
Ngokuqina kwamehlo kokulala, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuhlolwa kokulala uma becabanga izifo zokulala ezingaphansi. Lokhu kuhilela ukuqapha izindlela zakho zokulala, ukuphefumula, nomsebenzi wemisipha ebusuku esikhungweni esikhethekile.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho wemazinyo angase akunikeze idivayisi ephathekayo yokuyigqoka ekhaya elinganisa umsebenzi wemisipha yomhlathi ngesikhathi sokulala. Lokhu kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuxilongwa nasekutholeni ubukhulu bokuqina kwamehlo.
Ukuphatha ukuqina kwamehlo kugxile ekuvikeleni amazinyo akho ekubeni alimale nasekuqondiseni izimbangela ezingaphansi. Udokotela wakho wemazinyo noma udokotela uzokuncoma indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile nezimpawu.
Izinketho zokwelapha ezivamile zifaka:
Ama-night guards yindlela yokwelapha evamile futhi asebenza ngokwenza isivikelo phakathi kwamazinyo akho aphezulu naphansi. Ama-guards aklanywe ngumuntu ngamunye adlula udokotela wemazinyo ahlala ephumule futhi asebenza kakhulu kunenketho yokuthengwa.
Ngokuqina kwamehlo kwemini, ukufunda ukuqaphela nokuyeka ukuqina komhlathi kungasebenza kakhulu. Udokotela wakho wemazinyo angase akufundise ukuzivocavoca ukuphumula imisipha yomhlathi wakho nokushintsha imikhuba elimazayo.
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile lapho ukuqina kwamehlo kukhulu futhi kungaphenduli kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukungenelela okukhulu njengokwelashwa kwe-orthodontic noma ukuhlinzwa.
Ukulawula ukuqina kwamehlo ekhaya kuhilela ukuxubana kokunciphisa ukucindezeleka, imikhuba emihle yokulala, nokuvikela amazinyo akho. Lezi zinyathelo zokunakekela ngokwakho zinganciphisa kakhulu izimpawu futhi zivimbele izinkinga.
Ukuphatha ekhaya okuphumelelayo kufaka:
Ukwenza umkhuba wokulala ozothula kungasiza ekuqinisweni ebusuku. Zama imisebenzi njengokufunda, ukuzivocavoca okuthambile, noma ukulalela umculo ozothula ngaphambi kokulala.
Qaphela lapho uqina umhlathi wakho emini futhi uphumule leyo misipha. Ukubekela izikhumbuzo ocingweni lwakho kungakusiza ukuthi uhlole ukucindezeleka komhlathi wakho njalo.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nesiqondiso sokwelapha esisebenzayo. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqonda izimpawu zakho, izindlela zakho zokulala, nezinto zokuphila.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, gcina idayari yokulala isikhathi esinguviki ubhale lapho uya khona ebethe, uvukela, nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ozibona. Bhala futhi amazinga akho okucindezeleka nanoma yiluphi ubuhlungu bomhlathi noma izinhlungu zikhanda usuku lonke.
Letha uhlu lwemithi yonke oyithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sedokotela nezithasiselo. Imithi ethile ingase ifake isandla ekuqinisweni kwamehlo, ngakho-ke lolu lwazi lubalulekile ngodokotela wakho.
Cela umlingani wakho wokulala ukuthi afake phansi noma yimiphi imisindo yokuqina noma ezinye izindlela zokulala abazibonile. Lolu lwazi lungasiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde ubukhulu nesikhathi sokuqina kwamehlo.
Bhala imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengezinketho zokwelapha, imiphumela okulindelekile, nendlela yokuvimbela izinkinga. Unganqikazi ukubuza nganoma yini ekukhathazayo.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kuyisimo esivamile kodwa esilawuleka esilimaza izigidi zabantu. Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokwelashwa kungavimbela izinkinga ezinkulu futhi kuthuthukise ikhwalithi yempilo yakho.
Nakuba ukuqina kwamehlo kungakwazi ukwelashwa ngokuphelele, kungaphathwa kahle ngokuxubana okufanele kokwelashwa. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokunakekelwa okufanele, kungaba yi-night guard, ukuphathwa kokucindezeleka, noma ukushintsha kokuphila.
Ungawagcini ubuhlungu bomhlathi obungapheli, izinhlungu zikhanda, noma ukuncipha kokuzwa kwamazinyo. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyahamba ngokushesha uma uqala ukwelashwa okufanele, futhi ukuqondisa ngaphambi kwesikhathi kuvumela ukugwema izinkinga ezinkulu.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphatha ukuqina kwamehlo ngokuvamile kuyinkqubo eqhubekayo kunokulungiswa kwesikhathi esisodwa. Ukusebenza neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo nokugcina uzinzo ngesiqondiso sakho sokwelapha kukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokulawula izimpawu nokuvikela amazinyo akho.
Ukuqina kwamehlo kubantwana ngokuvamile kuya kuphela ngokwemvelo njengoba bekhulile, kodwa ukuqina kwamehlo kwabantu abadala ngokuvamile kudinga ukwelashwa ukuvimbela izinkinga. Nakuba ukuqina okuhlobene nokucindezeleka kungase kuthuthuke lapho izinto ezikwenza ube nethuba elikhulu lokubhekana nalesi simo zisuswa, ukuqina kwamehlo okuqhubekayo ngokuvamile kudinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo ukuvikela amazinyo akho nomhlathi.
Yebo, ukuqina kwamehlo kungase kuhambe emindenini, okubonisa izingxenye zezakhiwo. Uma abazali bakho noma abazalwane bakho beqina amazinyo, unethuba elikhulu lokuthuthukisa lesi simo. Noma kunjalo, ukuba nomlando womndeni akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ukuqina kwamehlo, futhi izinto ezingaphandle njengokucindezeleka ziphinde zidlale indima ebalulekile.
Ukuqina kwamehlo okukhulu, okungaphathwa kungabangela ukulimala okuhlala njalo kwamazinyo kufaka phakathi i-enamel ehlatshwe, ama-chips, ama-cracks, nokulahleka kwamazinyo. Noma kunjalo, ngokwelashwa okufanele njenge-night guards nokuqondisa izimbangela ezingaphansi, ungavimbela ukulimala okuqhubekayo. Ukulimala okukhona ngokuvamile kungalungiswa ngezinqubo zamazinyo.
Ama-night guards okuthengwa ngaphandle kwesiqondiso sedokotela anganikeza isivikelo ethile, kodwa ama-guards aklanywe ngumuntu ngamunye adlula udokotela wemazinyo asebenza kakhulu futhi ahlala ephumule. Ama-guards avamile angase angalungile kahle, okungase kubangele ukungakhululeki komhlathi noma ukwehluleka ukuvikela amazinyo akho ngokwanele. Ukuze uthole imiphumela emihle kakhulu, yenza i-guard eyenziwe ngumuntu ngamunye.
Nakuba ukuphathwa kokucindezeleka kunganciphisa kakhulu izimpawu zokuqina kwamehlo, ikakhulukazi ngokuqina kwemini, kungase kungasusisi ngokuphelele lesi simo. Ukuqina kwamehlo ngokuvamile kunesizathu esiningi esifaka izinto zezakhiwo, izifo zokulala, nezinkinga zokuklama. Indlela yokwelapha ephelele eqondisa zonke izinto ngokuvamile isebenza kangcono.
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