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I-Chlorhexidine yokugeza ngomlomo iyisixubho somlomo esilwa namagciwane esisiza ukubulala amagciwane emlonyeni wakho nasemathanjeni akho. Udokotela wamazinyo wakho noma udokotela angase akunikeze lo muthi wokugeza umlomo ukwelapha isifo samathambo, ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngemva kwezinqubo zamazinyo, noma ukusiza ukugcina impilo yomlomo lapho ukuxubha nokuxubha njalo kunganele.
I-Chlorhexidine iyisibulali-magciwane esinikezwa ngodokotela esiza njengokugeza umlomo oketshezi. Inamandla kakhulu kuneziwasho zomlomo ongazithenga esitolo, yingakho udinga incwadi kadokotela ukuze uyithole. Lo muthi usebenza ngokuhlasela izindonga zamaseli amagciwane kanye neminye imizimba emincane eyingozi emlonyeni wakho.
Ifomu elivamile kakhulu yi-chlorhexidine gluconate, eza njengesixazululo esingu-0.12%. Ngokuvamile uzoyithola emabhodleleni amancane anezinkomishi zokulinganisa ukukusiza ukuthi usebenzise inani elilungile. Ngokungafani nesiwasho somlomo esivamile, i-chlorhexidine inemiphumela ehlala isebenza ngisho nangemva kokuthi uhlanze futhi ukukhiphe.
I-Chlorhexidine iphatha i-gingivitis, okuyizinhlungu nokutheleleka kwamathambo akho. Lapho amagciwane akha emgqeni wakho wamathambo, angabangela ukuthi amathambo akho abe bomvu, avuvukale, futhi achithe kalula. Lokhu kugeza okunqunyiwe kusiza ukunciphisa lawa magciwane futhi kunikeze amathambo akho ithuba lokuphola.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angase futhi anqume i-chlorhexidine kwezinye izimo zempilo yomlomo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngemva kokukhishwa kwamazinyo, ukuhlinzwa ngomlomo, noma ezinye izinqubo zamazinyo. Abanye abantu abanezinhlelo zokuzivikela ezithintekayo bayayisebenzisa ukuvimbela izifo zomlomo, futhi ngezinye izikhathi kunconywa kubantu abanomlomo owomile kakhulu abasengozini enkulu yokubola kwamazinyo.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, odokotela bangase batusa i-chlorhexidine kubantu abanezilonda zomlomo eziphindaphindayo noma labo abathola ukwelashwa komdlavuza okuthinta umlomo. Kodwa-ke, lezi zindlela zokusebenzisa azivamile futhi zidinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela yithimba lakho lezempilo.
I-Chlorhexidine iyisithako esiphakathi nendawo esilwa namagciwane esisebenza ngokuhlukumeza ungqimba olungaphandle oluvikelayo lwamaseli amagciwane. Uma lezi zindonga zamaseli ziqhekeka, amagciwane awakwazi ukusinda, okusiza ukunciphisa inani eliphelele lamagciwane emlonyeni wakho.
Okuhlukanisa i-chlorhexidine ukukwazi kwayo ukunamathela emazinyweni nasemathunjini akho amahora amaningana ngemva kokuyisebenzisa. Lokhu kusho ukuthi iyaqhubeka nokusebenza ngemva kokuthi usugeze futhi ukukhiphe, inikeze ukuvikelwa okuqhubekayo kumagciwane ayingozi. Lawa mandla okunamathela, abizwa ngokuthi i-substantivity, ayihlukanisa ekuhlanzeni umlomo okuvamile okusebenza kuphela ngenkathi esemlonyeni wakho.
Umuthi unamandla ngokwanele ukwenza umehluko wangempela emazingeni amagciwane, kodwa awunamandla kangako kangangokuthi ubangele ukuphazamiseka okukhulu ekuqineni komlomo wakho wemvelo uma usetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe.
Sebenzisa i-chlorhexidine ngendlela enembile njengoba udokotela wamazinyo noma udokotela wakho ekunqumela, ngokuvamile kabili ngosuku ngemva kokuxubha amazinyo akho. Kala inani elinqunyiwe, ngokuvamile cishe isigamu se-ounce noma ama-milliliters angu-15, usebenzisa inkomishi yokulinganisa eza nebhodlela.
Gxuma ukuhlanza emlonyeni wakho cishe imizuzwana engama-30, uqinisekise ukuthi ifinyelela kuzo zonke izindawo zamathambo akho namazinyo. Khipha ngokuphelele futhi ugweme ukugwinya noma yiluphi uhlobo lwesixazululo. Ungagezi umlomo wakho ngamanzi noma udle noma uphuze noma yini okungenani imizuzu engama-30 ngemva kokusebenzisa i-chlorhexidine, njengoba lokhu kunganciphisa ukusebenza kwayo.
Ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu, sebenzisa i-chlorhexidine ngemva komkhuba wakho ojwayelekile wokuhlanzeka komlomo. Xubha amazinyo akho kuqala, bese ufaka intambo yamazinyo uma kunconywe, futhi uqede ngokuwasha nge-chlorhexidine. Lokhu kulandelana kusiza umuthi ukuthi ufinyelele ezindaweni lapho amagciwane ethanda ukucasha khona.
Akudingeki ukuthi uthathe i-chlorhexidine nokudla noma ubisi njengeminye imithi. Empeleni, kungcono ukuyisebenzisa lapho umlomo wakho uhlanzekile futhi ungenazo izinhlayiya zokudla ukuze imithi isebenze ngempumelelo.
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa i-chlorhexidine amasonto amabili kuya kwamane, nakuba umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ezokunikeza imiyalelo ethile ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho. Ukuze kulashwe i-gingivitis, amasonto amabili ngokuvamile anele ukubona ukuthuthuka okukhulu empilweni yamazinyo.
Udokotela wamazinyo angase ancome izikhathi zokwelapha ezinde uma unesifo esibi samazinyo noma uma usiyisebenzisela ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngemva kokuhlinzwa ngomlomo. Abanye abantu abanezinkinga eziqhubekayo zempilo yomlomo bangase bayisebenzise izinyanga eziningana, kodwa lokhu kudinga ukuqapha njalo yithimba lakho lezempilo.
Ungayeki ukusebenzisa i-chlorhexidine ngaphambi kwesikhathi, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngokushesha. Ukuqeda inkambo ephelele kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka ngamagciwane kulawulwa ngokuphelele futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuthi kubuye.
Umphumela ovamile ongase uwuqaphele ukubala okwesikhashana kwamazinyo akho, ulimi, noma umsebenzi wamazinyo. Lokhu kushintsha kombala okunsundu kwenzeka ngoba i-chlorhexidine ingabopha amaprotheni emlonyeni wakho, kodwa ngokuvamile kuyahlehla ngokuhlanza amazinyo ochwepheshe.
Abantu abaningi bathola izinguquko ekunambithekeni ngenkathi besebenzisa i-chlorhexidine. Ungase uqaphele ukuthi ukudla kunambitheka ngendlela ehlukile noma ukuthi unokunambitheka kwensimbi emlonyeni wakho. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuyanyamalala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngemva kokuyeka ukusebenzisa imithi.
Eminye imiphumela evamile eceleni ihlanganisa ukucasuka komlomo okwesikhashana, umlomo owomile, noma ukuzwa ukusha okuncane uma uqala ukuyisebenzisa. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziba ngaphansi kokuqashelwa njengoba umlomo wakho ujwayela imithi ezinsukwini zokuqala zokwelashwa.
Abanye abantu bathuthukisa ukwakheka okwandisiwe kwe-tartar emazinyweni abo ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba i-chlorhexidine ngezinye izikhathi ingakhuphula izinga lapho amaminerali avela emathe akho enamathela emazinyweni akho, kodwa udokotela wamazinyo wakho angakususa kalula lokhu ngesikhathi sokuhlanza kwakho okulandelayo.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingenzeka ezimweni ezingavamile. Lokhu kungabandakanya ukusabela okukhulu komzimba okune-swelling ebusweni, ezindebeni, noma olwimini, noma izilonda zomlomo ezingelapheki. Uma uhlangabezana nobunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala okukhulu, noma izimpawu zokusabela okukhulu komzimba, funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Akufanele usebenzise i-chlorhexidine uma unenkinga yokungezwani komzimba ne-chlorhexidine gluconate noma yiziphi izithako ezingasebenzi emuthini. Abantu abanomlando wokungezwani komzimba okukhulu kuma-antiseptics kufanele baxoxe ngezindlela ezingezinye nodokotela wabo.
Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-18 ngokuvamile akufanele zisebenzise i-chlorhexidine ngaphandle uma zinikezwe ngqo ngudokotela wamazinyo wezingane noma udokotela. Umuthi awukahlolisiswa kakhulu ezinganeni, futhi ingozi yokugwinya ngengozi iphezulu ezigulini ezincane.
Uma ukhulelwe noma uncelisa, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-chlorhexidine. Ngenkathi kungekho bufakazi bokuthi kubangela ukulimala ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, kuhlale kungcono ukuxoxa ngemithi nodokotela wakho uma ulindele noma unakekela.
Abantu abanezimo ezingavamile ezithinta umlomo noma umphimbo kufanele basebenzise i-chlorhexidine ngokucophelela okwengeziwe. Lokhu kufaka phakathi abantu abanezimo zomlomo owomile, labo abanezilonda ezivulekile emlonyeni, noma abantu abanezimo ezithile ze-autoimmune ezithinta izicubu zomlomo.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo we-chlorhexidine oral rinse yi-Peridex, equkethe i-0.12% ye-chlorhexidine gluconate. Olunye uhlobo olwaziwayo yi-PerioGard, enesithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kanye nokugxila.
Ungase futhi ubone izinhlobo ezivamile ezibhalwe ngokuthi "i-chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse." Lezi zinhlobo ezivamile zisebenza kahle njengamagama omkhiqizo futhi zivame ukubiza kancane. Umkhemisi wakho angakusiza ukuthi uqonde ukuthi iyiphi inguqulo ecacisa incwadi yakho kadokotela.
Ezinye izikhungo zamazinyo zinikeza i-chlorhexidine ngaphansi kwamalebula azo azimele, kodwa lezi ziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo njengezinhlobo zegama lomkhiqizo. Okubalulekile ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi uthola ukugxila okungu-0.12% okushiwo udokotela wamazinyo wakho.
Uma ungakwazi ukusebenzisa i-chlorhexidine noma ingasebenzi kahle kuwe, ezinye izindlela ezingasiza ngesifo sezinsini namagciwane omlomo. Ukugeza ngomlomo okunamandla kadokotela kungasiza ekuvikeleni ukubola kwamazinyo futhi kungase kube nemiphumela ethile yokulwa namagciwane, nakuba ingaqini kangako ngesifo sezinsini.
Ukugeza ngomlomo okwelaphayo okusekelwe emafutheni abalulekile, njengalawo aqukethe i-eucalyptol ne-menthol, kungasiza ekunciphiseni amagciwane nokuvuvukala. Nakuba kungenawo amandla kadokotela, ezinye izifundo zibonisa ukuthi lezi zingasebenza ngempumelelo nge-gingivitis elula noma emaphakathi.
Udokotela wakho wamazinyo angase ancome ukuxubha amazinyo okubulala amagciwane aqukethe i-stannous fluoride noma i-triclosan. Lezi azithathi indawo ye-chlorhexidine ngezifo ezinkulu zezinsini, kodwa zingasiza ekugcineni impilo yomlomo kubantu abanezimo ezilula.
Kwabanye abantu, ukwelashwa okujulile okufana nokulinganisa kanye nokuhlela izimpande (ukuhlanza okujulile) noma ama-gel e-antibiotic afakwe ngokuqondile emaphaketheni ezinsini kungase kudingeke. Lokhu kwelashwa kusebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-chlorhexidine kodwa kungase kube ngempumelelo kakhulu ngesifo sezinsini esithuthukile.
I-Chlorhexidine inamandla kakhulu kune-mouthwashes etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta uma kuziwa ekubulaleni amagciwane nasekwelapheni isifo sezinsini. Ama-mouthwashes avamile ngokuyinhloko aqeda umoya futhi anikeze imiphumela yesikhashana yokulwa namagciwane, kuyilapho i-chlorhexidine inikeza isenzo esihlala njalo sokulwa namagciwane amahora ngemva kokusetshenziswa.
Ukwelapha isifo sezinsini esitholakele noma ukuvimbela ukutheleleka ngemva kwemisebenzi yamazinyo, i-chlorhexidine ngokuvamile isebenza kangcono kunezinketho ezithengwa esitolo. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu udinga ukwelashwa ngamandla okuyalelwa ngudokotela emsebenzini wabo wansuku zonke wokunakekela umlomo.
Izigezo zomlomo ezivamile zanele ngokuphelele izidingo zenhlanzeko yomlomo yansuku zonke yabantu abaningi. Zisiza ukususa izinhlayiya zokudla, ziqabule umoya, futhi zinikeze ukuvikelwa okuthile emabhaktheriya ngaphandle kwemiphumela engemihle yemithi enamandla.
Cabanga nge-chlorhexidine njengokwelashwa kwezokwelapha ngezinkinga ezithile zempilo yomlomo, kuyilapho isigezo somlomo esivamile sifana nomkhiqizo wokuhlanzeka wansuku zonke. Udokotela wamazinyo wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi yiliphi izinga lokwelashwa elilungile esimweni sakho esithile.
I-Chlorhexidine ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela futhi empeleni ingaba usizo olukhulu ngoba isifo sikashukela senyusa ingozi yesifo sezinsini. Kodwa-ke, kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi utshele abahlinzeki bakho bezempilo ngesifo sakho sikashukela lapho bekuqokelela noma yimuphi umuthi omusha.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela badinga ukuqaphela ngokwengeziwe ngempilo yomlomo ngoba ushukela wegazi ophezulu ungenza ukutheleleka kwezinsini kube kubi futhi kube nzima ukuphola. I-Chlorhexidine ingasiza ukulawula amabhaktheriya anegalelo kulezi zinkinga, okuyenza ithuluzi elibalulekile ekuphathweni kwesifo sikashukela.
Uma ngengozi ugwinya inani elincane le-chlorhexidine, ungesabi. Geza umlomo wakho ngamanzi bese uphuza ingilazi yamanzi noma ubisi ukuze unciphise noma yimuphi umuthi osele. Abantu abaningi ngeke babe nemiphumela emibi evela ekugwinyeni amanani amancane ngezikhathi ezithile.
Kodwa-ke, uma ugwinya inani elikhulu noma uzwa isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, noma ubuhlungu besisu, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi. Nakuba ubuthi obukhulu bungavamile, kuhlale kungcono ukuthola iseluleko esivela ochwepheshe uma ukhathazekile.
Uma udlula umthamo we-chlorhexidine, yisebenzise ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi esiseduze somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo owudlulile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungaphindi kabili imithamo ukuze ulungise okudlulile, njengoba lokhu kungandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela engemihle ngaphandle kokunikeza izinzuzo ezengeziwe. Zama ukuhlukanisa imithamo yakho ngokulinganayo usuku lonke ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Yeka kuphela ukusebenzisa i-chlorhexidine uma udokotela wamazinyo noma udokotela ekutshela ukuthi wenze njalo, ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka ngaphambi kokuthi uqede inkambo ebekiwe. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amagciwane ukuthi abuye futhi kungase kwenze isifo sakho sezinsini sibe sibi kakhulu kunakuqala.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokuvamile uzohlela ukuvakashelwa okulandelayo ukuze ahlolisise inqubekela phambili yakho futhi anqume ukuthi udinga ukuqhubeka nokwelashwa yini. Abanye abantu badinga inkambo ende yokwelashwa, kanti abanye bangashintshela emsebenzini wokulondoloza ngomlomo ojwayelekile.
Ungaqhubeka nokusebenzisa i-toothpaste yakho ejwayelekile kanye ne-floss ngenkathi uthatha i-chlorhexidine, kodwa isikhathi sibalulekile. Sebenzisa i-chlorhexidine ngemva komsebenzi wakho ojwayelekile wokuhlanzeka komlomo, hhayi ngaphambi, ukuze ugweme ukugeza imithi.
Gwema ukusebenzisa ezinye izindlela zokuwasha umlomo noma izindlela zokuwasha ngomlomo ngesikhathi esifanayo ngaphandle uma umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ekuncoma ngqo. Ezinye izithako ezikweminye imikhiqizo zingaphazamisa ukusebenza kahle kwe-chlorhexidine noma zikwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela engemihle.
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