YOUNG HEALTH AMBASSADORS- FREE COURSE

1. ORAL HEALTH

2. TEETH
THERE ARE 20 MILK TEETH IN CHILDREN WHICH STARTS COMING
UP WHEN BABY IS 6-12 MONTHS.
THERE ARE 32 TEETH IN ADULTS, LAST 4 TEETH USUALLY COME UP
BETWEEN THE AGES OF 17-21.

3. CARING FOR MOUTH IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR
ORAL HEALTH:
BRUSH
FLOSS
EAT HEALTHY
DENTAL VISITS

4. BACTERIA IN MOUTH AND FOOD EATEN CAUSE ACID PRODUCTION IN
MOUTH WHICH LEADS TO TOOTH DECAY.
TOOTH BRUSHING SHOULD BE PERFORMED IDEALLY AFTER EVERY MEAL, THE
MINIMUM BEING 2 BRUSHING SESSIONS EVERY DAY.
FLOSSING SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY BECAUSE IT HELPS
TO CLEAN THE AREAS BETWEEN TEETH WHERE FOOD AND PLAQUE ARE
PRESENT BUT THE BRUSH CANNOT REACH.

5. EATING HEALTHY IS IMPORTANT FOR ORAL HEALTH
BECAUSE SUGARY FOODS CAUSE TOOTH DECAY,
ESPECIALLY HARD SWEETS BECAUSE THEY STAY IN
MOUTH LONGER.

6. THERE ARE SOME COMMON ORAL CONDITIONS:
COLD SORES ARE BLISTER-LIKE ULCERS ON MOUTH THAT ARE USUALLY CAUSED BY
KISSING, CUTTERY OR CONTACT.
ORAL THRUSH IS YEAST INFECTION IN MOUTH AND PRESENTS AS WHITE PLAQUES IN
MOUTH.
MOUTH ULCERS ARE PAINFUL BLISTERS IN MOUTH THAT COULD HAVE MANY CAUSES
AND CAN BE TREATED BY NUMBING CREAMS.
CAVITIES IN TEETH OR CHIPPED TEETH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PAIN AND SHOULD BE
TREATED BY A DENTIST.

7. GUM DISEASE CAN CAUSE TOOTH LOOSENING AND
BLLEDING IT IS A SERIOUS CONDITION.
GUM DISEASE COULD BE LINKED TO CARDIOVASCULAR
DISEASE OR DIABETES (HIGH BLOOD SUGAR).

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