YOGYAKARTA During fasting, eating time, drinking, and habits change. Because meal and drink time is done after breaking the fast until before dawn or at dawn, it is important to pay attention to how to care for teeth and mouth during Ramadan.
Launching an article published by the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Airlangga University, Wednesday, March 5, dental care during Ramadan fasting can be done. To brush teeth and mouths, do not cancel fasting but must be done carefully. Do not let the mouthwashing water be swallowed so that it can break fasting. Well, to maintain the health of teeth and mouth during Ramadan, here are the tips.
Brushing your teeth needs to be done twice a day. Especially after breaking the fast or before bed and after dawn. With regular dental brushes at that time, it helps eliminate food particles and prevent dental plaque formation by reducing bacteria in the mouth.
In principle, brushes and floss have the same function, which is to clean the teeth and mouth. If you use dental threads or floss, you can remove the remaining food and dental plaques between the teeth and along the gum line. The time to do dental floss can only be done once a day.
During Ramadan, holes often occur or even holes appear because they don't pay attention to cleanliness? Launching John Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Wednesday, March 5, use toothpaste that contains fluoride. Because this content helps strengthen dental email and reduce the risk of cavities.
Sufficient body fluids can reduce the risk of dehydration, especially during fasting. When time does not hold back thirst and hunger, or between breaking the fast to dawn, it is important to drink water as recommended. Because in this way we can refill body fluids after a day of fasting. Drinking a lot of water also reduces the risk of tooth damage and gum disease.
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When breaking the fast, it may be difficult not to drink at all or eat sweet foods. But the best tips to be able to maintain the health of teeth and mouth during Ramadan, namely by reducing activities that risk damaging teeth and irritate gums. That is by limiting eating and drinking sweetly and brushing teeth after breaking the fast or before bed.
The above is a tip to maintain the health of teeth and mouth during Ramadan. Tips above, you can practice everyday.
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