Thread by @DrOlufunmilayo

Lets talk a little of oral health.
#YourBrushMattersToo

Do you know what those yellowish creamish substances that stick to your teeth are called? They are called dental plaque. #YourBrushmattersToo

What is Dental plaque?
It is a bio-film which forms a layer over the teeth and tongue.

It contains numerous bacteria which have been implicated in a number of oral diseases e.g Dental caries, gingivitis etc

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Dental Plaque is seen in everyone's mouth. However over time,it doesn't remain as that soft plaque. It tends to harden.

#YourBrushmattersToo.

Did you know that your saliva contains numerous bacteria,also calcium and phosphates?#YourBrushMattersToo

These minerals from saliva are imbibed into the dental plaque and it becomes calculus. Not the one you know in mathematics, but rather what is called dental calculus

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So what is Calculus?

It is those hardened yellowish/brownish substances that stick to your teeth especially on your back teeth. #YourbrushmattersToo

These dangerous duo of dental plaque and Calculus will start to make your gum swollen if left without removal.

And that ladies and gentlemen is The beginning of oral disease!#YourbrushmattersToo

To be continued tomorrow 🙂

Now let’s continue from where we stopped yesterday

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Many will notice their gums are swollen and bleeding too. They quickly assume “well e dey happen na, person dey see blood when e dey brush na”

No sir/ma, This is not normal!
You do not have to see blood while brushing their teeth

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And did you also know that The bacteria found in dental plaque has been implicated in dental caries(Tooth decay)?

In other words if you don’t brush regularly or use a good toothbrush, you are on a journey to tooth decay

So ladies and gentlemen, #YourbrushmattersToo

And tooth decay is first noticed as a hole in the tooth.

Sometimes the person may not even know it except they go to their dentist or they notice that their teeth becomes too sensitive to cold and/or hot food/drinks

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Infact, guys did you know that Many times a very bad mouth odour can also be traced to these two gangsters- Dental plaque and Calculus? Did you know?

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So that horrible mouth odour you have may just be because you don’t brush your teeth regularly or you use a very terrible brush that does a really ineffective job at keeping your teeth and tongue clean

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Some people notice when they enter public transport, everybody will leave all the space beside them

You think 🤔 “Oh boy, see all this space, make I spread body enjoy am”

Lmao. It’s your mouth odour they are running from. They don’t want to be suffocated.

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Or you meet up with a girl on a date, she quickly cuts the whole thing short and runs home saying she has diarrhea and doesn’t pick your call again.

Then u think “that saucy b*tch”

Have you considered maybe you have mouth odour 🙄

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We will take it up from here tomorrow.
If you are just joining, we have been discussing why #YourBrushMattersToo and how it is important to your oral health and your welfare altogether.

See you tomorrow.