DATE - 15.05.2023
BY Dr. Namrata Rawat Khandelwal
(Cosmetic dental surgeon)
Good oral health helps you enjoy life. It lets you speak clearly, taste, chew, and swallow delicious and nutritious foods and show your feelings through facial expressions such as smiling. If you protect your oral health with good oral hygiene practices (brushing and flossing), you can keep your teeth for a lifetime.
To make students aware about good oral hygiene Dr. Namrata came as a resource person in class VII and talked about the structure of teeth, which involves enamel, dentine and pulp. Dental carries which make holes in the teeth caused by plaque, painful if happens. Stages of dental caries, which begins from enamel , reaches to pulp and causes abscess. She talked about calculus tartar which is a hardened plaque that threatens our gums and only the dentist can remove it. She then gave advice to prevent the disease which involves brushing, flossing and fluoride treatment. She talked about brushing teeth in circular motion ( front, back both ) with the help of a teeth model. Then she demonstrated how to do flossing in our teeth ( Firmly grasp the dental floss with index fingers, make a C-shape, gently slide it on all surfaces). The fluoride treatment involves treating it with toothpaste which is effective in dental disease. She also talked about treating the teeth with braces. In conclusion she said we have to brush twice daily, floss at least once a day, use water and toothpaste which contains fluorides. Visit your dentist regularly.
The session was very enriching and engaging for the students. Students learnt a lot about their oral hygiene and promised to maintain it nicely.
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