Nigeria Dental Association Urges Nigerians To Prevent Tooth Decay And Gum Diseases

As per a report from Nigeria daily newspaper site The Nation Tooth rot and gum infections have been recognized by the Nigerian Dental Association (NDA) as a percentage of the normal maladies influencing oral health.
According to the President, Dr Olurotimi Olojede stated there was need to anticipate the afore mentioned diseases by brushing the teeth two times daily (Morning and Night) with a medium texture toothbrush for around the range of two minutes and seeing the dentist at least once 6 month to stop any new improvement.
Olojede talked on the occasion of World Oral Health Day (WOHD) in Lagos, entitled Healthy teeth for Healthy life.
He stated healthy teeth gums and mouth play an essential part in individuals' capacity to work or mull over without consistent pestering and tormenting toothache.
Portraying tooth rot, he said: "This is when acids in the mouth break up the external layer of the mouth."

Chairm Person, Product and Commitee of NDA, Dr Dunni Ogundana, said people develop tooth situations on the grounds that a mess of individuals don't brush their teeth while those who don't brush fittingly and at the right recurrence.
She stated individuals might as well brush in the morning and night before they head off to bed,stressing that the mouth is an important part of the form since it is the entry way into it.
She stated there was need for consciousness that taking fore thought of one's teeth is not only for the mouth separated from everyone else yet for the general wellbeing of their health. Chairm Person, Product and Commitee of NDA, Dr Dunni Ogundana, said people develop tooth situations on the grounds that a mess of individuals don't brush their teeth while those who don't brush fittingly and at the right recurrence. She stated individuals might as well brush in the morning and night before they head off to bed,stressing that the mouth is an important part of the form since it is the entry way into it.
She stated there was need for consciousness that taking fore thought of one's teeth is not only for the mouth separated from everyone else yet for the general wellbeing of their health.

"As the Popular saying goes `Prevention is prefarable and far more better than Cure. So when individuals avert tooth situations they won't need to use cash on medication. It is shabbier to strive for dental checkup than medicine.
"At the time you visit your dentist once each six months, he possibly fit to grab any problem that has begun advancing in your mouth and he can check it from developing in any way."
Ogundana stated individuals might as well check with their dentists to know which tooth paste is handy for their teeth on the grounds that some individuals' gums respond to some tooth paste, particularly natural or other recommended tooth glues. "In any case it doesn't mean every person's gums will respond to it. In home grown tooth paste, the majority of the constituents may be excessively, which is the reason the NDA attempts to ensure that they are in the right dimension, she included.

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