Healthy Mouths for Young Adults

1. Healthy Mouths for Young Adults

2. We’ll be looking at… Tooth decay • What it looks like • What causes it • How you can stop it from happening How to look after your own teeth How to look after your mouth Healthy Eating

3. We use our teeth to • Eat • Smile • Talk

4. Tooth decay … …is one of the most common diseases …it can be stopped

5. Healthyteeth See a dental person now Starts as whitish lines across the gum Get URGENT dental treatment now Becomes brown or yellow spots along the gum line If not treated leads to really bad decay Tooth decay

6. What can cause tooth decay? • Eating and drinking lots of sugary snacks and drinks • Not brushing teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste

7. Eat well Drink well Clean well Play well Stay well How to prevent tooth decay

8. Eat well • Healthy meals – EVERYDAY FOODS

9. How Teeth Decay … • There are millions ofGOOD andBADbacteria in our mouths • The badbacteriain plaque eats the sugar and changes it into acid • Theaciddamages the enamel on the teeth • Which then causesdecayor holes in our teeth

10. (Acid levels in the mouth over 24 hours) lunch breakfast 12 tea 12 1 11 11 Afternoon Morning 1 P M 2 2 10 A M 10 3 3 9 9 4 4 8 8 5 5 7 7 6 6 Acid Neutral Effect of sugar on the teeth

11. Eating Pattern Bad for Teeth (Acid levels in the mouth over 24 hours) 12 12 lunch 1 1 11 11 sugar snack sugar snack 2 10 2 10 P M A M sugar snack 3 3 9 9 sugar snack breakfast 8 8 4 4 sugar snack 5 5 7 7 6 6 tea Acid Neutral Morning Afternoon

13. Healthy Snacks Bread Vegetables Breadsticks Crackers Sandwiches Fruit

14. Snacks that should be kept to mealtimes Biscuits DriedFruit Cakes Sweets & Chocolate

15. Drink well • When it comes to thirst…drink tap water first! • Only water at night • Don’t have sugary drinks in-between meals

16. Drink well • Don’t carry fizzy drinks around in sport bottles – only use water • Sugary drinks can cause decay and wearing away of teeth

17. Drinks that damage your teeth

18. Clean well • Brush teeth twice a day to stop decay and gum disease • Use a small, medium toothbrush • Use fluoride toothpaste > 1450 ppm (see on tube) • Cleaning between teeth • Spit out the toothpaste but don’t rinse

19. 2 4 3 1 With thanks to Pierre Fabre Oral Care for use of the pictures. http://www.ceutahealthcare.com

20. Gum Disease • Can be caused by… • the build up of plaque • lack of brushing

21. Gingivitis Pocket Reduced Bone Levels Stages of Gum Disease Healthy Gums Healthy Bone Levels Used by permission American Academy of Periodontology

24. Change your brush every 3 months And don’t share

25. Flossing • For getting in between the teeth where the tooth brush does not reach • Reduces the chances of decay in between teeth and gum disease

26. Make sure you wear a fitted mouthguard for contact sports If you hurt your mouth or teeth get advice straight away Play well

27. Stay well – stop smoking - benefits • Savings – Approx £5 per day (if smoke 20 per day) • Health – live on average 7 – 13 years more less likely to get cancer (Lung and mouth cancer) healthier life

28. Stay well - smoking

30. After Drugs Before

31. Piercings • Infection • Cysts • Nerve damage • Increase risk of hepatitis, HIV, tetanus • Damage to teeth

32. Eating Disorders

33. Visit the Dentist Regularly

34. Think Carefully • On the effects that: • Unhealthy Eating • Smoking • Excess Alcohol • Drugs • Piercing can have on your mouth

35. Guide to a Healthy Mouth • Good brushing twice a day with fluoride toothpaste • A good balanced diet • Regular visits to the dentist The healthier your teeth are the happier you will be!