Jakarta - Seb
agi
an or
ang berpend
ap
at, lebih b
aik s
akit h
ati d
arip
ad
a s
akit
gigi. Setuju y
a, Bun? Ngomongin keseh
at
an gigi, drg. Yudh
a Rism
anto, Sp.Perio meng
at
ak
an, keluh
an y
ang d
at
ang d
ari p
asien ke dokter engg
ak j
auh-j
auh d
ari gigi s
akit, gusi bengk
ak, r
as
a engg
ak ny
am
an, d
an b
au mulut.
Untuk itu, i
a mengimb
au
ag
ar or
ang dew
as
a d
an
an
ak-
an
ak sel
alu menj
ag
a keseh
at
an mulutny
a. Yudh
a menjel
ask
an t
and
a gigi d
an mulut y
ang seh
at, bis
a digun
ak
an untuk menguny
ah d
an mengec
ap sec
ar
a optim
al.
"Gusiny
a b
agus engg
ak
ad
a lub
ang, gusi engg
ak mer
ad
ang d
an engg
ak b
au mulut," uj
ar Yudh
a di
ac
ar
a Listerine 'Ub
ah deng
an Su
ar
a', di sebu
ah hotel k
aw
as
an Cikini, J
ak
art
a Pus
at, R
abu (20/2/2019).
Ken
ap
a bis
a b
au mulut? Yudh
a bil
ang, b
au mulut d
at
angny
a d
ari kum
an. D
al
am 24 j
am, jik
a tid
ak menyik
at gigi m
ak
a koloni kum
an t
adi
ak
an m
at
ang d
an
aktif di mulut.
Akib
atny
a kum
an mengh
asilk
an met
abolisme y
ang disebut h
alitosis, l
alu timbul l
ah pl
ak.
"K
al
au sud
ah p
ar
ah, i
a ak
an mengg
anggu sistemik, mengg
anggu org
an k
ardiov
askul
ar, mengg
anggu keh
amil
an, d
an l
ainny
a," tutur Yudh
a.
L
alu, b
ag
aim
an
a c
ar
a mer
aw
at
kesehatan gigi dan mulut anak y
ang ben
ar. Sim
ak pem
ap
ar
an Yudh
a, yuk.
1. Sikat gigi dua kali sehariKen
ap
a du
a k
ali sik
at gigi? K
aren
a ad
a koloni kum
an, Bun. K
at
a Yudh
a, k
al
au sud
ah m
at
ang (mem
ak
an w
aktu 10 - 12 j
am), m
ak
a kum
an
ak
an bersif
at destruktif.
"P
agi setel
ah mulut kit
a tidur,
air liur pH-ny
a drop, met
abolisme kum
an menj
adi g
as, m
ak
any
a j
adi b
au mulut. M
ak
any
a p
agi setel
ah m
ak
an kit
a h
arus sik
at gigi. Begitu pul
a m
al
am h
ariny
a sebelum tidur," k
at
a Yudh
a.
C ar a Jitu Meng aj ari An ak Mer aw at Keseh at an Gigi d an Mulut/ Foto: Thinkstock |
2. FlossingSetel
ah sik
at gigi, di
anjurk
an Yudh
a untuk
flossing, membersihk
an sel
a-sel
a gigi mem
ak
ai ben
ang. W
aktuny
a pun s
am
a, p
agi setel
ah s
ar
ap
an d
an m
al
am sebelum tidur.
"Sik
at gigi d
an
flossing b
aru membersihk
an permuk
aan gigi seb
any
ak 25 persen," uj
ar Yudh
a.
3. RinsingRinsing at
au berkumur
ad
al
ah c
ar
a ter
akhir y
ang h
arus dil
akuk
an. Setel
ah bersih 25 persen, 75 persen kebersih
an gigi d
an mulut terny
at
a d
at
ang d
ari
aktivit
as rinsing.
"
AD
A (
American Dentists Associations) d
an PDGI (Pers
atu
an Dokter Gigi Indonesi
a) merekomend
asik
an rinsing setel
ah flossing. P
asien y
ang men
amb
ahk
an essenti
al oil (ob
at kumur) menj
adi lebih seh
at d
aer
ah gingiv
al-ny
a," l
anjut Yudh
a.
L
alu b
ag
aim
an
a deng
an
an
ak-
an
ak? K
at
a Yudh
a,
an
ak-
an
ak boleh s
aj
a berkumur
as
al d
al
am peng
aw
as
an jik
a usi
any
a di b
aw
ah en
am t
ahun.
Am
anny
a, jik
a t
ak ingin kh
aw
atir ob
at kumurny
a tertel
an, bis
a p
ak
ai
air g
ar
am infus y
ang bis
a dibeli di
apotek.
"
Anak-anak h
arus dil
atih dulu s
amp
ai bis
a membu
ang
air kumur
an. K
al
au belum bis
a, gosokk
an giginy
a deng
an w
asl
ap y
ang sud
ah dib
as
ahi deng
an ob
at kumur," tutup Yudh
a.