Your guide to good health
Dental health
Tänder - engelskaThe content concerns ÖstergötlandYour dental health affects how you feel in different ways. Your teeth affect you when you eat and when you talk to other people.
Your teeth can cause a lot of pain if you
do not take care of them properly.
Bad dental health can also affect
how you feel physically.
If you have bacteria in your gums,
they can move to other parts of the body.
For example, to the heart and blood vessels.
How to keep your teeth healthy:
- Brush your teeth for two minutes every morning
and two minutes every night. - Use toothpaste with fluoride and dental floss.
- Let your teeth rest between eating.
- Try not to eat food and drinks that contain sugar.
It is especially important that you avoid sweet and sour energy drinks. - Drink water if you are thirsty!
Some people have bacteria in their mouths that makes it easy for them to get caries in their teeth.
People with this kind of bacteria can go to the dentist more often.
At the dentist, people can get help to keep their teeth clean and get extra fluoride to protect the teeth.
On the website 1177.se you can read more about
how to best care for your teeth.
You can find tips on caring for your teeth at
1177.se/sa-haller-du-tanderna-rena/
The page is in Swedish, not in easy-to-read Swedish.