Thread by @YemisiIkumelo

#DentalTipsWithDrYemisi
Okay soooo, every time I get to a point where I have to take out a tooth either because it's a really bad tooth and I don't have any other choice than to take it out OR it's that patient can't afford the alternative treatment, I hear stuff like...👇👇

"Doctor I hope I won't start losing other teeth or that other teeth won't start falling off" So I go on and educate them.....

I tell them..
No!
You don't lose other teeth simply because you've lost one or you took out one.

What usually happens is that that old habit you had that led to the loss or the removal didn't change even after removal.

I usually use this analogy. 👇🏾
Every room has a door that you enter and exit through.

Now imagine that a door where you have to pass always, has a nail that "holds on" to your cloth/shirt no matter how hard you try to avoid it.

So each time you pass by that door, it tears your cloth and then you just go on to sew the cloth/shirt.

You ignore the nail and then you pass again..... and it tears your cloth again.

You go on ahead to sew again... and it goes on and on like that.

What you have simply done by sewing the cloth/shirt is to fix the problem but not the cause of the problem
OR you fixed the effect of the problem (cloth tearing) and not the actual problem (the nail)

Now the same thing happens when you lose a tooth.

You remove the tooth i.e. the effect of problem but you don't correct the ACTUAL problem which translates to habits such as poor oral hygiene practices.

Simple practices such as rinsing out thoroughly with water after meals or even after soft drinks, using dental floss every now and then and ULTIMATELY, VISITING YOUR DENTIST every 6 months goes a long way....

in reducing the rate at which you come down with dental problems, thereby preventing tooth loss on the long run.

Now, sometimes, you can't but lose a tooth or multiple teeth, if for instance, the tooth /teeth is/are not properly aligned and they are giving you recurrent problems.
In that case, there is an actual problem you can't do anything about.

Improved oral hygiene practices go a long way in preventing some dental issues.

Improve your hygiene practices today!

The end!

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