S e n io r s s p o r t in g h e a lt h y s m il e s


B y N e w s C a n a d a T h a n k s to h e a lth ie r life s ty le s ,


a d v a n c e s in o ra l a n d m e d ic a l c a re , a n d a g ro w in g a w a re n e s s o f th e im p o r ta n c e o f d e n ta l h y g ie n e , o ld e r a d u lts c a n e x p e c t to k e e p m o s t, if n o t a ll, o f th e ir te e th a s th e y a g e . B u t k e e p in g th o s e n a tu ra l te e th h e a lth y c a n b e a c h a lle n g e . In fa c t, m a n y o ld e r a d u lts ,


e s p e c ia lly th o s e w h o re ly o n o th e rs fo r c a re , h a v e p o o r o ra l h y g ie n e a n d h ig h ra te s o f o ra l d is e a s e . O ra l d is e a s e s c a n c a u s e p a in , d is c o m fo rt, b a d b re a th a n d d iffic u ltie s c h e w in g a n d s w a llo w in g . T h e y m a y a ls o b e a s s o c ia te d w ith m o re s e rio u s h e a lth c o m p lic a tio n s lik e d ia b e te s , s tro k e a n d h e a rt a n d lu n g d is e a s e s .


F o r th e s e re a s o n s ,


d e n ta l h y g ie n is ts e n c o u ra g e a ll o ld e r a d u lts to b ru s h th e ir te e th tw ic e a d a y w ith flu o rid e to o th p a s te a n d c le a n b e tw e e n th e ir te e th o n c e a d a y . D e n tu re w e a re rs s h o u ld re m o v e th e ir d e n tu re s a t n ig h t to c le a n th e m a n d a llo w th e ir g u m s to b re a th e w h ile s le e p in g . T h e y s h o u ld a ls o c le a n a n y re m a in in g te e th tw ic e d a ily a n d b ru s h a n d m a s s a g e th e ir g u m s e ith e r w ith a s o ft to o th b ru s h o r a w a rm d a m p c lo th . C a re g iv e rs m u s t h e lp w h e n th e s e ta s k s b e c o m e d iffic u lt.


W h e th e r y o u ’re a t h o m e o r in a


lo n g -te rm c a re re s id e n c e , d a ily m o u th a n d d e n tu re c a re c o u p le d w ith p ro fe s s io n a l o ra l c a re fro m a d e n ta l h y g ie n is t c a n h e lp p re v e n t o ra l d is e a s e s , re d u c e th e ris k o f h e a lth c o m p lic a tio n s a n d k e e p y o u s m ilin g . F in d m o re in fo rm a tio n a t


d e n ta lh y g ie n e c a n a d a .c a /s e n io rs .


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