Ngā āhuatanga e pā ai te pakaru o te kapia. Ko te pakaru o te kapia he āhuatanga e hoki whakamuri ana, e hoki whakamuri ana rānei te kiko kapia (gingiva), e tika ana kia tiakina ngā pakiaka niho. Nō reira, ka kitea ngā pakiaka niho e kapi ana i te nuinga o te wā. He tokomaha e whakaaro ana he raruraru āhua noa iho te pakaru o te kapia, nā te mea he roa ake te āhua o ngā niho, engari he whānui ake te pānga: te aro o ngā niho, ētahi atu... Pānuihia atu
Te Hiranga o te Ārai i te Whara Niho Ko te whara niho he whara ki ngā niho, ki ngā kapia, ki ngā kiko tautoko rānei i puta mai i te pānga, te hinganga, ngā aituā, ētahi tikanga rānei. He tokomaha e whakaaro ana ko te whara niho he raruraru "iti noa iho" e puta ai te mamae wā poto noa iho. Heoi, ka nui ake te kino o te pānga: mai i ngā pakaru ngawari e kore e kitea ki te mate io... Pānuihia atu
Me pēhea te whakatika i ngā raruraru o te pirau o te enamel. Ko te enamel niho te paparanga tino mārō, te paparanga o waho rawa o ngā niho, ā, he "whakangungu" tiaki i te pānga, i ngā huringa pāmahana, me ngā whakaekenga a ngā waikawa me ngā huakita. Heoi, ahakoa tōna kaha, kāore te enamel e ātete ki te kino. Ko tētahi raruraru tino noa ko te pirau o te enamel, te pirau haere o te enamel nā te waikawa. … Pānuihia atu
Ngā Pānga Taha o ngā Niho Whakakore He otinga noa ngā niho whakakore hei whakakapi i ngā niho ngaro, ahakoa he wāhanga, he katoa rānei. Haunga te āwhina ki te whakaora i te mahi ngaungau me te kōrero me te ataahua o te kanohi, ka taea hoki e ngā niho whakakore te whakanui ake i te whakapono ki a koe anō. Heoi, pērā i ngā taputapu hauora katoa, ka taea e ngā niho whakakore te whakaputa i ngā pānga taha maha, inā koa mēnā... Pānuihia atu
Ngā Kōwhiringa Whakakī Niho Ataahua Kāore ngā whakakī niho e rite ana ki ngā tae whakarewa kanapa e kitea ana ina menemene. Nā te whanaketanga o ngā rauemi niho kua nui ake ngā momo kōwhiringa whakakī ataahua—kua hangaia kia whai hua, kia uru hoki ki te tae niho tūturu. Ko ngā whakakī ataahua ka whiriwhiria whānuitia hei whakatika i ngā poka, i ngā kapiti iti, i ngā niho kua pakaru, tae atu ki te whakakapi i ngā whakakī tawhito kua… Pānuihia atu
Ngā Momo Pokanga Niho Ko ngā pokanga niho he raupapa o ngā tikanga hauora i roto i te mara o te mahi niho e mahia ana hei whakatika i ngā raruraru o ngā niho, ngā kapia, ngā kauae, ngā kiko tautoko rānei e kore e taea te whakatika mā te tiaki paerewa anake. Ka taea e ēnei tikanga pokanga te ahu mai i ngā mea ngawari - pērā i te tango niho - ki ngā mea uaua, pērā i te pokanga kauae, te hanga anō rānei i te wheua. Ko te whāinga whānui… Pānuihia atu
Ngā Tikanga Ārai i te Puku Niho He mate hopuhopu te pupuhi niho e tohuhia ana e te kohikohinga o te pupuhi huri noa i te niho, i ngā kapia rānei. He maha ngā wā ka puta he mamae pupuhi, he pupuhi, he manawa haunga, he māuiui niho, tae atu ki te kirika. Ki te kore e rongoatia, ka horapa te mate ki ngā kiko e karapoti ana i te kauae me te kaki, ā, ka arahi pea ki ngā raruraru nui. Nō reira, he mea nui te ārai i ngā pupuhi niho… Pānuihia atu
Me pēhea te rongoā i ngā kapia toto He amuamu noa te toto o ngā kapia e kore e whakaarohia he mea noa iho nā te mea ka puta i te wā e parai ana, e miro ana rānei i ngā niho. Heoi, ko te toto ngāwari o ngā kapia he tohu o te mumura, te hanga paraka, te raru hauora rānei e hiahia ana kia aro nui atu. Ki te kore e rongoatia, ka taea e tēnei āhuatanga te whanake hei mate kapia kino atu… Pānuihia atu
Te Hiranga o te Karo i te Kai Paramanawa Nui I roto i te ao tere o ēnei rā, kua tino noa te kai paramanawa. He maha ngā tāngata e kite ana he māmā ake te toro atu ki te kai paramanawa i te whakarite kai taurite. Ehara i te mea he whanonga kino te kai paramanawa tonu—ka taea hoki e ia te āwhina ki te pupuri i te kaha me te arotahi ina mahia tika. Heoi, i te wā e kai paramanawa ana… Pānuihia atu
Ngā Tikanga Maimoatanga mō ngā Pūwero He tino raruraru hauora waha te pūwero (caries) i roto i ngā tamariki me ngā pakeke. Ka puta tēnei āhuatanga ina pakaru te paparanga mārō o ngā niho (enamel) i ngā waikawa i hangaia e ngā huakita mai i ngā toenga kai—ina koa ko ērā kei roto te huka me ngā warowaihā māmā. Ki te kore e rongoatia, ka nui haere ngā pūwero, ka tae ki te dentin, ā, tae noa ki... Pānuihia atu