You remember that the teeth should be cleaned in the morning and in the evening, periodically use the floss, and do not forget about rinsing and chewing gum when the toothbrush is not available?
Oh, we assure you, after viewing these photos, you will understand that before that you did not know anything about oral hygiene, and maybe already on the third frame, run again to brush your teeth!
The Science Photo Library showed 22 shocking images of the oral cavity, made with a microscope, and then painted manually or digitally, to make it easier to distinguish between the individual elements. And believe me, these are not exotic landscapes or new plant species. All that you see in the photos is a harsh reminder of what happens when you miss even one tooth brushing ...
1. Nonsense, it's just one of the living organisms that you like to inhabit on your teeth and gums ...
2. And this - the colonization of bacteria, trying to attach to the surface of the tooth. Well, or, more simply, dental plaque. In the photo it is enlarged 400 times!
3. And here's how dental plaque can be considered in more detail, if you increase the shooting by 10.000 times! Is the toothbrush far away from you?
4. Did you recognize the milk tooth?
Most of it is formed of dentin, in which blood vessels and nerves are located. The crown of the tooth is covered with enamel (in the photo it is white) - a strong mineralized substance that manages to protect the dentin in the mouth from aggressive acids. Well, the root of the tooth (pink) is covered with a substance called cement.
5. If the layer of enamel or cement on the teeth is broken, the dentin (red color) remains unprotected.
Look - these are the porous channels and give you a lot of unpleasant sensations in the form of sensitivity to hot or cold.
6. Incredibly, but what happens in our stomach, immediately reflects on the state of the teeth. And this picture is the best proof.
The acid, which is released after digestion, forms a bacterial coating on the teeth (yellow color). We assure you, very soon this tooth will have to be treated for caries!
7. But what happens if you forget about dental floss! In the photo: the cutter with the "duple" formed due to bacterial plaque.
8. And this picture will once again convince you that you should use dental floss every day! This is how a large accumulation of bacterial plaque on the teeth and between the teeth, well, or - a direct road to gingivitis and periodontitis (gum disease).
9. Wow - this is the surface of the tooth (yellow color), with the so-called carpet of spherical bacteria (blue) and blood vessels (red color). Maybe we'll come off for a couple of minutes and brush our teeth one more time?
10. And these are worn bristles on a toothbrush. Well, a great reminder that it should be changed every three months?
11. What a horror - bristles on a toothbrush with "our" plaque!
Now you understand why the toothbrush should be thoroughly washed, stored open, and even in an upright position, so that all moisture evaporates and microorganisms do not develop?