各位美眉、帥哥，大家好！
我是黃郁芩醫師，你想問我要怎麼變美、變帥嗎？
歡迎大家到這裡，回答我的問題，讓我先了解你！
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因為「牙齒矯正」，不像是簡單的感冒就給藥，牙齒蛀洞就補起來那樣… 「牙齒矯正」就像蓋房子一樣，首先需要了解你喜歡的風格？樣式？想要蓋什麼樣的房子（想選用何種矯正方式）？或是期待變怎樣的臉型？而且黃醫師還要幫你探勘地基（取矯正資料、印牙齒模型、照口內與口外照片，最重要的是還要照頭顱的x光片了解你的骨架。）
快到這邊，回答我的問題，讓我更了解你，一起為你變美、變帥的計畫努力喔！
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你有測試過自己的刷牙的力道，是不夠力，還是太大力？好奇自己刷牙的力道大小到底正不正確嗎？
也許你有的時候會被牙醫師說：「你刷得太用力了？！」
還是當你在幫小朋友刷牙時，小朋友唉唉叫？！有想過會不會有可能是家長你太過心急，結果不小心施力過大？
黃醫師分享在日文雜誌上看到的好方法！
只需要家裡有廚房用的電子秤，拿來測試，就可輕鬆確認自己的刷牙力道囉！
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小病人做例行洗牙、塗氟檢查時，牙醫問了媽媽：「小朋友平時睡覺會打呼或是磨牙嗎？」
媽咪驚訝地回答：「醫生！你怎麼知道？會噎！他才二年級，就會這樣，我還想學校壓力這麼大嗎？」🤣
牙醫說，因為他的上顎過窄，所以會讓他的呼吸比較不順暢，就容易會打呼！
所以正在生長發育期的小朋友，若經矯正醫師診斷，發現上顎過於狹窄，可以配戴「上顎擴張裝置」(Palatal Expender)，使上顎寬度增大，間接使鼻呼吸道增大，也可減少未來因牙弓過小、牙齒參差不齊，需要做拔牙矯正的治療。在小朋友鼻子能夠通氣的情況下，建議讓他練習閉上嘴唇，用鼻子呼吸。
黃醫師也建議家長要把握學齡前，小朋友的門牙、恆牙剛長出來，上顎牙弓還沒有定型前，帶孩子事先檢查諮詢喔！
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相信大家應該都知道哈利波特裡有一個魔法道具，那就是隱身衣 (Invisibility cloak)，它可以讓穿上的人或者物品隱形而完成主人想完成的事，就像隱形牙套一樣！
一般來說隱形牙套是由醫療熱塑性材料製成的，配戴舒適、外型美觀，加上可以自由取下，飲食相對不受限制，但是在使用上仍然有需要注意的事項！
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非常恭喜今天一位戴了滿長一段時間舌側矯正的美女，終於開心地拆除舌側矯正器了！
舌側矯正是一項需要結合生理學、牙醫學、物理學等科學，更需要結合時尚美學的精緻雕琢牙科手工藝。
黃醫師個人私心很喜歡它的原因，除了上述這些讓她覺得很有挑戰性之外，還有非常吸引她的一項優點就是，舌側矯正治療是非常的環境友善！治療幾年下來，拋棄掉的醫療廢棄物，就是如照片上看到的這樣，不像另外一種隱形牙套，治療結束後，會有好幾袋的隱形牙套需要被拋棄。默默地會替地球小難過…
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暑假來臨，你有什麼計畫呢？黃醫師特別幫大家挑選了一本英文圖書 – 「You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Dentists！」(你不會想活在沒有牙醫的世界)，讓大家一起來聽故事！
你覺得看牙，到底要不要找專業的呢？在以前的時代，看牙的費用可是十分昂貴的！讓我們再繼續來看書吧！
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暑假來臨，你有什麼計畫呢？黃醫師特別幫大家挑選了一本英文圖書 – 「You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Dentists！」(你不會想活在沒有牙醫的世界)，讓大家一起來聽故事！
現在的理髮師、鐵匠，這兩個職業，應該沒有人會想到以前牙齒痛要拔牙，竟是要求助他們耶？！讓我們繼續看下去…
英文原文：
Blacksmith or Barber-Surgeon?
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暑假來臨，你有什麼計畫呢？黃醫師特別幫大家挑選了一本英文圖書 – 「You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Dentists！」(你不會想活在沒有牙醫的世界)，讓大家一起來聽故事！
這週續接前兩週講的故事書，你知道以前牙齒痛時，有的人塗蜂蜜，有的人找巫師，有的人讓自己燻黑煙，還有的人抓青蛙…幹嘛呢？
Really a Remedy?
If you lived thousands of years ago and had tooth troubles, who would help you? In ancient Egypt there were doctors; in ancient Greece you could go to a temple and hope to be cured in a dream. In other places, you might ask a traditional healer to east your pain with risky remedies. North African village healers would put a dead mouse in your mouth. In Scotland, they’d tell you to suck a caterpillar. In Asia, you’d swill poisonous mouthwash to kill(imaginary) toothworms. The Aztecs of ancient Central America found biting on a hot chili pepper surprisingly soothing.
Early Tooth Treatments
CRANK, CRANK! Ancient Egyptians drilled holes in jawbones to let pus from rotten teeth and gums drain away. Very risky, very painful.
BUZZ OFF! To treat toothaches, ancient Egyptians rubbed gums with sweet, sticky honey from beeds – gentle, soothing and mildly antiseptic, but rarely a cure.
PINS AND NEEDLES. Chinese healers stuck needles into patients to numb pain from diseased teeth. This is called acupuncture. It may have helped, sometimes.
COUGH!SPLUTTER! To ease tooth troubles, ancients Greeks breathed poisonous smoke from burning leaves. We don’t know how many died from the poison.
SIZZLE, SIZZLE! Greek doctors used red-hot wire to cut away infected gums and diseased flesh in the mouth. Absolutely terrifying!
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暑假來臨，你有什麼計畫呢？黃醫師特別幫大家挑選了一本英文圖書 – 「You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Dentists！」(你不會想活在沒有牙醫的世界)，讓大家一起來聽故事！
繼續來聽故事吧！
Subtitle(英文字幕)
Toothless = Helpless
We all need our teeth to eat and talk and smile. But what happens when they get damaged, or we lose them? In the past, there was no easy way to repair or replace teeth chipped in accidents, knocked out in battle, or ground down by chewing tough, gritty food. Disease, poor nourishment, and old age made teeth wobble, crack, and crumble and many teeth rotted simply because they were not kept clean. Long ago, life with teeth trouble would be painful, difficult, and probably smelly. You’d be toothless and helpless.
Past Tooth Trouble
HORRIBLE HOLES. Cavities(holes) let bacteria spread deep inside teeth to infect pulp, nerves, and jaws.
YUCKY INFECTIONS. Bacteria living around teeth made people feel sick and made their breath smell disgusting.
HEART TROUBLE. Blood carried bacteria from rotten teeth to the heart, which stopped it from working properly.
GHASTLY GRIN. Black, broken teeth and a gappy smile were not a good look for anyone, even a long time ago.
LOST LOOKS. Without teeth, people’s faces changed shape. They had hollow cheeks and shrunken gums.
MOUTH DISEASE. Broken, dirty teeth hurt the inside of the mouth and caused nasty ulcers and boils.
FOOD FAILURE. With no teeth for chewing, people could eat only soft mushy foods. They went hungry!
SPEECHLESS. It was hard to speak clearly without teeth and just as difficult for listeners to understand!
WHY DOES A TOOTHACHE HURT SO MUCH?When teeth are damaged, sensitive nerves deep inside them are exposed. They carry messages about heat, cold and pain directly to the brain.
TOP TIP:
Do you love music? Then love your teeth, too! If you sing, or play woodwind or brass, damaged teeth could spoil the sound you make.
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暑假來臨，你有什麼計畫呢？黃醫師特別幫大家挑選了一本英文圖書 – 「You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Dentists！」(你不會想活在沒有牙醫的世界)，讓大家一起來聽故事！
你可以想像嗎？在過去的幾個世紀裡，蛀牙的唯一治療方法，是在沒有麻醉藥劑的情況下將其拔出，並且只需要敲鼓來分散你的注意力並淹沒你的尖叫聲！透過這故事書有趣的文字和圖片，描述了牙齒的組成、如何照顧它們、如果你不如何做會發生什麼… 以及為什麼你永遠不應該害怕去看牙醫！
Subtitle:(英文原文如下)
Terrific Teeth
Yes, we’ve all got teeth, but why? What are teeth for? First, and most importantly, we need teeth for eating. They are the world’s first, and best, food processors. Like machinery in our mouths, teeth chop and grind, crunch and crush, chomp. chew and gnaw all the food we eat. They then mixed the food with saliva(spit), so it slides down easily down easily into your stomachs. Without teeth, we’d find it diffcult to eat-and hard to stay alive. We also need teeth for talking. They help our lips and tongues make all kinds of different sounds. Just look at yourself in a mirror, say a few words, and watch those teeth move!
HOW MANY teeth do you have? It depends on how old you are. Babies are born without teeth, then 20 milk(first) teeth push through their gums. These fall out when children reach 6 to 12 years of age, and 32 adult teeth grow in their place, ready to last a lifetime!
ADULT HUMAN TEETH grow in four different shapes and sizes:
8 incisors: Flat, with sharp edges for cutting and nibbling.
4 canines: Fang-shaped and pointed, for stabbing and gripping.
8 premolars: With rounded points, good for chewing and crunching.
8 molars: Big and flat, used for grinding.
4 third molars or wisdom teeth: A spare set of molars, right at the back of the mouth, that appear much later than the rest of the teeth.
CHEWING GETS our digestive system going. When our teeth crush food, saliva starts to break it do so our bodies can use the nourishment it contains. Our stomachs and intestines digest the food even more. Then our blood carries nourishment from the digested food to every part of our body, and we stay strong and healthy.
Tooth Types
Different animals have different types of teeth, tailored to the type of food that animal eats:
NIBBLING. Rats and mice have huge incisor teeth, great for gnawing and nibbling. Their incisors keep on growing all the time as the hard food wears them away.
BITING. Dogs and wolves have big canine teeth for grabbing and snatching their prey. Once they bite, they don’t let go!
TEARING. Lions, tigers and other cats have sharp curved carnassial teeth that cut flesh like knives or scissors.
GRINDING. Animals that eat plants, such as cows and horses, have huge molar teeth to crush and grind their food.
You Can Do It!
Use your teethe to communicate – by flashing a smile! Smiling is a sign of peace, happiness, and friendship all around the world.
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臨床牙周病學雜誌(Journal of Clinical Periodontology) 2021年出爐的最新研究，牙周病患者得到COVID-19 的致死率，是沒牙周病患者的9倍！在疫情遲遲尚未平息的這個時期，黃醫師提醒大家，口腔和鼻腔是相通的，所以把口腔照顧好，也是防疫重要的一環喔～～
黃郁芩醫師 Orthodontics 
