• Friday, 27 December 2024

Mana Lebih Baik? Sikat Gigi Sebelum Sarapan Atau Sesudah?

Mana Lebih Baik? Sikat Gigi Sebelum Sarapan Atau Sesudah?
Ilustrasi sikat gigi (Shutterstock)

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Fakta penelitian terkait waktu yang lebih baik untuk sikat gigi di pagi hari memiliki hasil yang beragam dan terbatas sehingga tidak ada jawaban pasti. 

Melansir The New York Times, berikut adalah rangkuman pro dan kontra dari setiap opsi tersebut.

Kasus menyikat gigi sebelum sarapan

Pro: Dokter gigi anak dan ahli mikrobiologi di University of North Carolina, Dr. Apoena de Aguiar Ribeiro menjelaskan, menyikat gigi sebelum sarapan akan menghilangkan bakteri di mulut dan menghilangkan kesempatan mereka untuk berkembang biak.

Alasan lain untuk menyikat gigi sebelum sarapan adalah untuk meningkatkan produksi air liur. Air liur dapat memperkuat gigi dengan menyimpan mineral yang telah dimakan bakteri.

Kontra: Dokter gigi, profesor dan dekan bidang akademik di Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Michigan, Dr. Carlos Gonzalez-Cabezas menjelaskan, menyikat gigi sebelum sarapan masih memungkinkan ada bakteri di mulut yang dapat berkembang biak dan menghasilkan asam selama sarapan dan selama sisa waktu sepanjang hari.

Kasus menyikat gigi setelah sarapan

Pro: Dr. Gonzalez-Cabezas memaparkan, fluoride dari pasta gigi akan bekerja lebih baik jika tidak digantikan dengan mengunyah makanan segera setelahnya.

Lebih lanjut ia menjelaskan, kebanyakan orang sarapan dengan cukup cepat dan waktu tersebut tidak cukup untuk menimbulkan banyak kerusakan karena bakteri.

Kontra: Beberapa ahli berpendapat, menyikat gigi terlalu cepat setelah makan dapat merusak enamel gigi. Namun, Dr. Gonzalez-Cabezas meyakini bahwa kerusakan yang ditimbulkan sangat kecil.

Kesimpulannya, waktu yang baik untuk sikat gigi pada pagi hari adalah tergantung pada kebiasaan dan kebutuhan masing-masing orang. Hal ini karena tidak ada bukti yang memberikan perbedaan klinis yang signifikan.

Penulis: Halimatun Zakiah

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