2011年5月26日 星期四

掌握正確假牙清潔四步驟 有效清潔又健康

真牙假牙材質大不同  錯誤清潔假牙將讓口腔成為細菌大溫床!

近九成台灣假牙佩戴者錯誤清潔假牙
近八成假牙佩戴者因假牙不潔 而引發口腔炎
掌握正確假牙清潔四步驟 有效清潔又健康

台灣新生報/記者夏秀珠台北報導/2010年尼爾森消費者行為調查報告顯示
台灣有高達近九成 (89%)的活動假牙佩戴者使用不正確方式清潔假牙,另一項日本研究[i]更指出,近八成(77%)假牙佩戴者因假牙極度不潔,而引發口腔炎。
台北醫學大學口腔醫學院林哲堂教授指出,錯誤清潔假牙,將造成假牙表面產生刮痕,容易滋生口腔細菌
除易導致口腔疾病外,更嚴重還可能引發吸入性肺炎,影響身體健康!

台北醫學大學口腔醫學院李薇芳老師亦呼籲,正確清潔假牙,才能有效杜絕口腔細菌。

台灣九成假牙佩戴者缺乏正確清潔假牙習慣 假牙表面受到損傷
台北醫學大學口腔醫學院林哲堂教授表示,根據行政院衛生署2005發表「台灣地區國人口腔健康狀況及口腔衛生行為分析」中提及,65歲以上佩戴活動假牙的國人高達45.1%。然而大部分假牙佩戴者因對假牙認知不足,導致以一般真牙清潔方式來清潔假牙,造成假牙表面損傷,口腔疾病接踵而來。

根據2010尼爾森消費者行為調查指出,多數假牙佩戴者習慣以一般清潔真牙的方式清潔假牙,有高達89%的佩戴者使用一般牙膏清潔假牙。
台北醫學大學口腔醫學院林哲堂教授指出,許多民眾以為使用牙膏即可清潔假牙,卻不知此舉將讓假牙越洗越髒!因真假牙材質不同,不能將一般清潔真牙的方式使用在活動假牙上,且牙膏中常用的磨蝕粒子(如:PMMA)遠比一般活動式假牙材質堅硬,因此用牙膏刷洗假牙,將會讓假牙表面產生刮痕。



林哲堂教授進一步說明,假牙上的刮痕會使得口腔中的細菌容易滋生、附著,成為口腔細菌累積的溫床,容易導致牙周病、口腔炎、白色鏈珠菌症等口腔疾病。日本研究調查也顯示,近八成(77%)假牙佩戴者曾因假牙極度不潔,引發口腔炎。林哲堂教授更強調,若大量口腔細菌進入呼吸系統,甚至可能造成吸入性肺炎,嚴重影響身體健康,尤其是免疫系統較差的老年人,更是不可輕忽!千萬別讓原本作為幫助咀嚼功能的活動假牙,反而成為口腔中細菌的大溫床!
林哲堂教授也分享,門診經驗中,多數假牙佩戴者認為假牙與真牙清潔方式大同小異,因此使用牙膏清潔成為普遍的習性;或者部分民眾雖了解假牙刮痕對身體健康之影響,卻誤以為牙刷的清洗是造成假牙刮痕的元兇,以上觀念皆是缺乏對假牙清潔的正確認知。

真牙假牙材質大不同 清潔方式有差異
在台多年、深具假牙製作經驗的日籍牙體技術師瀨上剛表示,隨著科技的進步,活動假牙也越來越講求色澤的美觀,乍看之下與真牙越來越難分辨,許多假牙佩戴者甚至誤以為假牙之材質與真牙相同。但事實上,真牙的構成是由三種不同硬度的組織組成,牙冠表面琺瑯質,其材質最硬;但是大部分的活動式假牙,是以壓克力樹脂材料製成的,材質較真牙軟很多,牙技師瀨上剛特別呼籲:「儘管假牙外觀可代替真牙,然而兩者在材質上仍有很大差異,其清潔方式自然需要有所區別。」

正確假牙清潔四步驟 杜絕口腔細菌滋生
台北醫學大學口腔醫學院李薇芳老師表示




建議正確清潔假牙應包含四大步驟正確認知假牙材質與真牙不同的觀念,掌握正確清潔假牙方式,才能避免假牙成為口腔細菌附著並滋生的溫床,讓假牙清潔有效又健康。

◎真 / 假牙材質比一比

真牙
假牙
材質組成
由三種不同硬度的組織組成,包含琺瑯質、象牙質及牙髓腔
壓克力樹脂材料製成
(泛指一般非金屬活動式假牙)
軟硬度
牙冠表面為琺瑯質,材質最硬
材質較軟
建議清潔方式
牙刷與牙膏進行清潔。因牙膏中常有的磨蝕粒子,它對清潔真牙是非常必要的。
專用假牙清潔錠清潔。
因牙膏會使假牙產生刮痕,造成細菌累積進而損傷假牙與身體健康。

葛蘭素史克藥廠簡介
葛蘭素史克藥廠(GlaxoSmithKline, 簡稱GSK)為一個致力於研發、製造和提供大眾改善健康所需藥品的企業,協助人們做得更多、生活得更美好、而且更長壽。
GSK 提供全世界四分之一的疫苗,生產數以百萬計醫療專業人員和其病患倚賴的處方藥,並擁有一系列居家消費品牌。台灣分公司已成立二十年餘,目前員工近三百五十名,由台北辦公室運籌帷幄全台業務。

2011年5月24日 星期二

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011 MAY 31--JUNE 4

Official List of BC Award Marches Toward 10 Golden Years

COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011, the most complete information technology
 communication (ICT) supply chain exhibition will hold pre-show
 Press Conference of Best Choice Award (known as BC Award) on May 24th,
which the official selection activity is marching toward the 10th anniversary
 and the announcement of 34 Award-winning products that these hottest trend products will be exhibited

warm up the COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011 set to open on May 31st.
 The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) retained the Best Choice of the Year till the Opening Ceremony of COMPUTEX TAIPEI. To celebrate 10th anniversary of BC Award,
TCA will hold Media Party for overseas media representative at
 BC Award Pavilion booth number I 0307, 5:00PM in afternoon of May 31st,
which will also announce the winner from the most popular media vote.

446 product participants in the contest, to name 34 awarding products
In this year’s contest, BC Award is regarded as purchasing index for buyer,
 there were 446 products submitted by nearly 170 exhibitors
 from both local and foreign manufacturers including Asustek,
 Acer, AMD, VIA Technologies, Giga-Byte, Genius, Promise and Nvidia;
whether from the number of applicants or products were historical record high.
The judgment from the representatives of education and
media sector is very strict on the received products,
 finally completing the 34 winners for each product category,
 truly reflect the newest trends in ICT industry such as mobile computing,
 information entertainment, wireless broadband,
 life in cloud computing, etc. (Refer to the enclosure shown below) 
Ms. Yeali S. Sun, Chief Director of NTU’s (National Taiwan University)
 Computer and Information Networking Center, is the representative of Jury Committee,
 especially mentioned three major characteristics of BC Award are:
 First, the BC Award (Best Choice Award) is a competition participated mostly
 by many ICT manufacturers and its uniqueness in the international arena.
 Second, the Award itself has kept its pace with age,
 and matches the industry trend.
 Third, the Jury Committee is formed from the representatives of the industry,
 academic and research sectors where this year is particularly different
 because of additional and involvement of international professionals,
 including distinguish IT website’s Chief Editors from the US/Europe
 and also invited two top designers from Denmark to fully participate in the judging process,
 to select the Best Design Special Award in line with the 10th Anniversary of BC Award,
 which represents the uplifting into higher standards and stepping forward internationally.
 Ms. Sun implied 2011 BC Award is based on three judging standards
Functionality, Innovation and Market Potential.
Mr. Enoch Du, the secretary general of Taipei Computer
Association (TCA) pointed out the BC Award complied with market trend,
has added two awards this year namely:
Smart Handheld Devices Innovation and
 IOT Application. Raising surge of hand-held devices in the world,
 various types of Tablet PCs and smartphones becoming the brightest new star products in the market, which encourage both domestic and international manufacturers to invest in research and development actively, undoubtedly the hottest product and the focal point of this year’s COMPUTEX.
 The gradual maturing technology in clouds computing applications,
 the intelligent networking already becomes part of daily life and global trend,
which paying close attention to China’s market
 that greatly promoting IOT and IOT applications into the industry.
 These two new BC Awards will let buyer to grasp ICT industry topic new product.

BC Award reaches 10 years, 260 nearly outstanding ICT
products set to jump onto the international arena
The numerous participating exhibitors in the COMPUTEX TAIPEI
 will introduce more than 10,000 products during exhibition period every year,
 in order for overseas buyers to find the most outstanding
 ICT products fast in a one-stop platform,
 which is why the organizer established BC Award in 2002,
 in order to help the manufacturers to sell
 their award-winning products as the COMPUTEX Best Products to the world. After 10 years,
 there were more than 3,000 outstanding products participated in the contest,
which this year obtained nearly 260 products, among them there are from small
and medium enterprises. The glorious of BC Award has caught
 attention from the media and buyer at home and abroad,
 getting more long-term orders!
 BC Award becomes the best purchasing assurance for overseas buyers.

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of BC Award,
 the organizer will hold Media Party, located in Best Choice Pavilion on May 31st,
 which is cordially inviting the domestic and international
media to attend that will offer the light snacks and beverage,
 including product showcasing and announcement of Media’s Choice Award Winner,
 giving exclusive lucky draw activity to media representatives who participate in voting.
Furthermore, there will be a party for buyers in Best Choice
Pavilion during CompuFesta activity which is held on June 1st.
 The award winner will become the spotlight of COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011.

Any inquiry to award-winning product information to Best Choice Award please refer to http://www.computex.biz/bestchoice

Products in the COMPUTREND expose ahead of time
The reception of favorable comment from overseas buyers in the COMPUTREND pavilions,
 TCA arranges press conference before BC Award exhibition is exposed, 
in order for various types products to be highlighted,
 containing the hottest smart hand-held devices, cloud computing application
car electronics telematics, digital signage, touch controller screen, 3D display, Android products and etc.

The products will be onsite exhibited including:


Web 3D Display with Integral 2D/3D Window on the screen from 3D System
Application Division of Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI),
 MS5658 Logistic Telematics system solutions from Funtoro,
 V-Pad & V-Store from Vtion Communication,
 UNEO 3D-Touch Module from Universal Cement Corporation,
 SSA2925 “SPANPIXEL” Special Resizing LCD Display from Litemax Electronics,
 Network Simulator & Emulator V7.0 from EstiNet Technologies,
Hugnii - Long distance interactive hugged pillows from RawLaro Studio,
 3.5”& 7”Projected Capacitive Touch Panel from Leadtech Engineering,
 HoloAD Victoria from InnoVision Labs and so forth,
 which not only see the technological innovation of Taiwan ICT manufacturers,
 but also can see more newly research and developed products
for the first time in the exhibition even more!

<About Best Choice Award>
Established in 2002, BC Award adheres to the spirit of the award name,
 offers the overseas buyers the best purchasing choice. In order to be just and sound competition,
the organizer entrusted and cooperates with National
 Taiwan University that formed a Jury Committee
 where representatives are from academic, researcher,
 both local and foreign media and industry’s experts,
 where the products are based on three criteria: functionality,
 innovation and market potential, choose the award-winning products.

Note:
Freely use this information and please
 indicate the source is from Taipei Computer Association (TCA),
co-organizers of COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2011.

<Press Contact>
Taipei Computer Association (TCA)
Tel: +886-2-25774249 Fax: +886-2-25785392
Mr. Lino So, Ext. #:877 Email: lino@mail.tca.org.tw

Attachment 1: Best Choice Award 2011, Total of 10 Product Categories and 4 Special Awards
Attachment 2: List of Winners (Winners of Best Choice of the Year
                       and Media’s Choice are not included)
Attachment 3: List of the Best Choice Award 2011 activities during COMPUTEX TAIPEI exhibition
Attachment 4: Foreign jury and representatives of Best Choice Award 2011
  



Attachment 1: Best Choice Award 2011, Total of 10 Product Categories and 4 Special Awards
n   Product Category (2~4 products to with awards in each category)
1.       Computer & System
2.       IPC & Embedded Products
3.       IC & Components
4.       Peripherals & Accessories
5.       Communication
6.       Display & Digital Entertainment
7.       Data Storage
8.       Smart Handheld Devices Innovation
9.       IOT Application
10.     Green ICT

n   Special Awards
l   Best Choice of the Year is the highest award that will only announce the winner on May 31st.
l   Best Design Award: This award is based on product’s
    creativeness design and will be hand-pick by Denmark professional designers
    Mr. Frederick Rickmann (DESIGNNORD) and Mr. Eskild Hansen (Cisco).
l   Media’s Choice Award: This award will be picked by chief editors from ICT
    websites in Europe and the USA; and also voted by local media representatives
 
. Announcement day is May 31st.
l   Jury's Special Award: To the most outstanding product from
     a small-medium enterprise with high market potential.
l   Attachment 2: List of Winners (Winners of Best Choice
   of the Year and Media’s Choice are not included)
 (Arrange in Alphabetical order by Product Category and Company Name)
 Complete product’s introduction available at official website www.computex.biz/bestchoice