He aha te mahi niho taiaho?
Reera mahi niho e pā ana ki te whakamahinga o ngā taiaho hei taputapu i roto i ngā momo tikanga niho. Ka taea te whakamahi i ngā taiaho, te whakanui mārama rānei mā te tukunga irahiko whakaohooho, mō te whānuitanga o ngā maimoatanga, mai i te whakarite poka noa ki ngā pokanga uaua o te kapia me ētahi atu tikanga kiko ngohengohe. Anei ētahi huarahi e whakamahia ai ngā taiaho i roto i te mahi niho:
-
Te Kite i te PōkāKa taea e ngā taiaho te āwhina ki te kite i ngā poka e kore e kitea e ngā hihi-X tuku iho.
-
Te Whakarite i te PōkāKa taea te whakamahi i ngā taiaho hei tango i te pirau i roto i te niho, hei whakarite hoki mō te whakakī.
-
Ngā Maimoatanga KapiaKa taea te whakamahi i ngā taiaho i roto i ngā maimoatanga periodontal (kapia) hei hanga anō i te āhua o ngā kapia me te tango i ngā huakita i te wā e whakamāeneene ana me te whakamahere ana i te pakiaka.
-
Te aro o ngā nihoKa taea e ngā reera te rongoā i ngā niho tairongo mā te hiri i ngā ngongo e kitea ana i ngā pakiaka o ngā niho.
-
Te Koiora me te Tango i te WharaKa taea te whakamahi i ngā taiaho hei tango i tētahi wahi iti o te kiko (koiora) mēnā ka kitea he āhua rerekē. Ka taea hoki te whakamahi hei tango i ngā whara i roto i te waha.
-
Ngā Maimoatanga WhakapaipaiKa taea te whakamahi i ngā taiaho mō ngā tikanga whakapaipai pērā i te whakama me te hanga niho.
-
Te tango i te frenectomyKa taea te whakamahi i ngā taiaho hei mahi i ngā frenectomies, arā, ko te tapahi i te wahi iti o te kiko e hono ana i te arero ki te papa o te waha (lingual frenulum) te ngutu o runga rānei ki ngā kapia (labial frenulum).
-
Te Whakaora i te IoI ētahi wā, ka whakamahia pea ngā taiaho hei whakaoho i te whakaoranga o ngā io i muri i ētahi tikanga niho.
He maha ngā painga o ngā taiaho ki ngā mea tuku iho ngā taputapu niho, tae atu ki te iti o te mamae, te pupuhi, me te toto, te iti o te hiahia mo te rongoā whakamoe, te poto ake o te wā maimoatanga, me te tere ake o te whakaora. Heoi, kāore e taea te mahi i ngā tikanga niho katoa ma te whakamahi i ngā taiaho, ā, ko te whakamahinga o ēnei ka whakawhirinaki ki te āhuatanga motuhake me te hiahia o te taote niho.
