There is a way, even if you have weak enamel, that you can harden it.

即使牙釉質薄弱，也有辦法使其硬化。

And I really saw this in a story that was from many, many years ago.

我在很多很多年前的一個故事中真正看到了這一點。

I once bought a time when I came to America as a dentist, I was working as a dentist but I also was running a restaurant, and one of my really good looking waiters was sure that he wanted whiter teeth, so he was consistently whitening his teeth with artificial whitening products.

有一次，我作為一名牙醫來到美國，當時我既是一名牙醫，也在經營一家餐館，我的一位非常帥氣的服務員很肯定地告訴我，他想讓自己的牙齒更白，所以他一直在用人工美白產品美白自己的牙齒。

And artificially whitening your teeth is going to weaken the tooth enamel and make it brittle and fragile.

而人工美白牙齒會削弱牙釉質，使其變得脆弱易碎。

And I kept telling him that those whitening products were going to damage his enamel, going to make his teeth weaker and they would start to break.

我不停地告訴他，那些美白產品會損壞他的牙釉質，讓他的牙齒變得脆弱，牙齒會開始壞掉。

Well, he didn't listen to me, he was a good looking guy and wanted white teeth and carried on.

他不聽我的，他是個帥哥，想要一口潔白的牙齒，就繼續說。

And one day, however, he was opening a beer bottle on one of his incisor teeth and off flew a chip off his tooth.

然而有一天，他用一顆門牙打開啤酒瓶時，牙齒上的一塊碎片飛了出去。

So then he began to listen to me and came and was very sorry that he had fractured his front tooth.

於是，他開始聽我的話，並對門牙骨折感到非常抱歉。

He went to the dentist to get his chipped part fixed, but we actually worked then together on strengthening his enamel.

他去看牙醫是為了修補掉落的部分，但實際上我們當時是在一起強化他的琺琅質。

Because weak enamel can be strengthened.

因為薄弱的牙釉質可以得到強化。

It's a simple equation between how often you damage your enamel and how often every day you are strengthening your enamel.

這只是一個簡單的等式，即你損壞琺琅質的頻率與你每天強化琺琅質的頻率之間的關係。

So he began using the strategies that I would recommend to anybody who has fragile teeth with cracks in them or teeth that chip easily.

是以，他開始使用我推薦給那些牙齒脆弱、有裂縫或牙齒容易碎裂的人的策略。

He got on my complete mouth care system, which every night would help put minerals back into his teeth while he was sleeping.

他使用了我的全套口腔護理系統，每天晚上睡覺時，我都會幫他把礦物質放回牙齒裡。

What he discovered was not only did his teeth feel great, but they whitened even more than he had been able to whiten them because they were whitening because they were getting harder and hard teeth are naturally whiter.

他發現，他的牙齒不僅感覺很好，而且比他之前美白的效果還要好，因為牙齒變白是因為牙齒變硬了，而堅硬的牙齒自然會變白。

And he used Xylitol in the way that I recommend to cut acidity from the end of meals instead of it damaging your teeth for a long time.

他還按照我的建議使用木糖醇，以減少飯後的酸味，而不是長期損害牙齒。

He was able to use the Xylitol in my complete mouth care system and his teeth got harder and harder.

他能夠使用我的全套口腔護理系統中的木糖醇，他的牙齒變得越來越堅硬。

The story continues because the following winter, he unfortunately slipped on the ice in Rochester where we were, and he landed with his teeth on his upper jaw jamming into an iron railing and nothing fractured, nothing.

故事還在繼續，因為第二年冬天，他不幸滑倒在我們所在的羅切斯特的冰面上，上顎的牙齒卡在鐵欄杆上，沒有骨折，什麼都沒有。

His teeth literally were stronger than the railing.

他的牙齒簡直比欄杆還堅固。

Had that happened some while earlier, he would have been a mess, but nothing chipped.

如果早些時候發生這種情況，他肯定會狼狽不堪，但沒有任何缺口。

There was no damage.

沒有損壞。

In fact, I still hear from Rodney telling me that he goes to the dentist and his teeth are in super great shape.

事實上，我仍然聽到羅德尼告訴我，他去看牙醫，他的牙齒狀況超級好。

This is now years, 30 plus years later.

這已經是 30 多年後的今天。

So anyone can do what he did with his teeth, using the strategies that protect your teeth, that strengthen the enamel, and it can become resilient again.

是以，任何人都可以像他那樣保護自己的牙齒，使用保護牙齒、強化琺琅質的策略，讓牙齒重新變得堅韌。

That's what the property of enamel is so unique.

這就是琺琅的獨特之處。

It's not only strong, but it is able to be dented, to be moved.

它不僅堅固，而且可以凹陷，可以移動。

On the Mohs hardness scale, which is a scale to show the strength of teeth, the hardness of teeth, tooth enamel comes in at the hardness number of 5 and steel at the hardness number of 4.5.

莫氏硬度計是顯示牙齒強度和硬度的標準，在莫氏硬度計中，牙釉質的硬度為 5，鋼的硬度為 4.5。

So that is why we know that healthy enamel is harder than steel.

是以，我們知道健康的琺琅質比鋼鐵更堅硬。

It actually can resist scratching.

實際上，它還能防刮花。

It actually is an incredibly strong substance.

它實際上是一種非常強的物質。

As you know, they found teeth that are thousands and thousands of years old.

大家都知道，他們發現了幾千幾萬年前的牙齒。

You know, they are there where the archeologists dig them up long after the bones of the people have disappeared.

要知道，在人們的屍骨消失很久之後，考古學家才把它們挖出來。

And yet, we can destroy teeth within a few years if we eat and drink and don't take care of our mouth in a sensible way.

然而，如果我們大吃大喝，不以合理的方式護理我們的口腔，我們就可能在幾年內毀掉牙齒。

But when we start sipping and snacking, particularly all through the afternoon or all through the morning, you've got a cup of coffee or you're sipping even water, you are diluting your minerals to your teeth.

但是，當我們開始啜飲和吃零食時，特別是整個下午或整個上午，你喝了一杯咖啡或你甚至在喝水，你就在稀釋牙齒所需的礦物質。

But if you're sipping water, you are just washing those minerals right away.

但如果你喝的是水，你就會直接沖走這些礦物質。

They're not having the opportunity to land on your enamel and go in to grow the enamel crystals and put in minerals where they've been lost.

它們沒有機會落在你的琺琅質上，無法進入琺琅質晶體生長，也無法在失去琺琅質的地方加入礦物質。

That's how you develop strong, resilient enamel.

這樣才能形成堅固、有彈性的琺琅質。

So the advice I would give anybody who's finding that their teeth feel weak or they've chipped is use My Complete Mouth Care System twice a day.

是以，如果有人發現自己的牙齒感覺不堅固或已經脫落，我給他的建議就是每天使用兩次我的全套口腔護理系統。

Use Xylitol at the end of meals and then don't eat or drink for an hour or so afterwards.

飯後使用木糖醇，飯後一小時左右不要進食或喝水。

And you'll see and feel a change very quickly.

你會很快看到和感受到變化。

And the changes will continue for up to two years, making your teeth stronger and stronger.

這種變化將持續長達兩年，使您的牙齒越來越堅固。

And this is really applicable to anybody who's had fillings in their teeth.

這其實適用於任何補過牙的人。

If you've already got fillings in your teeth, perhaps you're somebody the fillings have fallen out.

如果您的牙齒上已經有了補牙，也許有人會說補牙已經脫落了。

The fillings don't usually deteriorate.

填充物通常不會變質。

Most fillings are fine.

大多數填充物都很好。

They stay for life.

他們會終生留在這裡。

What deteriorates is the edge around the fillings.

惡化的是填充物周圍的邊緣。

Your enamel gets brittle, it chips, and it opens up a groove where liquids can get in and percolate down and around and under a filling.

你的琺琅質會變脆、碎裂，並開出一個凹槽，液體就會進入凹槽，並向下、周圍和填充物下面滲透。

So if you keep your enamel strong and healthy and resilient, you can keep a filling in your mouth for life.

是以，如果你能保持琺琅質的堅固、健康和彈性，你就能在口腔中終生保持補牙。

They don't have to be continuously changed.

它們不必不斷更換。

So those are the advantages of having strong, healthy enamel.

以上就是擁有強健琺琅質的好處。

Not only are they less likely to break, but also any filling or repair you have done is more likely to last you, hopefully, for life.

它們不僅不容易損壞，而且任何填充或維修都更有可能讓你終生受益。

If you'd like to learn more about the strategies I recommend about using Xylitol, about using the Complete Mouth Care system that I recommend, please visit my website at drelly.com.

如果您想進一步瞭解我推薦的木糖醇使用策略，以及我推薦的全套口腔護理系統，請訪問我的網站 drelly.com。

And I also have a video boot camp where we talk about how to use a specific system and also things you can do with your habits to help you use nature, nature's wonderful gift of the saliva, to your benefit.

我還有一個視頻訓練營，在那裡我們會討論如何使用一個特定的系統，以及你可以在生活習慣上做的事情，幫助你利用大自然，大自然的美妙禮物--唾液，為你帶來益處。