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Many mysteries of the human body are unknown to us so far, but mastering some correct pathological knowledge can effectively prevent the disease. In life, when the child in the family falls, many old people will say "nothing", and use saliva to eliminate disinfection nine".

Saliva, that is, the saliva in our mouth, is indeed a disinfectant. But its actual effectiveness is far less than people think! This article will tell you the correct way to deal with the wound, take a look at it.

Can saliva really sterilize the wound?

First, saliva can disinfect the wound?

Saliva is indeed the body's own disinfectant, because saliva contains lysozyme, immunoglobulin A, thiocyanate, lactoferrin and so on, and these have bactericidal and bacteriostatic effect. But there are nine bacteria in saliva, so the effect of saliva disinfection is limited.

In addition, many diseases can also be transmitted with saliva, if the other side of sexual diseases or hepatitis and other infectious diseases, saliva not only can not antivirus, but also infectious diseases. Therefore, disinfection with saliva is not scientific, and when the wound is more serious, scientific disinfection methods should be adopted.

Two, the correct way to deal with wounds

(1) disinfection + debridement + bandaging

According to the specific circumstances, the wound cleaning disinfectant can choose: saline, or 75% alcohol or 2-3% iodine (iodophor) etc.. Dressing items can be chosen: gauze block, cotton ball, cotton swab, bandage and so on.

Disinfection: can be disinfected with saline, along the edge of the wound from the inside to outside wipe. Be careful not to smear into the wound in iodine, alcohol. If there is any foreign body in the wound, it should be handled carefully. The large and easy to take can be taken out, the deep and small ones are not easy to be taken out, and should not be forcibly taken out so as not to bring the bacteria into the wound or increase bleeding.

After cleaning the wound debridement: if the wound is small and shallow, can be directly coated Jingwanhong ointment in the wound, if the wound is large and deep, use absorbent cotton to wipe the wound around, with a special probe or cotton swab swab deep discharge, and the use of cotton with Jingwanhong ointment to the wound packing, then coated with Beijing Wan Hong ointment.

Dressing: small wound with gauze can, in case of large and deep wounds, to care with sterile gauze or a clean bandage, handkerchief, cloth, cloth etc.. Note that the bandage should be appropriate to avoid falling off or affecting the blood circulation, and can not touch the wound directly with hands, dressings should exceed the edge of the wound 5 - 10 cm.

(two) proper maintenance of the wound;

Keep the wound dry and promote healing Wrong！ Dry wounds are prone to scab, impede wound healing, and eventually develop scarring. The wound in moist environment can promote granulation and skin growth, healing faster than dry wounds, more effective in reducing scarring.

Can saliva really sterilize the wound?

The wound pus shows that inflammation? Wrong！ In fact, some yellow pus is wound to form a protective film on the surface of the wound, is conducive to wound healing.

The wound itches, indicating the wound is healing Wrong！ The wound itches and may be affected by the growth of the skin. It may also be an infection that cannot be generalized.

Three. The significance and function of saliva

1. keep your mouth moist

Stress leads to reduced saliva production and excessive mouth dryness can cause problems with pronunciation, and food can become difficult to pass through the throat.

2. taste the delicious food

Saliva dissolves the flavor of the food and leads to the delicacy of the food.

3. decontamination of the oral cavity

The water in the saliva rinses out food debris and bacteria in the mouth and keeps the mouth clean only with saliva.

4. for acidic neutralization and buffering

Every time the diet acts, the surface of the tooth slightly dissolves calcium and phosphate. Under acidic conditions below pH 5.5, the surface of the tooth begins to dissolve and the slightly dissolved parts can be responded by saliva.

5. protect your teeth and cheeks

Saliva forms a coating on the surface of the tooth that prevents the teeth from turning into Streptococcus mutans. In addition, saliva acts as a protective agent to the infection of the cheeks and tongue or the wound.