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HEALTH

Tea good for teeth, say experts
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 15
There is good news for those who relish tea and bad news for those who use datun, manjan or dandasa to clean teeth. A group of preventive dentistry experts visiting the PGI have stated that tea is good for the teeth since it contains certain amount of fluoride which strengthens teeth. They also informed that studies done in India have proved that traditional forms of things used by many Indians to keep teeth clean are not effective beyond 20-25 per cent as compared to a toothbrush which remains the best tool to clean teeth.

Do’s and don'ts for good teeth:

Use small headed soft brushes.

Brush properly twice a day spending atleast ten minutes brushing.

Use dental floss and interdental brushes (both available in the market) as religiously as a brush to clean the interdental spaces.

Use a disclosing agent after brushing to see if any plaque is left on any part of the teeth. (disclosing agents like Plaksee are available in the market)

Dr Zhang Boxue from China, Dr Dai-Il Paik from Korea and Dr Osamu Sakai from Japan are visiting the Centre of Oral Health Sciences, PGI, to figure out the modalities of organising an international meet on preventive dentistry in the city in November this year.

Dr Zhang Boxue, stated that there were three main points one needs to remember in order to have healthy teeth. One needs to eat sweets intelligently, one should brush teeth properly and one should use fluoride to provide that extra strength to the teeth to fight formation of caries. “If the amount of fluoride is not sufficient in the drinking water, one can use toothpastes rich in fluoride or mouthwashes with fluoride which is good enough in our country, foods like milk etc are fortified with flouride,” he said.

Explaining these points Dr K. Gauba of the Department said 70 per cent of the children below the age of 12 in India had teeth with cavities. “It is a myth that milk teeth can be taken lightly. Cavities in milk teeth amount to infection in the gums and the permanent teeth get spoilt even before they come out,” he said.

Dr Boxue also informed that bleeding gums which was a common problem too was because of bacterial formation on the teeth passing on to the gums.

Dr Osamu Sakai stated that according to the World Health Organisation, fluoride should form a part of drinking water in the world, a regulation which has been implemented in many countries of the world. Dr A.K. Utreja of the Department explained in the city, the amount of fluoride content in drinking water was however far less than that was required to make a marked improvement in the health the city resident’s teeth. “But since now there were fluoride rich toothpastes available, the response was good enough,” added Dr H.S. Chawla, head of the department.

SPORTS

DAV boys outplay Boys Town
Our Sports Reporter

Chandigarh, April 15
DAV Senior Secondary School, Sector 8, defeated Boys Town, Hyderabad, by 38 runs in a Parle Champions Trophy (under-16) match played here today at the DAV school grounds.

In another match, played at the PCA Stadium, SAS Nagar, Salwan Public school, Delhi, outclassed Springfield Rizvi High school, Mumbai, by six wickets.

In the first tie, DAV school won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 200 runs in 50 overs. Sidharth Sharma scored 37 runs, Harneet Singh 35, Sumeet 32, and Gurkirat Singh scored 26 runs.

In reply, Boys Town made 162 runs in 40.5 overs. SN Ali played a spirited game and scored 81 runs in 80 deliveries. He was declared the best batsman. Asim Gupta was declared man of the match and the best bowler as he claimed four wickets for 37 runs. The award for best catch was given to Habib Ahmed.

In the second match, Springfield Rizvi School, Mumbai, players scored 109 runs in 38 overs. Zameer Ali scored 28 runs, Sidhanshu Mishra 27 runs and Abdul Qadir 20 runs. Deepak Rai bagged five wickets for 52 runs, Narender claimed three wickets for 28 runs. In reply, Salwan School scored 111 runs in 30.3 overs. Mayank Tehlan scored 38 runs and Maninder Singh made 30 runs.

Don Bosco School, Chennai, will face Salwan school at DAV School, Sector 8, tomorrow, while at PCA, SAS Nagar, Boys town, Hyderabad, will vie with St Joseph’s Boys High School, Bangalore.

Tennis tourney

Gouravinder Toor, a class VI student of St John’s High school, Sector 26, played a classic game to register win in a thrilling singles tie on the opening day of the Total Tennis Championship, which began here today at the YMCA TTA, Sector 11, Chandigarh. He defeated Lakshay Sharma, 7-6, (7-5).

Gouravinder (11) is younger brother of AITA girls champion, Isha Toor. Mr Satish Chandra, Chairman, Punjab Pollution Control Board, inaugurated the week-long meet. Mr Chandra, himself a tennis player, asked children to lay more stress on physical aspect of the game. Today matches were played in under-14 (boys) section only.

The results were:

Boys (under-14): Sameer Sharma b Nishant, 7-2; Navdeep Singh b Keshav Pratap, 7-0; Akshay Chopra b Rubien Bhadwal, 7-0; Gouravinder Toor b Lakshay Sharma, 7-6 (7-5); Mandeep Yadav b Manraj Toor, 7-2 ; Uplaksh b Ankit Sharma, 7-3.

League cricket

Maa Saraswati Cricket Club defeated Young XI by five wickets in the VIth UT League Cricket Tournament played here Monday.

Young XI batted first and scored 127 runs in 24.2 overs, while Maa Sarawasti XI were able to achieve the target in 18 overs. They scored 129 runs for the loss of five wickets.

In another match of the day, Stadium XI beat Gallant Cricket Club by 96 runs. Batting first, Stadium XI scored 248 runs for the loss of five wickets in 30 overs. Harman Harry slammed a hurricane unbeaten knock of 165 runs. In reply, Gallant XI could score only 151 runs, at the loss of five wickets, in the stipulated overs.

Karate championship

The 18th National Karate championship will be held at Batala (Punjab) from April 26 to 28. Entries for the UT team for the above championship close on April 17 with the general secretary of the Amateur Karate Association of Chandigarh at 3250, Sector 23-D.

Throwball meet

The UT Sub-Junior District Throwball Championship will be held from April 20 to 22 at the Government College of Art, Sector 10, Chandigarh. The Chandigarh team will also take part in the 11th National Sub-Junior Throwball Championship to be held at Bhopal from May 9 to 12.

ADMINISTRATION

Steps to check noise pollution
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, April 15
The Chandigarh Administration has divided the city into four zones for regulation of noise pollution. Certain areas upto 10 metres from the PGI, Panjab University, Capital Complex, educational institutions, courts, nursing homes, and religious falling under the silence zone. The other three zones are Industrial Area, commercial area and residential area.

The areas falling under Industrial Area are Industrial Area, Phase I and II, Industrial Area, Phase I bounded by the Madhya Marg on the north, Purv Marg on the west, Chandigarh — Ambala road on the south and Sukhna Lake in the east. The Industrial Area, Phase II bounded by Chandigarh — Ambala road in the north, Purv Marg in the west, road to 3BRD in the south and land reserved for Chandigarh-Ludhiana railway line in the east.

The Commercial Area comprises of the city centre — Sector 17, Sub City Centre — Sector 34A and B, proposed Sub City Centre — Sector 43C and D, Motor Market of Manimajra and shopping complex around Bus Stand.

The Residential Area comprises of Sector 2 to 5, 6 (excluding Golf Course), 7 to 11, 15, 16, 18 to 33, 34C and D, 35 and 42, 43A and B, 44 to 47 and portions of Sectors 48 to 56 falling within the boundary of the Union Territory, Manimajra Town excluding Motor Market and Shopping Complex around bus stand and all villages in the UT. Various noise levels will be permitted in these zones. The area SDMs have been given power in their respective jurisdiction.