Indlela Yekubamba Logwaja

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Nawusondzela endlini yabologwaja, khuluma nabo kuze babone kutsi uyeta futsi bangatocabanga kutsi ufuna kubalimata. Kufanele uhlale njalo ubambe bologwaja ubacinise kepha ungalwi. Nawubamba logwaja lomudzala, mubambe ngesikhumba ngemuva kwetindlebe nemahlombe ngesandla sinye nalesinye sibambe ngephansi kwesisu.
Loku kwenta logwaja akhululeke angatokuwemba. Ungabobamba bologwaja ngetindlebe. Kubenta beve buhlungu. Kuhambisa bologwaja kusuka kulenye indlu kuya kulenye, bamba logwaja ngenhlanye kwemtimba wakho, ufake inhloko yakhe ngephansi kwemkhono.
Nawukhimba logwaja endlini yakhe lonemnyango lomncane, mukhiphe abheke emuva. Kwente loku umcinisile kwente siciniseko kepha kutsi awumulimati. Nawenta kanjena utophuma angakakhatsateki.
Kubamba bologwaja labancane lababalekako, babambe langemuva emhlane ubaphakamise kahle. Bamba bologwaja labancane ngesineke, kufanele uhlale ubuka onkhe emalanga lapho bahleli khona. Ushintje labahleli khona nangabe kumanti uphindze ukhiphe labasafile.
Bologwaja labahlala babanjwa bagcina bajwayela, loku kubenta bangawebhani nawubabamba. Wonkhe logwaja kufanele ahlolelwe tifo njalo ngenyanga.
kuhlola emantinyo alogwaja mubambe kahle umubhekise etulu etafuleni noma ematsangeni wakho. Ngemuno lemibili vula umlomo walogwaja. Lamatinyo abese ayavela kahle. Nangabe lamatinyo angahlangani kahle loyo logwaja une ‘malocclusion’ kufanele abulawe. Lesi sifo asilapheki phindze senta bologwaja bangakhoni kudla.

Translated by Thandokuhle Motha