Oral Health
The Decay Process
Tobacco
Homecare
Miscellaneous
100
Name three functions of the mouth and eating
What is eating, talking, facial structure support, and breathing.
100
Which is more important? The amount or frequency of sugar intake?
What is frequency?
100
Who is more likely to contract oral cancer? Men or women?
What is men?
100
How many times a day should you brush?
What is two?
100
What is the hardest, most mineralized part of your body that is also the visible part of your tooth?
Enamel
200
What are the 3 best things to do to prevent periodontal disease?
What is brushing, flossing, and maintaining routine dental appointments. 
200
Name 5 drinks with a high sugar content.
What is soda, sports drinks, energy drinks, juice, coffee, sweet tea, and coffee?
200

Chewing tobacco stains your teeth ______. Smoking tobacco stains your teeth ______.

What brown ; what is yellow
200
What brushing and flossing method did we recommend?
What is modified bass brushing method and c-shaped flossing method?
200
What is the dental term for "bad breath?"
Halitosis
300
What is the main cause of periodontal disease?
What is plaque/bacteria/biofilm
300
What are the four factors of the decay process?
What is time, host, bacteria, and food?
300
Describe the physiological effect of "popcorn lungs" on your lung 
what is the thickening and scarring of the air sacs in your lungs which prevents oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange. 
300
At what angle should your toothbrush be angled towards your gums?
What is 45?
300
How many permanent teeth are in an adult? 
32
400
What are three words that describe the characteristics of healthy gums?
What is pink, knife-edge, stippled, firm
400
At what pH does demineralization occur at?
What is 5.5?
400
Name 3 dangerous chemicals found in cigarettes. 
What is acetone, DDT, Nicotine, Urethane, Cadmium, Methanol, Carbon Monoxide, Ammonia, Toluene, Hydrogen Cyanide, Formaldehyde?
400
Which mineral is most important for teeth?
What is Fluoride?
400
How often is it recommended for an average patient to visit the dentist?
Every 6 months
500
Name two types of periodontal disease in order in which they progress
What is gingivitis progresses to periodontitis.
500
What dissolves from the enamel surface when demineralization occurs?
What is Calcium and Phosphate?
500
List 5 oral effects of tobacco
What is oral cancer, pharyngeal cancer, oral pain, plaque increase, calculus increase, tooth abrasion, delayed wound healing, xerostomia, tooth loss, halitosis, black hairy tongue
500
What are the two oral diseases that good oral home care will help prevent?

Periodontal (gum) disease and caries (cavities)

500
What is the term for a thin, sticky layer that contains bacteria and adheres to the tooth surface?
Plaque
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