Other Conditions that Result from poor oral health
Bacteria in the mouth travelling to the lungs causing...
What is a respiratory infection?
All oral care requires the use of this PPE
What is gloves?
You put at the bottom of the sink when cleaning dentures
What is a towel?
A persistent, unpleasant odor in exhaled breath
What is bad breath?
What is the number of teeth an adult human has
32 adult teeth in total
Gum disease can also affect blood sugar and people with this disease are more prone to infection already
What is diabetes?
This is placed on the overbed table as a way to protect it from getting dirty
What is a towel?
Denture care requires the use of what important piece of PPE
What is gloves?
Plague caused by bacteria that harms the tooth enamel and causes cavities
What is tooth decay?
The hardest substance in the human body
What is tooth enamel?
Poor oral health practices like smoking can lead to
What is cancer?
A kidney bean shaped container that is used for the patient to spit into
What is an emesis basin?
This is the usual temperature of the water when cleaning dentures
What is a cool temp?
A serious gum infection that damages the gums and can destroy the jawbone
What is gum disease/Periodontitis?
Fingerprints are a lot like tongue prints because
Each person's tongue print is different and unique to them
Gum disease can lead to bacteria in the bloodstream causing arteries to build up with plaque and harden and this is called?
What is atherosclerosis?
This is usually mixed with mouthwash
What is water?
Other then cleaning the dentures you must also clean...
What is their mouth?
Tender areas in the mouth that won't heal after a week or two
What is ulcers/sores
Depending on which hand is your dominant hand affects
Which side you chew on
Poor oral hygiene can actually kill brain cells causing the degenerative brain disease known as
What is dementia?
This is used to clean an unconscious person's mouth
What is a lemon glycerin swab?
The average cost of dentures
What is $1800
A condition in which a tooth fails to fully grow out (erupt) from the gums
What is tooth impaction?
The year commercial floss was first manufactured
What is 1882?