Oral Public Health
Dental caries and periodontal disease are the two most common dental diseases.
What are the two most common dental diseases?
Nutrients are the components in food that are needed by the body.
What are nutrients?
Dental decay
What is another name for dental caries?
Is an inflammatory infection of the gums and the surrounding tissues that support the teeth
What is periodontal disease?
True
True or false: All infection begins as gingivitis, but if left untreated, it may develop into periodontitis.
A soft toothbrush
Which type of toothbrush bristle is usually recommended?
Encourages salivation in the mouth. (saliva helps to clean the mouth)
What is the role of nutrition in dental health?
Carious lesions occur in the pit and fissures.
Where do carious lesions tend to occur
Periodontist
What is the specialty doctor that treats periodontal disease called?
This is a reversible tissue damage where there is no loss of attachment.
What is gingivitis?
Baby bottle syndrome
What is the name for childhood decay caused by milk or sugary juice?
Sugar (simple carbohydrates) is the main key to dental caries.
What is the key dietary factor that relates to dental caries?
Secondary caries, or recurrent caries.
What is the term for caries that occur under or adjacent to existing dental restorations?
Periodontal diseases are the leading cause of tooth loss in adults.
What is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults?
Type of periodontal disease that is characterized by apical migration of the junctional epithelium, loss of connective tissue attachment, and loss of alveolar bone.
What is periodontitis
Fluorosis
What is the name of the dental condition that results from too much fluoride?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the agency that regulates the labeling of food products.
Which governmental agency regulates the labeling of food products?
Oral biofilm also known as dental plaque.
What is the soft, sticky bacterial mass that adheres to the teeth?
supragingival and subgingival
Name two types of calculus.
First molars and incisors
What teeth does aggressive periodontitis usually affect?
The Bass toothbrushing technique
Which toothbrushing technique is recommended by the American Dental Association?
Macronutrients =Carbohydrates, protein, fats.(large quantities)
Micronutrients = vitamins and minerals.(small amounts)
What are some examples of essential nutrients the body needs?
Mutans streptococci and lactobacilli cause dental caries.
What two types of bacteria primarily cause dental caries?
Gingivitis, early periodontitis, moderate periodontitis, and advanced periodontitis.
What are the four stages of periodontal disease?
Gums (Gingiva)
What are the soft tissues that cover and protect the roots of your teeth and cover teeth that have not yet erupted?