Oral Care
Sugar and Smoking/Vaping
Oral Diseases
Extra
200
How many times should you brush/floss your teeth per day? AND how long?
At least twice a day for brushing, at least once a day for flossing. 2 minutes!
200
Name 2 drinks and 2 foods that can damage your teeth.
Carbonated beverages, Coffee/tea, starchy food, sweets, and citrus.
200
What are the two most common dental diseases?
Gingivitis and cavities.
200
What is the hardest part of your teeth (and entire body)?
Enamel.
400
What characteristic should you look for when choosing a toothbrush.
Soft bristle.
400
Explain how nicotine affects our oral health.
Increases blood pressure, decreases perfusion (blood flow) to small vessels going to our gums and teeth.
400
This can happen from not wearing a mouth guard.
Oral Trauma
400
What does the city of Regina not add to its water?
Fluoride!
600
What degree should you be brushing your teeth at?
45 degree angle.
600
How does sugar harm our teeth?
Bacteria feeds on sugar, the bacteria produce acid, acid then damages the enamel.
600
What does bacteria like to stick on? (hint: it can harden and turn into tartar)
Plaque.
600
What is Fluoride and what does it do?
A mineral that is added to toothpaste and drinking water to help prevent tooth decay and strengthens tooth enamel. Also lowers the amount of acid in your mouth.
800
Name all the areas in the mouth that you should be brushing.
Inside of the cheek, tongue, gums, and teeth!
800
What can smoking/vaping do to our oral health?
Discolouration of the teeth
Bad breath
Tooth decay
Oral mucosal lesions
Receding gums
Tooth loss
Oral cancer
800
An infection inside the heart.
Endocarditis.
800
How many times a year should you visit the dentist?
Twice a year.