Nutrition
Infants who have erupted teeth and are given bottles of milk, fruit juice, or sweet substances for long periods
Nursing Bottle Syndrome
any raised or flat patch in the oral mucosa; common cause of inflammation of gingival tissues; a sticky mass that contains bacteria and grows in colonies on the teeth
Plaque
dental care for children
Pedodontics
inflammation of the gingival tissues, marked by red, swollen, and/or bleeding gums
Gingivitis
blue-to-gray gingival tissue in an area where amalgam particles have become trapped in the tissue
Amalgam Tattoo
The fats in normal diets derive from plant and animal foods
Triglycerides
comes in a tablet that can be chewed, a solution the dental assistant can paint on the teeth, a drop that can be placed on the tongue, or a “Snap-n-Go” swabs that highlights the older plaque with blue and the new plaque with red
Disclosing Agents
technique for easing a patient’s fears by introducing the patient to the instrument to be used, demonstrating the instrument’s use, and then performing the technique
tell, show, and do technique,
hard, calcified deposit of mineralized plaque that forms on teeth, restorations, and dental appliances
Calculus
a wrinkled, deeply grooved surface on the tongue
Fissured Tongue
This group encompasses sugars, starches, and fibers and provides quick energy.
carbohydrates
a natural mineral nutrient, derived from fluorine, which comes from fluorspar, the thirteenth most abundant chemical element in the earth’s crust; fluoride is essential to the formation of healthy bones and teeth
Fluoride
act by which a medical or dental professional places the hand over the patient’s mouth and calmly explains behavior expectations; requires informed consent
hand-over-mouth (HOM) technique
procedure in which tissue is taken from one site and placed on another
Gingival Graft
tissue death
Necrosis
the physical and chemical changes that take place in relationship to the usage of energy
Metabolic Rate
has been shown to be the most effective way to remove bacterial plaque and other debris from otherwise inaccessible areas, that is, the interproximal surfaces of the teeth.
Dental Flossing
This procedure involves the complete removal of the dental pulp
pulpectomy
moving tissue from one area to another; adding bone or a bone substitute to fill areas
Bone Grafting
boney outgrowths of tissue in the oral cavity that are benign
Tori
a psychological disorder that is characterized by secretive bouts of gross overeating followed by methods of weight control such as purging, laxative abuse, excessive exercise, and over usage of diuretics
Bulimia
As Dental Assistants we need to know how many different techniques of brushing and name them
6 techniques
Bass or Modified Bass, Charters, Modified Stillman, Rolling Stroke, Fones, Modified scrub
This is used for restoration of badly decayed teeth
stainless steel crown
restoration of bone by removal of defects and deformities caused by periodontal disease
osseous surgery
a condition in which the filiform papillae of the tongue become elongated and appear like hairs
Hairy Tongue