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Oral Health Introduction By Dr Michael Townsend

Oral Health Introduction By Dr Michael Townsend. 92d Aeromedical-Dental Squadron. Topics. Caries Periodontal Disease Tobacco. Caries. Process Progression Sugar and Its Effects Caries Prevention. Caries Process. Host Bacteria Diet. Caries Progression. . . SUGAR.

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Oral Health Introduction By Dr Michael Townsend

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  1. Oral Health Introduction By Dr Michael Townsend 92d Aeromedical-Dental Squadron

  2. Topics • Caries • Periodontal Disease • Tobacco

  3. Caries • Process • Progression • Sugar and Its Effects • Caries Prevention

  4. Caries Process • Host • Bacteria • Diet

  5. Caries Progression  

  6. SUGAR • You eat/drinksugar • Bacteria eat/drinksugar • Acid increases • Takes 30 minutes to recover normal pH (7) IT’S NOT

  7. Effects of Acid

  8. Effects of 1 Serving

  9. Effects of Sipping

  10. Effects of Continual Sipping

  11. Not the quantity The frequency Main Point

  12. Caries Prevention Diet Fluoride Brushing/Flossing

  13. Diet • Reduce sugar consumption between meals • All of the simple carbohydrates can be cariogenic

  14. Fluoride • Remineralizes and strengthens teeth • Frequency is more important than concentration • Multiple mechanisms for delivering fluoride

  15. Brushing Technique

  16. Flossing Technique

  17. Don’t forget to brush your tongue

  18. Periodontal Disease • Stages • Progression • Prevention

  19. Stages of Periodontal Disease

  20. Stages of Periodontal Disease

  21. Progression of Periodontal Disease  

  22. Prevention of Periodontal Disease

  23. Tobacco

  24. Smoking and Periodontal Disease • 4000 chemicals in cigarettes • Smoking   blood flow and saliva   immune system   periodontal disease

  25. Smoking and Cancer

  26. Effects of Smokeless Tobacco • Stained teeth • Precancerous leukoplakia • Painful lesions • Bad breath

  27. Smokeless Tobacco Stained Teeth

  28. Smokeless Tobacco Precancerous Leukoplakia

  29. Smokeless Tobacco Ulcerated Lesions

  30. Smokeless Tobacco

  31. Risk Factors for Oral Cancer • Smoking tobacco products • Chewing tobacco • Heavy alcohol consumption

  32. Don’t let this happen to you

  33. Just Remember

  34. Clean Them or Lose Them Click on Image to play video clip

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