Chapter 35- Diet and Dietary Analysis

Question 1

True or False: Nutrition is the most important part of an individual’s overall health as well as the healthiness of the oral cavity.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

True or False: Within a practice, the hygienist has a responsibility to assess, screen, and deliver nutritional counseling as part of comprehensive education in promoting health, and preventing disease.

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

Why is dietary counseling an important part of a treatment plan?

Answer 3

for dental caries control and periodontal maintenance.

Question 4

What are the purposes of government standards?

Answer 4

• To aid in education for patients about dietary needs and goals for health promotion.
• Help achieve an adequate diet for the public.
• Make recommendations relating to poor food habits like missed meals, leaving out essential foods and nutrients, and illogical dieting.
• making recommendations for oral health.
• Motivate for behavior modifications.

Question 5

What are DRIs (Dietary Reference Intakes)?

Answer 5

• A term for categories of reference values to meet general needs for the health population to prevent deficiencies, toxicities, and chronic diseases.
• Established for vitamins and minerals.

Question 6

What are recommended Dietary allowances?

Answer 6

Recommendations for the average amounts of recommended nutrients that need to be consumed on a daily basis, for nutrients needed to prevent deficiency.

Question 7

What are Estimated Average Requirements?

Answer 7

• Estimates nutritional requirements for the individual.
• it does this by age and gender
• provides the foundation for the RDA- recommended dietary allowances.

Question 8

What are Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (UL’s)?

Answer 8

These were established to avoid toxicity of human nutrients.

Question 9

Who established the dietary guidelines for americans?

Answer 9

USDA (US Department of Agriculture)
and USDHHS (US Dept. of Health and Human Services)

Question 10

What did MyPlate Food Guidelines was originally develop as what?

Answer 10

Food pyramid in 1991

Question 11

Who developed MyPlate?

Answer 11

USDA

Question 12

Recommendations of food intake patterns are based on what?

Answer 12

Gender, age and activity level.

Question 13

What Vitamins are good for skin and Mucous membranes?

Answer 13

A, B complex and C

Question 14

What minerals are good for skin and mucous membranes?

Answer 14

zinc and iron

Question 15

TRUE OR FALSE: Periodontal disease is NOT caused by deficiencies, but malnutrition can contribute to its progression.

Answer 15

TRUE

Question 16

True or False: Severe deficiencies are rare in developed countries.

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

What does the total daily diet do?

Answer 17

Nourishes oral tissues

Question 18

True or False: Soft sticky food is not good for a diet?

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Cruchy fruits and veggies do what to the tissues?

Answer 19

Stimulates the tissue

Question 20

True or False: Nutrients associated with wound healing and tissue repair are good for the periodontal tissue.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What nutrients aid in wound healing?

Answer 21

B- complex, Vitamin C, biotin, folic acid and pantothenic acid.

Question 22

About 99% of calcium is in ________; 1% is for _______.

Answer 22

Bones and teeth; tissues and fluids

Question 23

Vitamin D is important for the exchange of ______ between the blood, skeletal bones, and other cells.

Answer 23

Calcium

Question 24

Low intake of calcium can affect the integrity of what?

Answer 24

Alveolar bone and tissue.

Question 25

True or False: Current and former smokers with low V-C intake have increased risk for perio disease.

Answer 25

TRUE

Question 26

What is the belief of the association of obesity and Periodontal Disease?

Answer 26

The association is inflammation.

Question 27

What kind of diet is needed after periodontal surgery?

Answer 27

HEalthy

Question 28

What type of diet is recommended for healing?

Answer 28

Soft and high in protein

Question 29

What minerals are adequate for remineralization?

Answer 29

Calcium, phosphorus, and fluoride.

Question 30

What Vitamin in adequate for remineralization?

Answer 30

Vitamin A

Question 31

What is essential when preventing cavities during early tooth development?

Answer 31

Dietary Assesment

Question 32

WHat mineral prevents cavities?

Answer 32

Fluoride

Question 33

What are the purposes of a dietary assessment?

Answer 33

• identify patient who may be at nutritional and oral health risk.
• Refer them Registered Dietitian when intervention is beyond the scope of the dental hygiene.
• Provide an opportunity for a patient to study personal dietary habits.
• Get an overall picture of the types of food in the patient’s diet, their preferences, and how much of food eaten.
• Study their food habits and snacking patterns.
• Record frequency and when the cariogenic food is consumed.
• Determine the overall consistency of the diet; identify fibrous foods and soft sticky foods regularly consumed.
• Identify the nutritional status of the patients, and then discuss with the patient to make suggestions for change in an adequate diet for health promotion.
• Plan with the patient necessary changes to improve the health of the oral mucosa and periodontium, and prevent caries.

Question 34

What is an important of disease prevention and health promotion in dental hygiene care?

Answer 34

Dietary assessment