DT 7 7 Preventive Procedures Flashcards
Examples of preventive procedures.
Patient education Scaling Polishing Fluoride applications Mouth guards Fissure sealant
Relationship of poor oral health and chronic oral infection to overall health
Poor oral health can affect a person ability to: speak, overall reduced quality of life be impacting the social and mental well-being . gum disease can lead to secondary diseases.
oral manifestations / signs of systemic disease.
Swollen gum, dry mouth increased caries, pain opening and closing jaw, oral thrush, saliva gland swelling, teeth erosion, abnormal healing time
fluoride has a ‘double preventive’ action? What are the two preventive actions?
Varnish is anticariogenic (prevent decay) and acts as a desensitizer
purpose of a nightguard? Who can takes a sports guard / mouthguard/ nightguard impression?
Night guards prevents grinding and clenching of teeth that causes attrition (wear down). Impressions are done by CDA in 2 appointments.
fissure sealants and where do we commonly place them?
Fissure sealants are used to prevent caries. This is done by temporarily placing a sealant in deep pits and fissures.
purpose of disclosing agents? and why is the use of these agents considered preventive
help locate where biofilm is by staining teeth permamntley .able to see it-> help brush it away
purpose of root planing? How is this preventive?
Removes any particles of calculus and biofilm is less likely to attach
Which order must these preventive procedures performed: polish, fluoride, scaling, root planning? -
1.scaling 2. root planing 3. polish 4. fluoride
Why in-office fluoride rinse and fluoride foam (in trays) not recommended
Lack of evidence that its efficient, varnish is more effective because its anticariogenic and acts a s a desensitizer.
In BC, who can perform scaling?
Dentist or hygienist
