Infant Oral Health

Question 1

Caries are both infectious and

Answer 1

transmissible

Question 2

saliva is critical in preventing

Answer 2

carries

Question 3

what is the most common chronic infectious disease of childhood

Answer 3

caries, may cause cavitation in teeth,

Question 4

Are caries preventable?

Answer 4

Largely preventable with perinatal and infant oral health

Question 5

Caries are considered complex and

Answer 5

multifactorial

Question 6

Is the pathway to caries simple

Answer 6

no it is not

Question 7

Caries can be ascribed to many or single genes

Answer 7

many many genes environmental factors and risk conferring behaviors.

Question 8

ECC: is defined as the presence of _____ or more decayed missing or filled tooth surface.

Answer 8

1 any primary tooth in a 71 months or younger

Question 9

ECC: to have an ecc you ned to be younger than

Answer 9

71

Question 10

ECC: Severe ECC is considered any smooth surface lesions in a child younger than

Answer 10

3

Question 11

ECC: Severe ECC ages ____ one or more caveated, missing or filled smooth surface in primary maxillary anterior teeth or a decayed, missing or filled score of

Answer 11

3-5

Question 12

ECC: Severe ECC is typically found on maxillary

Answer 12

Maxillary incisors, Maxillary first molars Maxillary canines/second molars

Question 13

ECC: Severe ECC is typically found on mandibular

Answer 13

first molars, mandibular canines mandibular second molars

Question 14

ECC: Mandibular ______ are seldom involved

Answer 14

Incisors

Question 15

Carious process Strept Mutans: When is it introduced

Answer 15

as early as birth

Question 16

Carious process Strept Mutans: is colonization there upon eruption

Answer 16

yes

Question 17

Carious process Strept Mutans: Inclusion cysts and Bohn’s tongue come from what

Answer 17

Strept mutans

Question 18

Carious process Strept Mutans: what is the primary source of Mutans in children

Answer 18

Maternal vertical transmission

Question 19

How are streptococci transmitted

Answer 19

Horizontal and vertical transmission

Question 20

74% children with S-ECC had

Answer 20

non maternal MS

Question 21

Dental Home: The dental home starts when? is it for disease treatment?

Answer 21

No later than 12 months of age, no it is health supervision

Question 22

Fluoride: what are 3 sources of fluoride

Answer 22

Topical, community water, supplements

Question 23

What are two forms of topical fluoride?

Answer 23

Professional, and home toothpaste rinse

Question 24

Fluoride toxicity: Ingestion of __ mg/kg can result in death in a child.

Answer 24

5

Question 25

What are the symptoms of Flouride toxicity

Answer 25

gastrointestinal pain, nausea, vomiting, excess salivation, fever

Question 26

1 tube of toothpaste could kill a a child

Question 27

how many milligrams of average tube that equals milligrams of fluoride/ tube

Answer 27

143 milligrams of fluoride tube.

Question 28

When is flossing an infants teeth important

Answer 28

if you can’t see between the teeth you can’t brush between the teeth.

Question 29

what is a good product for children at moderate to high risk

Answer 29

Xylitol syrup 3/8gms a day divided

Question 30

what is the dosage of xylitol dosage for a older than 4 year old

Answer 30

3-8gms/day

Question 31

What are the different ways to help with teething

Answer 31

prevent with careful hygiene, localized discomfort, teething rings, oral analgesics/ acetaminophen, ibuprofen, Topical anesthetics

Question 32

What is important in regards to topical anesthetics

Answer 32

don’t use it on the gums