Liu 1 Flashcards
What is pediatric dentistry?
An age-defined specialty that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs
What is a pediatric dentist?
The pediatric dentist id dedicated to the oral health of children from infancy through the teenage years. Properly trained pediatric dentist have had an extra two or three years of specialized training
The multifactorial nature of caries involves the 1. _____, 2. ________, 3. ______, and 4. ______.
- Host
- Substrate
- Bacteria
- Time
What has the CDC indentifies as the most prevalent infectious disease among children?
caries
What is the top reason children miss school according to the Surgeon General’s report?
Untreated dental disease
The presence of dental carries aged 2-5 years has increased from years _____ - ______ to 1999-2004.
1988-1994
Caries rate (2-11 yo) greater in lower SES and ______ and _______ non Hispanic populations
Hispanic
Black
The prevalence of total dental caries _______ in youth during the 6 years from survey period 2011 - 2012 through 2015-2016
declined
The prevalence of untreated dental caries 1. ______ from 2011-2012 through 2013-2014, and then 2. ________ for 2015-2016.
- increased
2. decreased
For National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) period 2015-2016, the prevalence of 1. _____ and 2.________ ________ _____ in primary or permanent teeth among youth aged 2-19 was 43.1% and 13% respecitively
- total
2. untreated dental caries
The prevalence of total dental caries was highest for 1. _______ youth compared with other race and Hispanic-origin groups. The presence of untreated dental caries was highest for non-Hispanic 2. ______ youth
- Hispanic
2. Black
Why are the primary teeth so important? (5)
- Proper chewing and eating
- Providing space for permanent teeth and guiding them into correct position
- Permit normal development of the jaw bones and muscles
- Speech development
- Esthetics
When does tooth formation begin?
7 weeks in utero
When does tooth mineralization begin?
4 months in utero
Baby teeth (upper teeth), when do they appear?
Central incisors - 8-12 months Lateral incisors - 9-13 months Cuspids - 16-22 months First molars - 13-19 months Second molars - 25-33 months
Baby teeth (lower teeth), when do they appear?
Central incisors - 6-10 months Lateral incisors - 10-16 months Cuspids - 17-23 months First molars - 14-18 months Second molars - 23-31 months
Adult teeth (upper teeth), when do they appear?
Central incisors - 7-8 years Lateral incisors - 8-9 years Cuspids - 11-12 years First bicuspids - 10 - 11 years Second bicuspids - 10-12 years First molars - 6- 7 years Second molars - 12 - 13 years Third molars - 17 - 21 years
Adult teeth (lower teeth), when do they appear?
Central incisors - ? Lateral incisors - ? Cuspids - 9 - 10 years First bicuspids - 10 - 12 years Second bicuspids - 11-12 years First molars - 6- 7 years Second molars - 11 - 13 years Third molars - 17 - 21 years
When does primary eruption begin and when is it completed by?
begins: around 6 months
completed: 24-30 months
Do maxillary or mandibular teeth erupt first?
Mandibular
What is the eruption sequence for primary teeth?
- Central incisors
- Lateral incisors
- First Molars
- Canines
- Second Molars