Methods to Increase Protective Factors Flashcards
What’s is this methods ?
Methods to Improve Flow, Quantity and Quality of Saliva
In patients with hyposalivation what we recommend them to do ?
the mouth rinse prepared by mixing two teaspoons of baking soda in eight oz of water .
Xylitol gums
What’s the fluoride function ?
- Formation of fluoroapatite (less soluble than hydroxya- patite)
- Inhibits demineralization
- Induces remineralization
- Inhibition of bacterial metabolism
- Inhibition of plaque formation
What’s the chemical fluoride products forms ?
i. Professionaltopicalfluorides
ii. Fluoridevarnishes
iii. Mouthrinses
iv. Dentifrices
v. Supplements in form of fluoride tablets and drops
vi. Fluoridatedsalt.
Silver nitrate function ?
combines with soluble inorganic portion of enamel to form a less soluble combination.
What’s can we do to prevent overdose of fluoride during Carie’s management ?
Combining remineralizing agents with a lower dosage of fluoride to decrease the possibility of dental fluorosis without losing effectiveness.
What’s remineralization agents ?
calcium glycerophosphate
and calcium lactate
dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD),
calcium carbonate.
Recently, casein phosphopeptide (CPP), amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) complexes have also been considered as agents for remineralization.
available in various forms like dentifrices, mouthwashes, chewing gums, lozenges, and foods and beverages
How can we use remineralization agents ?
- Combining remineralizing agents with fluoride (to increase anticariogenicity of fluorides).
- The use of remineralizing materials as independent agents as we know that even a small amount of fluoride can reverse early carious lesions by remineralization because of precipitation of calcium phosphates, and the formation of fluorohydroxyapatite in the tooth tissues.
What’s A pit and fissure sealant ?
is a material that is placed in the pits and fissures of teeth in order to prevent or arrest the development of dental caries.”
For better effects, sealants should be placed as soon as possible because of more susceptibility of caries during the posteruption period.
Who is recommended to use fluoride ?
The indications for the use of fluoride mouthwash are:
• patients over 8 years with high caries activity
• patients with orthodontic appliances, which inevitably encourage plaque accumulation and predispose to carious lesions
• patients with a dry mouth (xerostomia)
• patients with developing root caries.
How does fluoride varnish affect tooth Carie’s ?
fluoride varnish application can reduce caries increment in the deciduous dentition by a third, and that in the permanent dentition by nearly half.
What’s sealant types ?
Resin-based: visible light-cured systems based on methacrylate resin composite chemistry (retained micro-mechanically to the enamel surface and light-cured )
GIC-based: GICs can be used to bond chemically to the 10% polyacrylic acid-conditioned enamel surface.
more soluble than the resin-based systems, but do leach fluoride ions, which may have a cariostatic effect
Preventive resin restoration (PRR)/sealant restoration/invasive/ therapeutic fissure sealant
placed after the minimally invasive excavation of occlusal caries, up to or just beyond the enamel–dentine junction .
The PRR restores the cavity with a suitable adhesive restorative material (resin composite or GIC) followed by an overlying preventive resin-based fissure sealant which extends on to the unrestored fissures providing primary prevention for the remaining tooth surface
