Oral Health Inequalities And Charting Flashcards
What is prevalence?
This is the percentage of the population that is affected
What is severity?
This is how badly it effects each person on a aerate e.g. caries severity is measured by number teeth affected
What are the main determinants of health?
- Material circumstances
- Behaviours and biological factors
- Physiological factors
How does material circumstances effect caries?
Poor/ crowded housing can be difficult to accesses toilet and have proper oral care routine
reduced access to transport - hard to go to dentist
low income - can’t afford healthy alternative to high sugar foods
Long work hours - might not have time for proper oral routine or to always supervise children when brushing
How does patient behaviour affect caries?
- Dietary habits - unhealthy habits can be brought on by stress
- Brushing habits
- Brushing supervision
- Dental attendance
How can Psychological factors effect caries?
- Mental stress - can lead to poor eating habits
- Norms - children constantly asking for sweets and not being able to say no
- Coping ability -
- Lose of control
What can de done to reduce inequalities in health?
- Legislation - banning adverts that endorse cariogenic foods (high sugars)
- Healthy public policies - water fluoridation
- Taxations - imposing larger sugar taxes, to deter people from having sugary foods
These are population measures and they have the best impacts as they address the root problem (causes)
When charting what does a thick horizontal line mean?
Missing teeth
What are 5 types of indirect restorations?
- Inlay
- Onlay
- Crown
- Bridge
- Veneers
What is an inlay restoration?
This is intra-coronal restoration made in the lab
What is an onlay restoration?
This covers part of the cusps and also intra-coronal
What is a crown restoration?
This has full cusp coverage
What is a bridge restoration?
A tooth-borne prosthesis that replaces a missing tooth/teeth
What are veneers?
These are made of porcelain or composite and make up the face of the tooth and improves the aesthetic
What does RF mean in charting?
Root filling
