Prelims Cario Flashcards

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Deal with understanding dental caries, its etiology, pathogenesis and sequelae

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Cariology

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Study and analysis of the distribution (who, when and where) patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.

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Epidemiology

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Cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare

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Epidemiology

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4
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Measures the probability of occurrence of a given medical condition in a population within a specified period of time

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Incidence

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5
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Expressed simply as he number of new cases during some time period

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Incidence

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6
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proportion of a particular population found to be affected by a medical condition at a specific time

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Prevelance

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7
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Derived by comparing the number of people found to have the condition with the total number of peolpe

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Prevelance

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8
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What are dental caries?

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Complex disease caused by a physiologucal imbalance between fluid and mineral dental structures

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9
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Mechanism of dental caries

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From the fermentation of carbohydrates, the bacteria produced organic acids such as lactic acid, the formic, acetic and propionic which penetrate the dental tissues, dissolving the enamel dentin and cementum and may cause cavitation

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10
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How many estimated people are affected by caries of permanent teeth?

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2.3 billion people

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11
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how many children suffers from caries of primary teeth

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530 million

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12
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Reasons for the decline of caries

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Fluoridation of water supplies
Use of fluoride supplements
Use of fluoride dentrifices
Availability of dental resources
Increased denta awareness
Changes in diagnostic criteria
Decrease in sugar consumption

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13
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Reason for the rise in caries

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Increase in sugar consumption in underdeveloped countries
Lack of dental resources
Socio-economic factors
Lack of water fluoridation
Lack of preventive dental health programs

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14
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Hard tissues of the teeth

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Enamel, dentin, alveolar bone, cementum

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