Prevention of dental caries Flashcards
4 main elements for prevention?
TB with fl tp
Diet advise
Fissure sealants
Topical fluoride
tp for under the age of 3?
Smear 100ppm tp
tp for over the age of 3?
1450-1500 ppm pea sized amount
what age can children not brush their own teeth effectively?
Under 7
Poor coordination and lack of dexterity
Parent brush
rule of thumb for a child brushging their own teeth unsupervised?
If they can tie their on shoe laces
tooth brushing for over 7s?
Parent supervise
brushing technique?
Brush each sextant or surfaces separately
Small head brush and small brush
2 mins
Create a routine
What brushing is recommended for 6 and 7s?
Lateral brushing
Operculum can cause food trapping and has not been exposed to fluoride
Enhanced prevention for tooth brushing?
Hands on advise
2 mins
Disclose
- in the surgery
- at home
Tooth brushing charts
Free tb and tp
Floss
third party support for enhanced prevention in (tooth brushing)?
School nurse
Child smile
Health visitors
When would an under 3 be recommended 1450-1500 ppm TP?
If high caries risk or sugar in diet high
Risk of sluorossi s outweighed by th risk of caries
Smear amount
floss before or after brushing?
After brushing between molars DE6
When to recommend flossing?
If it is high caries risk
dietary advise given how often?
Once a year
when to restrict sugar intake to?
Meal times
when to recommend sweets to be eaten?
Once a week or once a day after a meal
name food that have hidden sugars?
Yoghurt
Breakfast cereal
Maize based crisps
Prescription medicine
what is a high sugar level?
15g per 100g
enhanced prevention in relation to diet diary?
Diet diary at first visit
what days should you fill out in a diet diary?
3 day diet diary
Including 1 weekend day
How often to give fluoride varnish?
2 times annually
If no being seen by child smile
what age can you apply fluoride varnish?
Over 2 yo
fluoride concentration in fluoride varnish?
226000 ppm fluoride