Oral health education and promotion:
There have undoubtedly been changes in Ireland with regards to education on oral health and overall health in general since the 1960s. People have become more aware of the effects of diet on oral health as well as smoking.
Education on the detrimental effects of smoking on both physical and oral health since the late 1900’s has had a huge impact on the number of young smokers in Ireland. The percentage of children aged 10-17 in Ireland who report never smoking has increased from 50.8% in 1998 to 73.5% in 2010 according to the Department of Children and Youth affairs (2). This is possibly attributed to some of the changes in smoking legislation and views towards smoking since then with the help of Action
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The fluoridated water supply was initially provided at a concentration of 1ppm. In the 1990s, a further decrease in the incidence of caries levels among school-aged children was reported since 1984. “The decline in caries levels in the permanent teeth of 8-, 12- and 15- year-olds has continued into the 1990s for both those with and without water fluoridation” as stated by the North survey of Children’s Oral Health 2002 (9). Figure 5 from the report on Dental caries and enamel fluorosis among the fluoridated population in the Republic of Ireland and non-fluoridated population in Northern Ireland in 2002 outlines the changes in DMFT between 1960 and 2002 …show more content…
Dentists have changed their approach to treatment of children and adolescents in that they are less inclined to immediately start drilling teeth and instead, adopt more preventative methods. The use of fissure sealants is becoming more popular and is also showing positive results. They are plastic adhesive resins used on the occlusal surfaces of teeth, most often the molar teeth, due to a high caries risk. They help to prevent the accumulation of plaque in the pits and fissures of the teeth. It is, therefore, advised that fissure sealants be applied for at risk children between the ages of 6-6.5 years (roughly the time of eruption of first permanent molars) and between the ages of 11-12.5 years (roughly the time of eruption of second permanent molars) (12).
There is a higher prevalence of fissure sealant placement in the ROI among 8-, 12- and 15-year- olds with 47%, 70% and 69% having at least one fissure sealant respectively in 2002 (9). Evaluation of the effectiveness of fissure sealants was conducted in 1999 by one survey in County Meath which found that, approximately two years after application, caries experience on previously sealed teeth was low (2.9%). Children who had all four first permanent molars sealed had significantly less caries compared to children who had no first molars sealed (mean DMFT 0.33 vs. 0.7, p<0.0001)
Everyone knows that smoking and chewing tobacco is bad for your health, but does everyone know exactly why they are bad. There is a great deal of things that tobacco does to the body and it all starts in the mouth. As many people know, smoking causes bad breath and tooth staining, but there are other effects that smoking and smokeless tobacco has on oral health. Dry mouth, periodontal disease, and oral cancer are some of the things that tobacco can cause in the oral cavity. Dry mouth, also known as xerostomia, is the result of having decreased amounts of saliva being produced by the salivary glands.
goes on to explain how in the early 50’s, studies began being conducted to test the health factors associated with cigarettes. In 1957, the Surgeon General issued a statement saying that there was evidence found pointing towards smoking being a factor in lung cancer. This, and other studies released, led to a huge decline in cigarette sales. After promoting cigarettes as healthy for years’ cigarette companies were now forced to rethink their marketing strategies. The strategy they decided on was to change the public opinion on health as a whole.
According to the website I read “ putting fluoride in the water decreased the number of cavities in children.” Fluoride is actually in water and foods already. When cities add fluoride to the water not only are the adults all getting the same amount of fluoride in one glass of water but the children get the same amount as the adults. The adults might drink more water than the children but per glass of water it is distributed evenly.
In the years of the 1980’s an estimated 89.9 million which is 50% of U.S adults were ever smokers and 45.8% were current smokers. The amount of youth smokers decreased slightly from 1980 through 1984 and then increased through 1989, the largest annual increase occurred in 1988. The percent of teens that smoked
The methacrylate based, light cured, unfilled resin is perfect for filling small voids in the restoration. It gives the restoration a great seal which prevents any future leakage or failure. Before placing Permaseal, the restoration must be etched using the same phosphoric acid used earlier. After placing a thin layer, it is polymerized using the curing light and finally polished. The other two occlusal preps were similarly restored.
The study was conducted in Oxford, England over the course of 20 years, ending in the year 1969. In this period of time, the pair examined 34,440 men, their smoking habits, and later the
Didactic knowledge used to treat diseases of the mouth is the technical phase of dental education. During this study, students are able to obtain fillings, cast-gold crowns and inlays, fixed and removable dentures, porcelain crowns and other restorations on mannequins, plastic models, or extracted teeth. Prior to working with
There are several fluoride vehicles that can be used and take the form of varnishes, pastes, gels, foams and mouth rinses. The main goal of the clinician is the find the best treatment option for the patient based on their health history and vulnerability to oral disease. Through the use of journals such as Medline and the Cochrane Library, a panel of experts were able to develop a summary table that can be used as a chair side resource to the clinician. This aids in the dental clinician’s decision making and whether or not to use topical fluoride based on the patient’s health and the practioners’ own expertise.
The good news is that tooth decay is absolutely preventable. So what can you do to start good dental health hygiene for kids? It is as easy as following these basic guides. Primary Tooth Eruption Check your kid 's teeth. Usually, the first primary tooth vents between age of 6-9 years, and by 3 years of age your kid should have develop 20 temporary teeth.
Oral sensorimotor regulation task Participants Thirty healthy volunteers (12 male and 18 female) in the age range of 18-32 years (Mean age: 23±3 years) were recruited from the staff and students of Karolinska Institute, Sweden. Also participants from previous studies were contacted and asked to participate in the current experiment. The volunteers had a good general and oral health. Before the start of the experiment they signed an informed consent and they filled in a questionnaire where they admitted not to have any systemic or neurological diseases, medication, allergies for nuts or seeds, previous endodontic or prosthetic (crowns /bridges/ implants /removable dentures) treatments of the anterior teeth (C-C), severe periodontitis, gross malocclusion (overjet/overbite) of the anterior teeth or pain in the orofacial region. All the participants were right-handed.
Just as, seemingly, every child interprets visiting the dentist as a daunting event. The section where Schwass spoke to the invasiveness of current filling methods, in terms of the drilling and destruction, triggered some anxiety as I reminisced about all the fillings I have experienced. The idea of the use of nanoparticles being used to treat dental caries in an essentially less invasive manner, intrigued me as I know I would opt for any less invasive treatment. Having a more effective treatment means less trips to the dentists, and less drilling and filling for me, which is always a
ABSTRACT The present case report describes a mesiodens in an 8-year-old boy. The purpose of this article is to emphasize the importance of space closure in the mixed dentition facilitating the eruption of a permanent tooth. The clinical, radiographic appearance and therapeutic considerations are presented. The outcomes of the present case is to alert the clinician that an early extraction of the mesiodens can be useful as it allows greater space conservation which can be utilized for the permanent tooth to erupt.
The oral environment, in turn, is determined by factors such as genetics, age, diet, smoking, alcohol intake and individual oral hygiene practices. These factors have profound effects on the microbial composition of dental biofilm and therefore the onset of oral pathologies such as dental caries and periodontal
Smoking has been a long time habit round the world. However, in the past, smoking cigarette was very popular and known to be a cool recreational drug, and was widely accepted by the community across the world. Today smoking has been less widely accepted and more restricted because of the many health risks that are linked to smoking cigarette. These days, people are well educated and more knowledgeable about the health risks of smoking.
Secondly smoking approximately result in 3,000 lung cancer deaths of non-smokers which is given off by the end of the burning cigarette and by the smokers exhalation. REASONS OF SMOKING 1) Youngsters try to look “cool” 2) Smoking acts as a stress reliever. 3) To control their weight. 4) Addiction 5) Peer pressure 6) Experimentation/ Adventure 7) Marketing of tobacco companies 8) Social Integration 9) To think Properly 10) Addiction SMOKING KILLS