Dental Health

Download or read book What to Do for Healthy Teeth written by Sadie S. Mestman and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What To Do For Healthy Teeth provides easy-to-read and use information to help you take good care of your teeth and your children's teeth. Among the tips you'll find in this book: Proper brushing and flossing, pregnancy and dental care, fluoride, bottle rot, tooth accidents, Crowns, braces, bridges, filings, and root canals."--Publisher description

Download or read book Holistic Dental Care written by Nadine Artemis and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to integrative dental health—safe, effective, and toxin-free steps to all-natural oral care and a vibrant, healthy smile Bestselling author Nadine Artemis reveals the 8 steps to successful self-dentistry Holistic Dental Care introduces simple, at-home dental techniques that anyone can do. With more than 50 full-color photos and illustrations, this book offers oral self-care strategies to address every dental concern—from everyday maintenance to bite and alignment, gum health to heavy metal detox. Bestselling author Nadine Artemis also shares the 8 Steps to Successful Self-Dentistry, 8 holistic oral care guidelines. You’ll also learn: The truth about toothpaste, toothbrushes, and mouthwash All-natural techniques for keeping your teeth healthy, clean, and strong Proper flossing for healthy gums What questions to ask your dentist—and when it’s time to find a new one Pure, organic ways to prevent plaque, decay, inflammation, and bleeding gums The connection between tooth health and alkaline diets Offering an integrative approach to treat the real cause of your dental concerns—not just the symptoms—Holistic Dental Care helps bring your entire being back into balance and whole-body health, starting with all-natural biological dentistry and chemical-free oral care.

Download or read book Teeth written by Mary Otto and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An NPR Best Book of 2017 "[Teeth is] . . . more than an exploration of a two-tiered system—it is a call for sweeping, radical change." —New York Times Book Review "Show me your teeth," the great naturalist Georges Cuvier is credited with saying, "and I will tell you who you are." In this shattering new work, veteran health journalist Mary Otto looks inside America's mouth, revealing unsettling truths about our unequal society. Teeth takes readers on a disturbing journey into America's silent epidemic of oral disease, exposing the hidden connections between tooth decay and stunted job prospects, low educational achievement, social mobility, and the troubling state of our public health. Otto's subjects include the pioneering dentist who made Shirley Temple and Judy Garland's teeth sparkle on the silver screen and helped create the all-American image of "pearly whites"; Deamonte Driver, the young Maryland boy whose tragic death from an abscessed tooth sparked congressional hearings; and a marketing guru who offers advice to dentists on how to push new and expensive treatments and how to keep Medicaid patients at bay. In one of its most disturbing findings, Teeth reveals that toothaches are not an occasional inconvenience, but rather a chronic reality for millions of people, including disproportionate numbers of the elderly and people of color. Many people, Otto reveals, resort to prayer to counteract the uniquely devastating effects of dental pain. Otto also goes back in time to understand the roots of our predicament in the history of dentistry, showing how it became separated from mainstream medicine, despite a century of growing evidence that oral health and general bodily health are closely related. Muckraking and paradigm-shifting, Teeth exposes for the first time the extent and meaning of our oral health crisis. It joins the small shelf of books that change the way we view society and ourselves—and will spark an urgent conversation about why our teeth matter.

Download or read book Prevention in Clinical Oral Health Care written by David P. Cappelli and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2007-10-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on oral health promotion and the impact of systemic disease in the development of oral disease, as well as how to introduce, apply, and communicate prevention to a patient with a defined risk profile. Prevention in Clinical Oral Health Care integrates preventive approaches into clinical practice, and is a valuable tool for all health care professionals to integrate oral health prevention as a component of their overall preventive message to the patient. Discusses risk-based approaches to prevent problems such as caries, periodontal disease, and oral cancer. Topics are written at a level that can be understood by both practicing dental health team members and by dental hygiene and dental students so strategies can be applied to better understand the patient's risk for oral disease and how to prevent future disease. Identifies the barriers, oral health care needs, and preventive strategies for special populations such as children, the elderly, and the physically or mentally disabled. Explores the development of a culturally sensitive dental practice and strategies to make the dental environment more welcoming to individuals with different cultural backgrounds. Discusses how to gather patient information, the synthesis of the patient's data, and the application of the information collected in order to evaluate the patient's risk for disease.

Download or read book Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Health written by Ira B. Lamster and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Health: An Interprofessional Approach is a practical tool for dentists and dental hygienists providing oral health care to patients with diabetes mellitus. Firmly grounded in the latest evidence, the book addresses medical considerations, dental considerations, and case scenarios from clinical practice in three easily accessible sections. The first section on medical considerations reviews the definition of diabetes and discusses underlying pathologic mechanisms, classification, diagnosis, and medical complications of the disease. It also promotes the comprehensive management of patients with diabetes in the dental office, with a thorough discussion of lifestyle changes and medications used to treat diabetes. The second section on dental considerations provides guidance on how treat patients with diabetes. Oral complications will be covered in detail, with a focus on management and treatment strategies that can be used in the dental office. The third section includes multiple case studies illustrating common complications and how-to instruction on appropriate patient management. Ideal for all members of the dental team, Diabetes Mellitus and Oral Health is an essential tool for providing optimal clinical care to patients with diabetes.

Download or read book Nutrition for Dental Health: A Guide for the Dental Professional, Enhanced Edition written by Rebecca Sroda and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting significant changes in the industry and the latest research in the field, this fully updated Third Edition of Rebecca Sroda’s Nutrition for Dental Health provides dental hygiene and dental assisting students up-to-date, easy-to-understand coverage of basic nutrition and diet information with an emphasis on the relationship of nutrition and diet to oral health. Now in vibrant full color, this accessible and student-friendly Third Edition features up-to-date, evidence-based content, new practice-focused features, outstanding end-of-chapter and online learning tools, and enhanced instructors resources.

Download or read book Dental Health Education written by Lori Gagliardi and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2007 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book combining dental health information and lesson plans for the elementary classroom, this book addresses the role of the dental health educator and the needs of children. The book includes 10 lesson plans, visual aids, and tips on integrating dental health into the academic curriculum and the community. This book is a must for anyone teaching oral health to grade school children. Elementary school teachers, dental hygienists, school nurses.