Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook, 6th Ed.

Description

Provides basic consumer health information about dental hygiene, preventive care, and oral health concerns for children and adults, with facts about surgical, orthodontic, and cosmetic dental procedures, and diseases of the mouth and jaw. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Santé du quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Santé au quotidien
• Fitness
• Health
• Sourcebook
• Oral Health

Informations

• Publié par: Infobase Publishing
• Date de parution: 01 septembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780780817227
• Langue: English

Extrait

Dental Care and Oral Health
SOURCEBOOK
SIXTH EDITION
Health Reference Series
Dental Care and Oral Health
SOURCEBOOK
SIXTH EDITION
 
Basic Consumer Health Information about Caring for the Mouth and Teeth, Including Facts about Dental Hygiene and Routine Care Guidelines, Fluoride, Sealants, Cavities, Root Canals, Extractions, Implants, Veneers, Dentures, and Orthodontic and Orofacial Procedures
Along with Information about Periodontal (Gum) Disease, Canker Sores, Dry Mouth, Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders (TMJ), Oral Cancer, and Other Conditions That Impact Oral Health, Suggestions for Finding and Financing Care, a Glossary of Related Terms, and Directories of Additional Resources
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bibliographic Note
Because this page cannot legibly accommodate all the copyright notices, the Bibliographic Note portion of the Preface constitutes an extension of the copyright notice.
 
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OMNIGRAPHICS
Angela L. Williams, Managing Editor
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Copyright © 2019 Omnigraphics
ISBN 978-0-7808-1721-0
E-ISBN 978-0-7808-1722-7
 
 

Library of Congress Control Number: 2019942355
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Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: Taking Care of Your Mouth and Teeth
Chapter 1—Steps to Dental Health
Chapter 2—Anatomy of the Mouth
Chapter 3—Taking Care of Your Teeth
Section 3.1—Preventing Tooth Decay and Gum Disease
Section 3.2—The Use and Handling of Toothbrushes
Section 3.3—The Benefits of Daily Cleaning between Teeth
Chapter 4—Nutrition Impacts Oral Health
Chapter 5—Fluoride Prevents Tooth Decay
Section 5.1—The Process of Tooth Decay
Section 5.2—Water Fluoridation Basics
Section 5.3—Bottled Water and Fluoride
Section 5.4—Private Well Water and Fluoride
Section 5.5—Questions about Community Water Fluoridation
Section 5.6—Fluoride Products for Dental Care
Chapter 6—Dental Plaque
Chapter 7—Mouth Injuries
Chapter 8—Oral Health for Older Adults
Section 8.1—Adult Oral Health Problems
Section 8.2—Older Adults’ Oral Health: Myths and Facts
Section 8.3—Helping Older Adults with Brushing
Part II: Visiting Your Dentist’s Office
Chapter 9—Routine Dental Visits and Overcoming Dental Phobia
Chapter 10—Dental Caries (Cavities)
Section 10.1—What Are Dental Caries?
Section 10.2—Dental Caries (Cavities) in Primary and Permanent Teeth
Section 10.3—Prevalence of Total and Untreated Dental Caries among Youth
Chapter 11—Dental Imaging
Chapter 12—Tooth Pain
Chapter 13—Medications Used in Dentistry
Chapter 14—Sedation Techniques Used by Dentists
Chapter 15—Alternatives to Dental Drills
Chapter 16—Dental Fillings
Section 16.1—Dental Amalgam Fillings
Section 16.2—Mercury in Dental Amalgam
Section 16.3—Amalgam Filling Alternatives
Chapter 17—Rebuilding and Reshaping Teeth
Chapter 18—Having a Tooth Pulled
Chapter 19—Dentures
Section 19.1—What Are Dentures?
Section 19.2—Denture Adhesives
Part III: Dental Care for Infants and Children
Chapter 20—Oral Health for Infants
Section 20.1—A Healthy Mouth for Your Baby
Section 20.2—Teething
Section 20.3—Soothing Teething Pain and Sensory Needs in Babies
Section 20.4—Benzocaine and Teething
Section 20.5—Using a Pacifier
Chapter 21—Weaning a Child from a Bottle
Chapter 22—Routine Care of Children’s Teeth
Section 22.1—Finding and Visiting a Dental Clinic with Your Child
Section 22.2—Primary Teeth
Section 22.3—Keeping Children’s Teeth Healthy
Section 22.4—Brushing Your Child’s Teeth
Chapter 23—Fluoride Consumption during Tooth Development
Section 23.1—Dental Fluorosis
Section 23.2—Infant Formula and Fluorosis
Chapter 24—Preventing Tooth Decay in Children
Section 24.1—Prevalence of Dental Caries (Cavities) in Children in the United States
Section 24.2—Tooth Decay and Children
Section 24.3—Sugar and Tooth Decay
Section 24.4—Dental Sealant FAQs
Chapter 25—Mouth Injuries in Children
Section 25.1—Children and Oral Injuries
Section 25.2—Preventing Oral Injuries
Chapter 26—Bruxism
Chapter 27—Oral Conditions in Children with Special Needs
Part IV: Orthodontic, Endodontic, Periodontic, and Orofacial Conditions and Procedures
Chapter 28—Orthodontia
Chapter 29—Endodontic Conditions and Treatment
Chapter 30—Periodontal (Gum) Disease
Section 30.1—Understanding Periodontal Disease
Section 30.2—Causes and Risk Factors of Gum Disease
Section 30.3—Chronic Periodontal Infections
Section 30.4—Treatment of Gum Disease
Section 30.5—Preventing Gum Diseases
Section 30.6—Periodontal Disease in Seniors (Age 65 and Over)
Chapter 31—Dental Implants
Chapter 32—Facial Trauma
Chapter 33—Corrective Jaw Surgery
Part V: Oral Diseases and Disorders
Chapter 34—Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Chapter 35—Bad Breath (Halitosis)
Chapter 36—Burning Mouth Syndrome
Chapter 37—Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Section 37.1—What Are Craniofacial Defects?
Section 37.2—Facts about Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
Section 37.3—Breastfeeding Children with Cleft Palate
Section 37.4—Use of Topiramate in Pregnancy and Risk of Oral Clefts
Chapter 38—Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
Chapter 39—Dry Mouth Disorders
Section 39.1—Dry Mouth: An Overview
Section 39.2—Sialadenitis
Section 39.3—Sjögren Syndrome
Chapter 40—Jaw Problems
Section 40.1—Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders
Section 40.2—Osteonecrosis and Jaw Pain
Chapter 41—Leukoplakia
Chapter 42—Mouth Sores
Chapter 43—Oral Allergy Syndrome
Chapter 44—Oral Cancer
Section 44.1—What You Need to Know about Oral Cancer
Section 44.2—Smokeless Tobacco’s Connection to Cancer
Chapter 45—Taste Disorders
Chapter 46—Thrush (Oropharyngeal Candidiasis)
Chapter 47—Tongue Disorders
Section 47.1—Giant Tongue (Macroglossia)
Section 47.2—Tongue Tie (Ankyloglossia)
Part VI: Health Conditions That Affect Oral Health
Chapter 48—Cancer Treatment and Oral Complications
Section 48.1—Three Good Reasons to See a Dentist before Cancer Treatment
Section 48.2—Chemotherapy and Your Mouth
Section 48.3—Head and Neck Radiation Treatment and Your Mouth
Section 48.4—What the Dental Team Can Do
Chapter 49—Celiac Disease and Dental Enamel Defects
Chapter 50—Diabetes and Oral Health
Chapter 51—Disabilities and Oral Care
Section 51.1—Special Care in Oral Health
Section 51.2—Practical Oral Care for People with Autism
Section 51.3—Practical Oral Care for People with Cerebral Palsy
Section 51.4—Practical Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
Section 51.5—Practical Oral Care for People with Down Syndrome
Section 51.6—Practical Oral Care for People with Intellectual Disability
Section 51.7—Dental Care Steps for People with Disability
Chapter 52—Eating Disorders and Oral Health
Chapter 53—Heart Disease and Oral Health
Chapter 54—Immune System Disorders and Oral Health
Section 54.1—Latex Allergy and Dental Treatment
Section 54.2—Mouth Problems with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Chapter 55—Meth (Methamphetamine) Mouth
Chapter 56—Organ Transplantation and Oral Health Management
Chapter 57—Osteoporosis Affects Bones and Teeth
Section 57.1—Oral Health and Bone Disease
Section 57.2—Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Chapter 58—Pregnancy and Oral Health
Chapter 59—Tobacco Use-Associated Oral Changes
Section 59.1—Tobacco Use and Oral Cancer
Section 59.2—Gum Disease, Tooth Loss, and Smoking
Chapter 60—Mouth Microbes: The Helpful and the Harmful
Part VII: Finding and Financing Oral Health in the United States
Chapter 61—Access to Oral Healthcare
Section 61.1—Oral-Health Status and Interventions Programs
Section 61.2—Disparities in Oral Health
Chapter 62—Expenditures and Financing of Oral Healthcare
Section 62.1—Health-Related Expenditures: An Overview
Section 62.2—Dental Coverage in the Marketplace
Chapter 63—Head Start Programs
Chapter 64—Dental Sealants at School-Based Services
Chapter 65—Finding Low-Cost Dental Care
Part VIII: Additional Help and Information
Chapter 66—Glossary of Terms Related to Dental Care and Oral Health
Chapter 67—Directory of Local Dental Schools
Chapter 68—Directory of Organizations That Provide Information about Dental Care and Oral Health Resources
Index
Preface
About This Book
Oral health is essential to overall health. Good oral health includes more than maintaining healthy teeth and gums. Oral health also involves avoiding craniofacial conditions that can affect the face and mouth. These conditions can lead to systemic health problems such as infections, immune disorders, cancer, or heart and lung disease. Although, there has been significant improvement in the oral health of Americans due to increasingly effective prevention and treatment efforts, some challenges remain and new concerns have emerged.
Dental Care and Oral Health Sourcebook, Sixth Edition offers information about mouth and tooth care guidelines for effective hygiene, nutrition, and decay prevention. Facts about tooth pain, dental fillings, orthodontia, and other endodontic treatments and dental implants are provided. Facial trauma and cleft palate treatments are also discussed. Disorders such as temporomandibular joint and muscle (TMJ) disorder, mouth sores, jaw probl