they said to me. Photos of someone opening your mouth and putting something inside my mouth gave me jumps of anxiety. All that tools around the dental office‚ the shiny knives‚ the immaculate white room and the image of the doctor’s perfect teeth‚ all that made my heart rate increased and I felt like I was on a roller coaster. Because my first time in a dental office was not as everyone- and including myself expected to be.
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INTRODUCTION: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases worldwide. 1 It is initiated by the consumption of fermentable carbohydrates which are converted into organic acids by bacteria in dental plaque. These acids cause a fall in the salivary pH and result in demineralization by the loss of calcium and phosphate ions from the subsurface of enamel. 2 Prevalence of dental caries was seen to be 61% in children between 6 – 12 years 3 and those consuming sugar substances were
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have two careers in mind: Dental Hygiene or an Elementary School Teacher. Both of these careers are different‚ but in order for me choose a career it needs to these four focus areas: decent work environment‚ a stable work schedule‚ high pay/salary‚ and good
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My very first time ever being employed was as a dental assistant. I was impressed by the culture of kindness and professionalism that was always on display for everyone to witness. The dentist paid great attention to detail when it came to teaching all of the new assistants about keeping patients calm‚ keeping the instruments clean‚ keeping good notes‚ receipts‚ bookkeeping‚ and remembering different details of the patients.The dentist knew that his profession was synonymous with pain along with
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Mrs. SL is 41 years old and presented as an emergency patient at the St. David’s Primary Dental Care Unit. She complained of severe pain UL2 that had kept her up the previous night. She was fit and well although reporting a previous medical history of epileptic seizures 5 years ago. Her pain was relieved by draining the abscess through the root canal and prescribing antimicrobials. Subsequently the patient reported dissatisfaction of the appearance of edentulous spaces in the maxillary left and right
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EVOLUTION OF DENTAL IMPLANTS Since time immemorial‚ humans have used dental implants in one form or other to replace missing teeth. The first evidence of dental implants is attributed to the Mayan population roughly around 600 AD where they succeeded in utilizing pieces of shells as implants as a replacement for mandibular teeth. Radiographs taken in the 1970’s of Mayan mandibles show compact bone formation around the implants. Moreover‚ around 800 AD‚ a stone implant was first prepared and placed
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missing tooth with dental implants‚ complications and implant loss can occur. Peri-implantitis is a bone destructive process affecting the tissues surrounding dental implants(Mombelli 2002). Pathogens found in peri-implantits around affected implant were similar to pathogen found in periodontal disease.(Cortes et al. 2012) Many factors can affect the success of dental implants. systemic health‚ oral hygiene ‚ remained pathogens and habits can all play a crucial role in the success of dental implants as
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As a student‚ my goal is to become a dental hygienist. The reason I chose this career because I love science. I love to learn what going on with the human body‚ like the structure of the head and the anatomy. It interesting how the body changes‚ mutates to certain stages in life. In my high school years I had a huge interest in teeth and I always wonder what my dental hygienist or dentist do to my teeth. I had an enough of wrecking my brain from thinking what they do in my oral cavity so I pushed
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Dental profiling: It is a way to recreate the deceased persons profile prior to death based on clinical and radiological data available. Dental radiology helps in assessing the angulation of anterior teeth that lost after post mortem‚ and also examination of sockets aid in number and alignment of teeth [14]. Ante-mortem and post mortem radiographic comparison also helps in dental profiling. They allow the observation of anatomical characteristics
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Dental Health Care Dental Health Care is one of the major health problems around the world. It does not mean that there would no solution to this problem. However‚ there are various solutions to these problems if the people would adhere it like simply brushing a teeth regularly 2-3 times a day‚ going to their dentists every 6 months to check-up and flossing a teeth regularly. It also helps to educate and teach the children the importance of a good oral hygiene to prevent getting cavities. This
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