Personal hygiene is very important because when we ’re in close contact with other college students bad breath or body odor is very offensive. We all want to feel like part of a group‚ but when our poor hygiene gets in the way‚ you may find you do not have very many friends. As parents‚ we need to encourage our children to practice good dental and personal hygiene‚ so that when they are adults they will develop good hygiene habits. At an early age as young as 11 years old‚ boys start to notice
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Personal hygiene entails bathing regularly‚ keeping your hair clean‚ trimming fingernails and toenails‚ brushing your teeth and using deodorant. Personal hygiene can enhance your self-confidence and improve your chances of success in many areas of your life. A lack of it can have certain social and health ramifications. Psychological problems can often spur bad hygiene practices. Your personal hygiene can affect other people. People who do not wash their hands‚ for example‚ can pass infections or
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Today‚ we will bring you one of the most common deceptions and myths about oral health. Here are top myths in this most common dentist myths. Brushing and flossing makes bleeding gums worse. If your gums are bleeding‚ it would seem logical that you would leave them alone until they heal. However‚ when it comes to your gums‚ the opposite is true. Bleeding gums are a sign that plaque and bacteria have accumulated along your gum line causing inflammation. You need to brush and floss to remove the
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Did Your Dental Implant Leave A Bad Taste And Odor In Your Mouth? As with most types of surgery‚ there are always potential complications that you need to be aware of. When it comes to dental implants‚ you run the risk of getting an infection that could cause the implant to fail. One of the side effects of an infection is having a bad taste and odor in you mouth. Here is what you need to know about alleviating these problems due to an infection. Symptoms of an Infection If the area where the implant
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Oral Diseases There are several causes of oral diseases ranging from chemical burns as a result of aspirin or tobacco use to hormonal disturbances from simply going through puberty or becoming pregnant. One cause of great concern is microorganisms. From bacteria to viruses‚ there are many pathogenic microorganisms that may be found in the oral cavity. As a dental assistant‚ we should be capable of identifying an abnormal condition in the mouth and making sure to inform the dentist about it
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Smokeless Tobacco on Oral Health According to the Oral Cancer Foundation‚ about 42‚000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year due to the use of smokeless tobacco. This product will cause over 8‚000 deaths‚ killing roughly one person per hour‚ 24 hours per day. Of those 42‚000 newly diagnosed individuals‚ only slightly more than half will be alive in five years. This is a number‚ which has not significantly improved in decades. The death rate for oral cancer is found to
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place within the living tissues of the oral cavity it is then referred to as Oral Myiasis. Though this infectious disease is rare it is something that those working in the dental field‚ especially those practicing volunteer hygiene abroad‚ should be made aware of. The purpose of this paper is to educate the dental hygiene professional about the signs‚ symptoms and causes of oral myiasis. Because although rare‚ if not caught and treated in a timely manner oral myiasis can ultimately lead to the patient’s
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life. The best way to figure this out is by doing research and getting as much information as possible in order for you to not pick something you do not like. The profession I chose is Dental Hygiene. Dental Hygienist are license oral health professionals who attack and treat oral diseases to protect the gums and teeth from decaying. They remove calculus‚ stains‚ and plaque from teeth; take and develop dental x-ray’s and apply cavity preventives such as fluorides and fissure
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PERSONAL HYGIENE PART I PERSONAL HYGIENE Personal hygiene refers to set of individual practices and conditions that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of disease Hygiene behavior change can have significant effects on health of the population THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD PERSONAL HYGIENE Maintaining personal hygiene is necessary for many reasons; these can be personal‚ social‚ for health reasons‚ psychological or simply as a way of life. Essentially keeping a good standard of hygiene helps
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This paper is meant to help others to understand the development and management of dental caries in order to sustain oral health. It is important to understand the impact that oral health can have on ones over all health. This indeed is why oral health should be at a valuable state. Completely understanding the process in which bacteria begins to grow inside the mouth and the stages associated with the caries process is critical. The first stage of caries is demineralization by means of calcium and
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