Dental Caries

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Dental Caries
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Dental caries destroy the mineral component of
teeth, causing decay
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Cavities

• Dental caries is a disease of the hard structures
  of the tooth, beginning in the enamel, which is
  the super hard outer coating of the teeth.

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Plaque

• Dental plaque is a tenacious, sticky substance,
  consisting of highly organized bacterial colonies
  in gel-like mass.
• Brush and flossing the teeth twice a day to
  prevent the plaque from hardening on the tooth

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Gingivitis

• Gingivitis is also caused by bacterial plaque.
  Gingivitis can be seen as red, swollen gums that
  bleed easily when you brush your teeth.

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Gingivitis
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Prevention

• Fluoride
• Nutrition
• Regular dental checkups
• Implants
• Root canals
• Oral sx
• Prosthetics
• Resin and amalgams are commonly used in dental
  fillings.

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Amalgam
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Root Canal

• Root canal therapy refers to the process by which
  a dentist treats the inner aspects of a tooth,
  specifically that area inside a tooth that is
  occupied by its "pulp tissue." Most people would
  probably refer to a tooth's pulp tissue as its
  "nerve." While a tooth's pulp tissue does contain
  nerve fibers it is also composed of arteries,
  veins, lymph vessels, and connective tissue.

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Implants
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Implants

• titanium-based dental implants are used in Tooth
  Replacement Therapy, a patient-friendly term for
  replacing missing or extracted teeth with dental
  implants. In this treatment, dental implants are
  used with increasing frequency as the preferred
  approach for better long-term support for crowns,
  dentures, and bridges.

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Fluoride

• Sugars in the mouth set up a favorable
  environment for the growth and development of
  germs. These germs produce acids that cause decay
  and leave behind deposits that injure the gums.
  One of the big defenses against this process is
  fluoride which builds up the resistance of teeth
  to these acids.

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Lysozymes

• An enzyme occurring naturally in egg white, human
  tears, saliva, and other body fluids, capable of
  destroying the cell walls of certain bacteria and
  thereby acting as a mild antiseptic.

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Dentures
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Candidiasis

• Infection caused by yeast-like fungus of the
  genus Candida. Occurs in moist areas of the body
  and is usually superficial.
• It results in red and cream  or while colored,
  slightly raised patches on the mucous membrane of
  the tongue, mouth and throat that form on the
  mouth's moist surfaces. 

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Candidiasis
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Candidiasis
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Thrush (Yeast) infection in children
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Medication

• Cutaneous, vaginal, mucosal and esophageal
  Candida infections can be treated with nystatin.
  Cryptococcus is also sensitive to nystatin. In
  the UK its license for treating neonatal oral
  thrush is restricted to those over the age of one
  month (miconazole is an appropriate alternative
  for younger babies).

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Adults

• Nystatin or amphotericin B tabs
• Hydrogen peroxide/saline rinses
• Nystatin vaginal tablets 100,000u inserted into
  vagina 2q/d

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Infants

• Nystatin dropped in the infected infants mouth
  several times a day