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“Plaque is a bacterial challenge to
the body. It’s an infection.
Patients don’t think of that.”
JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD
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How does periodontal disease affect diabetes?
Those patients with periodontal infections had worseglycemic control over time. This may be a result of cytokinessecreted because of chronic inflammation. Cytokines areassociated with insulin resistance. Treatment of periodontitisimproved glycemic control.
Journal of PeriodontologyDental Digital Posters
In America, most people –
including employers – make
instant judgments based on
appearance, including
someone’s smile and teeth.
Those views can prevent
potential employers from
recognizing potential assets,
“Customer service jobs, good
entry-level jobs, they’re not
available to people who lack the
basic ability to smile, to
function, to chew properly.”
NBC NEWS
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The plaque found on your teeth is
home to more than 300 different
species of bacteria.
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Studies show bad teeth prevent otherwise qualified
candidates from getting jobs or promotions. Although the U.S. is on the cutting edge of innovations in
dentistry, many Americans have poor oral health and crooked or missing teeth and don't go to the dentist.
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The first-ever Surgeon General’s
Report on Oral Health has called
attention to this important
connection and states, that if left
untreated, poor oral health is a
“silent X-factor promoting the
onset of life-threatening diseases
which are responsible for the
deaths of millions of Americans
each year.”
American Dental Hygienists’ AssociationDental Digital Posters
Dental caries, or cavities, is
the most common chronic
disease among children in
the United States (5X more
common than asthma!)
50% of kids have at least
one cavity by the time they
start elementary school.
Teenagers have an average
of 8 cavities by the time they
are 17 years old.
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“In the U.S., the fields of dentistry and medicine
have traditionally been worlds apart. But in light
of the growing evidence pointing to links between
oral and whole body
health, this separation of disciplines is slowly
beginning to break down. The notion that
dentists (and hygienists)
care for only gums and teeth, while doctors look
after everything else is being rethought.”
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The stone-faced farmer in artist Grant Wood’s
famous “American
Gothic” painting was actually the artist’s dentist!
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In early
America,
blacksmiths often also
served as
dentists.
How about a tooth filling to
go with your
new horse shoes?
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Your mouth produces over
25,000 quarts of saliva in a
lifetime—that’s enough to fill two swimming pools.
Saliva has many uses, including assisting you with your digestion and protects your teeth from bacteria in your mouth.
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Any or all slides can easily be shared by sending them to portable devices---
your patients can then share them with others—making this an incredible
referral tool.
Not only is tooth decay
the most common and
widespread disease of
humankind, it is the
oldest. Skulls of pre-
historic humans have
been examined and
tooth decay has been
found.
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In 1994, a prison inmate in West Virginia braided
dental floss into a rope, scaled the wall and escaped.
(You should use floss to clean between your teeth
instead of climbing prison walls! If you don’t you are
missing around 35% of your teeth’s surfaces.)
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Contrary to popular belief, George Washington’s famous
dentures weren’t made from wood. His four pairs of custom
chompers were crafted from gold, ivory, lead and a mixture
of human, donkey, and hippopotamus teeth (take care of
yours and you won’t have to think about it!).
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In China, in 1498, the first toothbrush with
bristles was made, using hair from hogs,
horses, and badgers.
The first official commercial toothbrush
was manufactured in 1938.Dental Digital Posters
China sets aside September 20th as a
national holiday known as
“Love your teeth day.”Dental Digital Posters
In the 18th century people would sell their teeth to the rich
people, Who then used to make false teeth with them.
So replacement of teeth was seen from
as early as 18th century
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Americans spend $100 billion per year on hair care products – and only $2 billion a
year on dental care products. What good is great hair without a great smile?
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Dentists have been aroundlong time—archeologists have evidence of thefirst dental fillings in teeth from people who lived
between 7,500 and 9,000 years ago.
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