Oral Hygiene

Aga Khan Health Board Kinshasa, DRC Saturday, 16 February 2013

What causes a cavity?

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BACTERIA

STICKY FOODS

ACID THAT DEMINERALIZES TOOTH TO FORM DECAY

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What causes a plaque?

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Plaque

Calculus

How can I maintain good Oral Hygiene?

Brushing

Visit your dentist regularly

Flossing

BRUSHING

2
Remember Brush 2wice a day for 2min.

 Flossing

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HARMFUL ORAL HABITS

HARMFUL ORAL HABITS

Cigarette Smoking Pan Masala Gutka Mawa /

Video Clip

 Areca Nut

GUTKA, PAN MASALA, MAWA

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Oral Submucous Fibrosis & Cancer ,

 Oral Submucous Fibrosis

INITIAL SIGNS/SYMPTOMS

Burning

Ulcer / swelling

25% Dry mouth

Less mouth opening

Blanching / whitish mucosa

The frequency of malignant change has been reported from 3% to 6%

The incidence of OSF is

60 times higher
amongst non-users.

in Supari (betel-nut) users is than

75 times in mawa users (as it contains tobacco, a

known carcinogen)


Blanching / whitish mucosa


Blanching / whitish mucosa

 Tobacco


Blanching / whitish mucosa Leukoplakia

Leucoplakia will progress to oral cancer in about 4% of cases, but will usually disappear on its own if tobacco use stops.

 Ulcer / swelling

 Staining of the teeth from beetle nut chewing


Staining of the teeth

 Reduced mouth opening

If the disease is detected at a very early stage, cessation of the habit is sufficient. Most patients with oral submucous fibrosis present with moderateto-severe disease. Moderate-tosevere oral submucous fibrosis is irreversible. Medical treatment is symptomatic and predominantly aimed at improving mouth movements.

GUTKA, PAN MASALA, MAWA

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Oral Submucous Fibrosis & Cancer ,

Oral Cancer

Cigarette Smoking

Smoking is a major risk factor for heart attacks strokes COPD emphysema cancer (particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer).

LEUKOPLAKIA similar to Gutkha chewing

ORAL CANCER

75% of all Cancers is related to Tobacco use

The use of both tobacco and alcohol has a synergistic effect on the development of OCP (Oral Cavity and Pharyngeal Cancer), together causing 80-90% of all new cases of OCP Cancer
Alcohol is a powerful "promoter"

Hookah is less harmful than a cigarette? MYTH

A 2005 WHO report states that smoking using a waterpipe poses a serious potential health hazard and is not a safe alternative to cigarette smoking. The average hookah session typically lasts more than 40 minutes where users consume about 100 to 200 times the volume of smoke of a cigarette

REALITY CHECK
If you stop smoking now..

Choose Life..say NO to tobbaco & other drugs!

Quitting is the only way to decrease your risk of these and other tobacco-related health problems. Exercising Chewing gum Keeping yourself occupied
can help you quit.

REGULAR CHECKUPS

It is important to visit a Dentist every 6 months

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