TCDHA PREVENTIVE MIDTERM LATEST UPDATE
2025\2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/WELL ANALYSED/ ALREADY
GRADED A+
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categories of oral disease
1. dental caries and periodontal disease
- acquired
2. other acquired oral conditions
(opportunistic infections)
3. craniofacial disorders
- involve the cranium and face
- includes heredity, accidents
caries and periodontal disease are caused by
- pathogenic dental plaque (known as plaque diseases)
,- considered transmissible diseases
- any infectious disease can only bein if the challenge organisms are in
sufficient numbers to overwhelm the combined manmade and body defenses
and repair capabilities
strategies to arrest, prevent or reverse plaque disease
- reducing # of challenging oral pathogens
- building up the tooth resistance and maintaining healthy gingiva
- enhancing the individuals repair processes
can dental caries be reversed
yes if discovered at its early stages
earliest visible sign of caries is usually a
white spot
- demineralized followed by incipient lesion (white) and then cavitation
earliest sign of perio disease
gingival inflammation/bleeding
caries and perio __ be reversed
can be reversed
- not all white spots go on to become caries
,- not do all inflammation become perio disease
- if both untreated, leads to cavity or bone lsoeeq
general strategies to prevent oral disease
- mechanical
- chemical plaque control
- sugar discipline
- pit and fissure sealants
administrative strategies to prevent oral disease
1. education and health promotion
2. access to dental facilities becomes routine based on clients risk factors
(diagnostic, restorative, preventive services)
- increased access to comprehensive oral health care, including preventive
practiced based on assessment of risk for oral disease
challenges of preventive dental care
- increased life span requires teeth longer
- oral bacteria have been identified in other invasive diseases - heart, lungs,
diabetes
- many public health services have been cut
- high risk groups for dental disease often have other risk issues
, strategies to prevent plaque diseases
- plaque control- reduce # of responsible pathogens
- build up tooth resistance and maintain healthy gingiva
- enhance repair processes
- fluorides
- sugar and diet
- pit and fissure sealants
- public dental health education
- access to comprehensive dental care
plaque control
composed of salivary proteins + bacteria and end-products of bacterial
metabolism
- supragingival - coronal caries
- subgingival - periodontal problems
plaque formation
- plaque immediately begins to reform after removal
2025\2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/WELL ANALYSED/ ALREADY
GRADED A+
Leave the first rating
categories of oral disease
1. dental caries and periodontal disease
- acquired
2. other acquired oral conditions
(opportunistic infections)
3. craniofacial disorders
- involve the cranium and face
- includes heredity, accidents
caries and periodontal disease are caused by
- pathogenic dental plaque (known as plaque diseases)
,- considered transmissible diseases
- any infectious disease can only bein if the challenge organisms are in
sufficient numbers to overwhelm the combined manmade and body defenses
and repair capabilities
strategies to arrest, prevent or reverse plaque disease
- reducing # of challenging oral pathogens
- building up the tooth resistance and maintaining healthy gingiva
- enhancing the individuals repair processes
can dental caries be reversed
yes if discovered at its early stages
earliest visible sign of caries is usually a
white spot
- demineralized followed by incipient lesion (white) and then cavitation
earliest sign of perio disease
gingival inflammation/bleeding
caries and perio __ be reversed
can be reversed
- not all white spots go on to become caries
,- not do all inflammation become perio disease
- if both untreated, leads to cavity or bone lsoeeq
general strategies to prevent oral disease
- mechanical
- chemical plaque control
- sugar discipline
- pit and fissure sealants
administrative strategies to prevent oral disease
1. education and health promotion
2. access to dental facilities becomes routine based on clients risk factors
(diagnostic, restorative, preventive services)
- increased access to comprehensive oral health care, including preventive
practiced based on assessment of risk for oral disease
challenges of preventive dental care
- increased life span requires teeth longer
- oral bacteria have been identified in other invasive diseases - heart, lungs,
diabetes
- many public health services have been cut
- high risk groups for dental disease often have other risk issues
, strategies to prevent plaque diseases
- plaque control- reduce # of responsible pathogens
- build up tooth resistance and maintain healthy gingiva
- enhance repair processes
- fluorides
- sugar and diet
- pit and fissure sealants
- public dental health education
- access to comprehensive dental care
plaque control
composed of salivary proteins + bacteria and end-products of bacterial
metabolism
- supragingival - coronal caries
- subgingival - periodontal problems
plaque formation
- plaque immediately begins to reform after removal
