The Importance of Brushing Your Teeth The Importance of Brushing Your Teeth Kyle D. Stephens...

The Importance of Brushing Your Teeth

Kyle D. StephensIntended for all AgesNovember 12,2010

The Early Years

• Between the ages of six and ten months, most infants get their “baby

teeth”.

• Incisors, usually come first.

• Teeth start coming in on either side all the way to the second molars.

• By the age of 3 all “baby teeth” should be present.

Incisors

Dental facts

• What is the hardest substance in your body ENAMEL

• How much does the Tooth Fairy pay per tooth $2 DOLLARS

• Did you know that 80% of people aren’t happy with their smile

• What percentage of Americans would rather grocery shop than floss

73%

• The object most often choked on by Americans is the TOOTHPICK

DENTAL FACTS

• A half billion dollars is spent on chewing gum by kids every year

• The least attractive trait reported by American in their co-workers is bad

breath

• Adults with post-high-school degrees had an average of three more teeth

than those without a high school diploma

• The decline in tooth decay was greatest among kids but holds across every

age group

• The total days an average American spends brushing teeth over a lifetime

is 38.5

BRUSH!

DENTAL FACTS

• Smile enhanced procedures outnumbered eyelid surgeries 5 to 1

• 50% of people consider the smile the first facial feature they notice

• More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones

• Smilers in school yearbooks are more likely to have successful careers and

marriages than poker faced peers

• The average woman smiles about 62 times a day

A man Only 8

CHEESE!

Success, Oh Yeah!

Dental facts

• Tooth decay remains the most common chronic disease among children

ages 5-17 with 59% affected

• Just 40% of children in poor or near-poor poverty level had a preventive

dental visit in the past year

• 44% of dental care expenditures are paid out-of-pocket

• Employed adults lose more than 164 million hours of work each year due to

oral health problems or dental visits

Dental facts

• Americans spent nearly $2.025 billion on Halloween candy this year. That

would fund the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research for

almost six years

• 94 percent of Americans say they brush nightly; 81 percent say they do it

first thing in the morning

• Year commercial floss was first manufactured: 1882

• In 1994 a prison inmate in West Virginia braided floss into a rope, scaled

the wall and escaped

Where’s that floss

The early years con’t

• The Incisors are usually the first to fall out

• The Incisors are the sharpest teeth in the mouth

• They are built to cut food and shaped to shovel the food inward

• Tips from the ADA

Types of teeth

• We have three different types of teeth in our mouth

– Incisors: The two front teeth on top and bottom

– Canine: Are teeth in the corner of our mouth

– Molars: Are the last large teeth in the back of our mouth

Hello! I’m Mr. Molar

incisors

• The first to fall out of the mouth

• The are replaced by permanents teeth

• Are the front teeth

• Latin Incidere, “to cut”

Do You like my two front teeth?

canine

• Are in the corners of your mouth

• Also known as: cuspids, dogteeth, and fangs

• situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolar

I thought they meant dog woof!

molars

• Are the last teeth toward the back of the mouth

• Flatter chewing surfaces

• Grind the food into smaller pieces

• Molars and Premolars make up the cheek teeth

Grandma what big teeth you have!

There called Molars, Reds!

parts of the tooth

• There are two parts that make up the tooth

– Crown: sits above the gumline

– Root: is beneath the gumline

• There are four types of tissues that make up the tooth as well

– Enamel: durable and protect tooth from wear and tear

– Dentin: yellow bone-like material with nerve fibers

– Pulp: center of tooth

– Cementum: helps attach the tooth to the jawbone

Brushing

• Brush twice a day with a fluorinated toothpaste

• Its recommended to use a soft toothbrush with rounded bristle

• Replace toothbrush every three months.

• Use side-to-side strokes

• Clean your gums

• Clean molars by holding brush flat and using a back-and-forth motion

The flow

Flossing

• Brushing will alone will not keep your teeth healthy, daily flossing is

recommended

• Daily flossing will help reduce the build-up of plaque

• There are two types of dental floss

– Waxed

– Unwaxed

braces

• Braces are important because they help with teeth that are misaligned or

crooked

• Unnatural spaces or crooked teeth are harder to clean and are prone to

have more cravities

• Braces have three basic parts

– Brackets: which are attached to the teeth

– Bonding or Band: helps attach bracket to teeth

– Arch Wire: A thin wire that runs from bracket to bracket

More dental tips

• Eat a balanced diet

• See your dentist every six months for general check up and cleaning

• Chewing tobacco and cigarettes can cause oral cancer

• Excessive amounts of coffee, tea and red wine may stain your teeth

• Don’t grind your teeth Now I know Thank You!

Dental problems, conditions and diseases

• Bad Breath: Also know as Halitosis

– According to some studies 85%of people with bad breath a dental

condition

– Gum disease

– Oral cancer

– Cavities

– Poor oral hygiene

Is he trying to tell me something!

Dental problems, conditions and diseases

• Cavities and Decay

– Is a hole in the tooth caused by decay

– Decay is form when plaque surrounds the tooth

– The combination of decay and plaque build-up attack to enamel of the

tooth

• Gum Disease, Periodontitis and Gingivitis

• Oral Cancer - Mouth, Throat, Tongue and Neck Cancer

Dental problems, conditions and diseases

• Cleft Palate

• Missing Teeth

• Dry Mouth

• Tooth Sensitivity

• Mouth Sores - Canker Sores, Fever Blisters and Ulcers

References/resources

• http://www.dentalgentlecare.com

• http://www.essortment.com/articles/teeth

• http://www.dentistry.about.com