This presentation helps you to keep smiling :-) By Faheem Javed

1. May Allah enable me to get my
ideas into practice

3. • In this session you will learn
DENTAL DISEASE
– Dental Caries
– Calculus / Tarter
• PREVENTION OF DENTAL CARIES AND
PERIODONTAL DISEASE
1. Brushing
2. Flossing
3. Fluorides

4. Healthy teeth and gums enable you to:
Chew food thoroughly
Speak clearly
Give shape and structure to your mouth

5. Structure of your teeth
Enamel (top)
The hard material on the outer surface of the
tooth.
Dentin (middle)
Below the enamel – the bonelike material that
surrounds the sensitive inner parts of the tooth.
Pulp (inside)
Tissue that contains nerve endings and blood
vessels.

6. What is tooth?
ENAMEL
DENTINE
PULP OR NERVES
BONE
Dentin(inside)
Pulp (middle)
Enamel (top)
that contains nerves and sensitive and
Below the enamel –theon the
The hard material blood
innerouterof the tooth. tooth.
vessels. surface of the
part

7. What is Dental Caries?
If we do not care properly for our teeth, we
may get Dental Caries. Caries make holes in teeth
caused by plaque. Often, caries is a very painful
disease.

8. Plaque
A thin, sticky film that builds up on teeth and
contributes to tooth decay.

9. STAGES OF DENATL CARIES
• 1- It begins into outer layer
Enamel (painless)
• 2- Spread into Dentine (hot &
cold)
• 3- Reaches nerves (painful)
• 4- Kill the pulp
• 5- Abscess
Dental Caries

10. Calculus Tarter
• Hardened plaque that threatens gum
health. Only a dentist or dental
hygienist can remove tarter
completely.

11. Prevention
• If you wish to save your teeth
• You must maintain your oral hygiene

12. To maintain oral hygiene Three
things You Can Do
2 Flossing
1 Brushing
3 fluoride

13. 1 Brushing
• Properly brush your
teeth,
• paying extra attention
to the gum line
• and hard-to-reach
back Molars
• Avoid decay and bad
breath by brushing

14. Proper Tooth brushing Techniques

15. Importance of Toothbrushing
Techniques
• It is important to remove bacterial plaque from
all tooth surfaces.
• Plaque produces dental caries and periodontal
disease.

16. How to floss?
Using 18 Firmly grasp Forming a C- Gently slide
inches of the dental shape, the floss in
dental floss, floss with your carefully slide between both
wrap it lightly index fingers. the floss up sides of your
around your and down teeth and
middle between your repeat until
fingers. tooth and gum finished.
line.

17. 3 Fluorides
• Fluoridation is the line of defense
• e against dental Caries.
•Fluoridation is important for any person who
desires to prevent or control both of main dental
disease.
•Tooth past which contain fluoride compound is
effective in dental disease.

18. Summary
• Brush at least twice daily
• Floss at least once a day
• Use water or tooth past which contain fluorides
• Visit your dentist regularly

19. Tips To Improve Your Work-time
Brushing Habits:
• Post a sticky note on
your desk or computer
as a reminder
• Brush teeth after lunch,
before you become
absorbed in work.
• Store your toothbrush
and toothpaste at work
in a convenient place.

20. PREVENTION OF DENTAL CARIES AND
PERIODONTAL DISEASE
•Brushing
•Flossing
•Fluorides

21. About the Author
FAHEEM JAVED is a science graduate and
a Health Education provider.
E-mail: faheem.javed89@gmail.com