Childsmile Session 2

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ChildsmileSession 2
Caries and Fluoride
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Learning outcomes

• At the end of the session the participants will
  be able to
• Recognise the factors involved in developing
  caries.
• Establish the role of Fluoride.

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Session Outline

• Group work / feedback
• Plaque
• Tooth decay
• Dental erosion
• Prevention / Fluoride
• Group activity
• Conclusion

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Group work

• Discuss the main factors involved in developing
• Tooth decay,
• Nursing bottle caries
• Dental erosion
• Feedback and write down bullet points for
  discussion.

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What is plaque
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Factors involved in tooth decay
Time
Sugar
Plaque bacteria
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Frequent acid attacks
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Stages of dental caries
Identify the following stages from the pictures

• Healthy tooth
• Demineralization
• White spot lesion
• Cavity into enamel
• Cavity into dentine
• Cavity into pulp

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Nursing bottle caries
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Dental erosion
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The causes

• Acids in drinks
• Phosphoric acid
• Citric acid

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What is the role of Fluoride?

• Reduce the incidence of caries.
• How does it do that?
• Topical effect
• presence/contact of fluoride on the tooth surface
• Systemic effect
• incorporation of fluoride in the tooth during
  development

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• How do we achieve topical effect?
• How do we achieve Systemic effect?

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Group activity

• Work in groups to complete the questionnaire
• Tooth decay
• Bottle caries
• Dental erosion
• Fluoride

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The British Fluoridation Society
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Conclusion

• Thank you
• Further reading
• http//www.bfsweb.org/
• http//www.child-smile.org/