Healthy mouths for young adults...oral hygiene can lead to: – Bleeding gums – Bad breathe –...

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

Healthy mouths for young adults

Presenter


We’ll be looking at Tooth decay

• What it looks like

• What causes it

• How you can stop it from happening

How to look after your own teeth

How to look after your mouth

Healthy Eating


We use our teeth for

• Eating

• Smiling

• Speaking


Tooth decay

…is one of the most common diseases

…largely, it can be prevented


Stages of tooth decay

Healthy teeth

Starts as small brown or white lesion

See a dental

professional

now

Enamel breaks down

exposing the dentine –

painful!

Get URGENT

dental treatment

now

Rampant, widespread

decay

Root caries can be more common in some of our population as

gum recession exposes root surfaces not protected by enamel


What can cause tooth decay?

• Eating and drinking sugary snacks and drinks frequently

• Not brushing teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste


Decay

Tooth, plaque bacteria + food = decay


Impact of sugar on the teeth

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Remineralisation

Demineralisation


How to prevent tooth decay

Eat well Drink well

Clean well

Play well Stay well


Eatwell


Healthy Snacks…

Plain yogurt Breadsticks Vegetables

Fruit Pitta Bread Crackers


Foods that should be kept to mealtimes…

Dried fruit

Biscuits

Sweets Cakes


Drink well

Only have tap water between meals. Rinsing mouth with water after

eating is a good way to help prevent decay. Sugary drinks can cause

decay and wearing away of teeth.


Drinks that damage your teeth

Low sugar doesn’t mean no sugar. No sugar doesn’t mean it doesn’t cause any

damage to the teeth. Sugary and acidic drinks can damage teeth – it’s best to

avoid these drinks. If you choose to indulge then have them at a mealtime


Clean well

• Cleaning between teeth (interdental) with floss or mini bottle brushes

• Brush teeth twice a day to stop decay and gum disease. Last thing at night and at one other time during the day

• Use a small, medium textured bristle toothbrush

• Use fluoride toothpaste > 1350 ppm (see on tube)

• Spit out the toothpaste but don’t rinse with water afterwards


Toothbrushing

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Gum Disease

Gum disease is a complex disease caused by bacteria in plaque. Poor

oral hygiene can lead to:

– Bleeding gums

– Bad breathe

– Risk of tooth loss

Requires high standard of oral hygiene

1. Thorough tooth brushing

2. Interdental cleaning

3. Regular dental checks


Gum disease

Periodontitis

Some health conditions make individuals more

susceptible to gum problems

Healthy gums Gingivitis


Disclosing tablets

Disclosing plaque on your teeth is an

effective way of improving your tooth

brushing.

- Brush teeth

- Chew disclosing tablet

- Spit excess saliva out

- The staining shows the areas on the teeth

that you’ve missed when brushing


Toothbrushing

1 2

3 4


Change your toothbrush every three months

• Use light pressure with a small

headed toothbrush with

medium textured bristles.

• do not scrub your teeth

• Change brush every three

months or when the bristles

start to splay

• Don’t share toothbrushes – this

can spread bacteria


Interdental cleaning

• It is important to clean in

between the teeth where the

tooth brush does not reach

• You should use floss or

interdental brushes to remove

plaque effectively

• This reduces the chances of

decay (in between teeth) and

gum disease


Play well

• Encourage the use of a good

fitting mouth guard for contact

sports

• If you hurt your mouth or teeth get

advice straight away


Oral cancer

If in doubt, get

it checked out!

Risk factors include smoking, alcohol consumption, poor diet and HPV

(human papilloma virus)


Drugs

After

Before


Drug use

• Xerostomia – dry

mouth

• High decay rate

• Tooth loss

• Taste impairment

• Burning mouth

• Eating difficulties

• Infections

• Gum disease

• Cannabis – oral cancer

• Heroin – dental decay

even if oral hygiene is

good

• Cocaine – perforation of

palate & gum recession

• MDMA - grinding


Piercings

• Infection

• Cysts

• Nerve damage

• Increase risk of hepatitis, HIV,

tetanus

• Damage to teeth

• Gum recession


Eating disorders

• Eating disorders are often

noticed by a dentist

• Teeth can become worn along

the inside next to the palate

• Teeth can become sensitive

• The patient doesn’t get all of

the essential vitamins needed

for healthy gums

• Often lips and soft tissues are

affected – they can become red

and blistered with sores


Visit the dentist regularly


Think carefully…

• Unhealthy eating

• Smoking

• Excess alcohol

• Drugs

• Piercing

• Poor oral hygiene


Oral health improvement team Oral Health Improvement Team

Salaried Dental Service

Third Floor Dental Access Centre

Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Heavitree)

Gladstone Road

Exeter

EX1 2ED

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 01392 405705

www.healthyteethdevon.nhs.uk


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