RLE FINALS

• Oral hygiene


  Measures that maintain the healthy state of mouth, teeth, gums and lips
• Tooth brushing


  Using a small brush and chemical agent that promotes lather that cleanses the teeth and all over the oral cavity

  
• Flossing


  Mechanical cleansing of teeth surface with string like floss
• Purposes of oral hygiene

  • Aesthetic value of clean and healthy mouth
  • Comfort
  • Boost self esteem
  • Gustatory pleasure is enhance–increase appetite
  • Prevent infection and oral problems
  • Promotes digestion
  • Maintain integrity of oral structures
• Indications for oral hygiene

  • Every after meal
  • Before a meal
  • After waking up
  • Those with dentures or oral inflammations
  • Symptoms of oral problems
• Common oral health problems

  • Dental caries
  • Halitosis
  • Pyorrhea
  • Plaque
  • Tartar
  • Glossitis
  • Stomatitis
  • Parotitis
  • Cheilosis
  • Soreds
• Dental caries


  Decaying of teeth with formation of cavities
• Halitosis


  Offensive bad breath resulting from poor oral hygiene and possible dental or oral infection
• Pyorrhea


  Marked inflammation of the gums with copious amount of pus
• Plaque


  Invisible soft film of bacteria, saliva, epithelial cells and leukocytes that adhere to the enamel surface of the teeth
• Tartar


  Visible, hard deposit of plaque and bacteria that forms the gum lines
• Glossitis


  Inflammation of tongue
• Stomatitis


  Inflammation of the oral mucosa/small ulcers covered by exudates
• Parotitis


  Inflammation of the salivary glands (mumps)
• Cheilosis


  Cracking of the lips
• Soreds


  Accumulation of foul matter on gums and teeth, brown/ black crust like collection with dehydration associated with chronic debilitating disease