Dr. Linda King\'s presentation on Healthy Oral Care

1. Linda J. King, DDS, MAGD
Master of the Academy of General Dentistry

2. Regular exams and X-rays check for oral cancers,
decay and periodontal problems

3. Examination inside the mouth
includes the following
 Visual exam for any pathology (oral cancers and
growths)
 Tactile exam for lumps and bumps
 Gum exam for signs of inflammation and health
 Tooth exam for any leaky fillings, cracked teeth and
decay

4. X-Ray Examinations
 Panoramic X-Ray goes around the whole mouth to
reveal oral cancers, jaw joint problems, larger cavities,
bone loss and gum disease
 Bitewing X-Rays will show cavities between the teeth
and bone loss
Full mouth series of X-rays will show where the level of
the nerves are and any long standing abscessed teeth

5. Panoramic Xrays to
check
All teeth at once
Impacted teeth
Sinus problems
Jaw joint problems
Obvious Abscesses
Fillings, crowns and cavities
Simple- nothing goes in your
mouth
Can be performed standing or
sitting
Should be performed every 3-5
years to see progression of possible
bone loss

6. Light assisted Oral Cancer
Screening

7. Visilite Plus Oral
Cancer Screening
Checks for pigmentation under the
skin

8. Cleaning and Whitening to boost
self confidence

9. Just a cleaning is more than that
The scraping and polishing still happens but now we are checking for signs of
Inflammation
Diabetes
Heart
Disease
Strokes

10. Abscesses Waiting to Happen

11. Although nothing hurts, conditions
will drain your immune system
causing
 Lack of energy and  Oral-systemic
vitality connection – just not
 Decrease in a healthy about clean teeth
diet
 Early detection for
inflammation that
something else may be
going on in your health

12. Periodontal problems

13. Missing teeth replaced by
 Dentures
 Partial dentures
 Bridges
 Flippers
 Implants
 May develop certain problems if not checked on
regularly

14. Older teeth are like
slippers
Loose fitting dentures
Darker Teeth
Hard to chew with lower
partial plate
Bone melted away

15. Many people who have dentures
have had them for years
 bone supporting the  Partial dentures can loosen
denture over time melts regular teeth and develop
away causing dentures decay around them and
and partials not to fit should be checked for
quite as snugly as it problems while they are
should small
 This causes an  Oral cancers may develop
overgrowth of tissue in irritated areas
and possible irritation
under the dentures

16. Trying in Teeth to fit personality

17. Older dentures can
show age
Ill fitting denture needed to
be relined or remade. This
denture was made before her
natural teeth were removed.

18. New smile New life
Diabetes and dry mouth
cause the upper denture to
have a loose fit but the new
denture makes Sybil look
younger and happier.

19. Immediate Dentures to prevent
embarrassment

20. Final Denture try in
Sometimes people will keep their
first set of teeth for ten years before
thinking about making another
one. LB waiting about 2 years
because of health concerns.

21. Why Decay more in aging
populations
 Medications  Dietary
 Habits-Cough Drops and
 Lack of Dexterity due to peppermints
arthritis  Posture over sink
 More gum recession
causing root exposure
 Lack of Saliva

22. How we can help to change
 Larger handled
Toothbrushes
 Flossing is ideal but can
use Go-Betweens or
tooth-picks
 Dry mouth medications
 Awareness of habits

23. Get the plaque out

24. Rinses and pastes to help rebuild
enamel and reduce the acids from
plaque

25. Biotene products I love

26. Dentures are not the only solution

27. Sometimes you can’t just fix one
tooth
Before broke one front
She needed back teeth
tooth

28. Professional cleaning reduces
plaque acids and provide fluoride
 We Check the fit of the  Sometimes the dentistry
prosthesis – relines or we had done twenty to
remakes are quite thirty years ago is not as
common every 3-5 years servicable such as bridge
 We can tighten clasps work and need special
around partial dentures help to clean it
and ultrasonically clean
the prosthetic device

29. Nutrition with the five food groups is essential to good health.
Having teeth to help break down food is desirable in order to prevent tummy troubles
BUT
Having performed dentures and partials for a number of years, some people just can’t adapt to something artificial in
Their mouth
Chewing is pleasurable and most social events revolve around eating with loved ones and friends

30. Lower dentures are not stable unless you have a lot of bone.
The bone melts away over time and eventually may melt into the
nerve chambers making wearing lower full dentures more
painful over time
Implant supported lower
dentures may be a solution

31. Just like a regular denture or is it?

32. Locator attachments snap the
denture into place preserving bone
and preventing movement

33. Can always have more implants if
there is more bone

34. Seeing a dentist for regular professional cleanings help detect
early problems from getting worse and help better communicate
with your physician

35. Thank you for your
time and
consideration