Dental care and oral health sourcebook

Preface --
Part 1: Taking Care Of Your Mouth And Teeth: --
Chapter 1: Steps to dental health --
Chapter 2: Anatomy of the mouth --
Chapter 3: Taking care of your teeth: --
3-1: Why tooth care matters --
3-2: Choosing a toothbrush --
3-3: How to brush and floss --
3-4: Mouth rinses --
3-5: Oral irrigation --
3-6: Best whitener to use at home --
3-7: Avoiding tooth wear --
Chapter 4: Removing dental plaque improves your oral health: --
4-1: What plaque is and how to get rid of it --
4-2: Brushing time and toothpaste affect plaque removal --
4-3: Home test to identify dental plaque --
Chapter 5: Nutrition Impacts Oral Health: --
5-1: How food affects oral health --
5-2: Minerals and nutrients are important for oral health --
5-3: Sugar intake affects oral health --
5-4: Xylitol: decay-preventive sweetener --
5-5: Calcium is important for oral health --
Chapter 6: Fluoride prevents tooth decay: --
6-1: Fluoridation basics --
6-2: Questions about community water fluoridation --
6-3: Bottled water and fluoride --
6-4: Private well water and fluoride --
Chapter 7: Oral injuries: --
7-1: Mouth guards and who should wear them --
7-2: First aid for dental emergencies --
Chapter 8: Caring for oral piercings --
Chapter 9: Traveler's guide to safe dental care --
Part 2: Visiting Your Dentist's Office: --
Chapter 10: Routine dental visits: --
10-1: What to expect --
10-2: Easing dental phobia --
10-3: Questions to ask about infection control --
Chapter 11: Dental caries (cavities) in adults --
Chapter 12: Dental imaging: --
12-1: Dental radiography and patient x-ray doses --
12-2: Newer technologies find tooth decay early --
Chapter 13: Tooth pain: --
13-1: Hypersensitive teeth --
13-2: Toothaches --
13-3: Tooth abscess --
13-4: Phantom tooth pain (atypical odontalgia) --
13-5: Cracked teeth --
Chapter 14: Medications used in dentistry --
Chapter 15: Sedation techniques used by dentists --
Chapter 16: Alternatives to dental drills: --
16-1: Air abrasion --
16-2: Laser dentistry. Chapter 17: Dental fillings --
17-1: Dental amalgam fillings --
17-2: Mercury in dental amalgam --
17-3: Composite fillings --
17-4: Temporary fillings --
17-5: Peptide fluid stimulates tooth regeneration --
Chapter 18: Rebuilding and reshaping teeth: --
18-1: Porcelain veneers --
18-2: When should a tooth be crowned, not filled? --
18-3: Dental crowns --
Chapter 19: Having a tooth pulled: --
19-1: Facts about extraction --
19-2: Impacted teeth --
Chapter 20: Dentures: --
20-1: Types of dentures --
20-2: Partial dentures --
20-3: Information about denture care --
20-4: Home use denture reline kit --
20-5: Make your own dentures --
Part 3: Dental Care For Infants And Children: --
Chapter 21: Oral health for infants: --
21-1: Healthy mouth for your baby --
21-2: Teething --
Chapter 22: Routine care for children's teeth: --
22-1: How to keep children's teeth healthy --
22-2: From primary teeth to permanent teeth --
22-3: Calcium is critical for tooth development --
23: Fluoride consumption during tooth development --
23-1: Dental fluorosis overview --
23-2: Infant formula and fluorosis --
Chapter 24: Preventing tooth decay in children six years and younger: --
24-1: Fluoride varnish --
24-2: Xylitol syrup helps to prevent toddler tooth decay --
Chapter 25: Preventing tooth decay in school-age children: --
25-1: Sealants seal out tooth decay --
25-2: Re-think drinks for school-age children --
Chapter 26: Dental caries (cavities) in children --
Chapter 27: Preventing sports-related orofacial injuires --
Chapter 28: Childhood bruxism (teeth grinding or clenching) --
Chapter 29: Oral conditions in children with other special needs). Part 4: Orthodontic, Endodontic, Periodontic, And Orofacial Procedures: --
Chapter 30: Orthodontia: --
30-1: Orthodontia overview --
30-2: Invisible braces --
30-3: Reality of retainers --
Chapter 31: Endodontic conditions and treatment: --
31-1: What is endodontic surgery? --
31-2: Root canals --
31-3: Endodontic retreatment --
Chapter 32: Periodontal (gum) disease: --
32-1: Facts about periodontal disease --
32-2: Types of gum disease --
32-3: Older adults greatly affected by gum disease --
32-4: Treatment of gum disease --
32-5: Medications for periodontal treatment --
Chapter 33: Dental implants: --
33-1: Dental implants result in minimal bone loss --
33-2: Replacement teeth that look and feel like your own --
33-3: Dental implant placement options --
Chapter 34: Facial trauma --
Chapter 35: Corrective jaw surgery --
Part 5: Oral Diseases And Disorders: --
Chapter 36: Bad breath (halitosis) --
Chapter 37: Burning mouth syndrome --
Chapter 38: Cleft palate: --
38-1: Understanding craniofacial defects --
38-2: Choosing a cleft palate or craniofacial team --
38-3: Frequently asked questions about cleft lip and cleft palate --
38-4: Breastfeeding children with cleft palate --
38-5: Questions about scars from cleft palate surgeries --
38-6: Information for adults with clefts --
Chapter 39: Dentinogenesis imperfecta --
Chapter 40: Dry mouth disorders: --
40-1: Causes and treatment of dry mouth (xerostomia) --
40-2: Salivary gland disorders --
40-3: Sjogren syndrome --
Chapter 41: Jaw problems: --
41-1: Jaw dislocation or fracture --
41-2: Temporomandibular joint and muscle (TMJ) disorders --
41-3: Osteonecrosis of the jaw --
Chapter 42: Mouth sores: --
42-1: Types, causes, and prevention of mouth sores --
42-2: Canker sores --
42-3: Cold sores --
Chapter 43: Oral allergy syndrome --
Chapter 44: Oral cancer: --
44-1: Detecting oral cancer --
44-2: What you need to know about oral cancer --
44-3: Smokeless tobacco's connection to cancer --
Chapter 45: Taste disorders --
Chapter 46: Thrush --
Chapter 47: Tongue disorders: --
47-1: Tongue tie (ankyloglossia) --
47-2: Tongue pain and other problems --
Part 6: Health Conditions That Affect Oral Health: --
Chapter 48: Cancer treatment oral complications --
48-1: Three good reasons to see a dentist before cancer treatment --
48-2: Chemotherapy and your mouth --
48-3: Head and neck radiation treatment and your mouth --
48-4: What the oncology team can do --
48-5: What the dental team can do --
Chapter 49: Celiac disease and dental enamel defects --
Chapter 50: Diabetes and oral health --
Chapter 51: Disabilities and oral care: --
Section 51-1: Practical oral care for people with autism --
Section 51-2: Practical oral care for people with cerebral palsy --
Section 51-3: Practical oral care for people with developmental disabilities --
Section 51-4: Practical oral care for people with down syndrome --
Section 51-5: Practical oral care for people with intellectual disability --
Section 51-6: Caregiver's guide for every day dental care --
Chapter 52: Eating disorders and oral health --
Chapter 53: Growth hormone deficiency causes dental problems --
Chapter 54: Heart disease patients, anticoagulants, and dental care --
Chapter 55: Immune system disorders and oral health: --
55-1: Latex allergy and dental treatment --
55-2: Mouth problems with HIV --
55-3: Oral hypersensitivity reactions. Chapter 56: Marfan syndrome and dental problems --
Chapter 57: Meth (methamphetamine) mouth --
Chapter 58: Organ transplantation may affect your mouth --
Chapter 59: Osteoporosis affects bones and teeth --
59-1: Oral health and bone disease --
59-2: Bisphophonate therapy effects --
59-3: Osteogenesis imperfecta --
Chapter 60: Periodontal disease associated with chronic diseases --
Chapter 61: Pregnancy and oral health --
Chapter 62: Tobacco use associated oral changes --
Part 7: Finding And Financing Oral Health In The United States: --
Chapter 63: Access to oral health care: --
63-1: Oral health status and access --
63-2: Vulnerable and underserved populations --
63-3: Contributing factors to limited oral care access --
Chapter 64: Expenditures and financing of oral health care --
64-1: Overview of expenditures --
64-2: Dental coverage through private and public sources --
Chapter 65: Head start promotes oral health services --
Chapter 66: Fluoride and sealants at school-based services --
Chapter 67: Finding low-cost dental care --
Part 8: Additional Help And Information: --
Chapter 68: Glossary of dental care and oral health terms --
Chapter 69: Directory of local dental schools --
Chapter 70: Directory of additional dental care and oral health resources --
Index.