Dental Diseases: Periodontal Disease and Dental Caries

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What is the percentage of the population of Barangay 111 affected by dental caries?

Almost ¾

Almost ¼

Almost ⅓ (correct)

Almost ½

What happens to dental caries if left untreated?

They undergo remission or termination

They are not affected by professional treatment

They require simple professional treatment

They do not undergo remission or termination (correct)

What is the best approach to dealing with dental caries?

Preventing dental caries from occurring (correct)

Undergoing regular extraction of teeth to prevent caries

Treating dental caries as soon as they arise

Ignoring dental caries until they become severe

What is the relationship between the host, agent, and environment in the causation of dental caries?

Interrelated factors Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary host factor in the caries process?

The tooth Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the fluorine content of a tooth and its caries susceptibility?

Inversely proportional Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of losing one's teeth due to mobility?

Periodontal disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a healthy periodontium?

No signs of lesions, no bone loss and lamina dura is intact Signup and view all the answers

What is the second most common reason for losing one's teeth?

Dental caries Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of prevalence in the context of dental diseases?

The proportion of a population affected with a disease at a given point in time Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of measuring the prevalence of dental diseases?

To track the progression of the disease over time Signup and view all the answers

Dental Diseases: Periodontal Disease and Dental Caries

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What is the percentage of the population of Barangay 111 affected by dental caries?

What happens to dental caries if left untreated?

What is the best approach to dealing with dental caries?

What is the relationship between the host, agent, and environment in the causation of dental caries?

What is the primary host factor in the caries process?

What is the relationship between the fluorine content of a tooth and its caries susceptibility?

What is the primary cause of losing one's teeth due to mobility?

What is the characteristic of a healthy periodontium?

What is the second most common reason for losing one's teeth?

What is the definition of prevalence in the context of dental diseases?

What is the purpose of measuring the prevalence of dental diseases?

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