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Levels of Prevention in Dentistry

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What is the primary focus of preventive dentistry?

Treatment of dental and oral diseases
Interception of the progress of dental and oral diseases (correct)
Restoration of damaged teeth and tissues
Providing emergency dental care

Why is preventive dentistry considered the only solution for most dental diseases?

It can provide emergency dental care
It can repair and replace destroyed tissues
It is time-consuming
It is cost-effective (correct)

What does preventive dentistry aim to prevent?

Factors maintaining disability resulting from the disease
Complications of the disease
Factors predisposing the disease
The disease itself (correct)

What is the potential impact of every $1 spent on prevention according to the text?

It can lower restorative and emergency dental fees by as much as $50 (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of primary prevention in dentistry?

Specific protection by increasing host resistance and establishing barriers against diseases (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the role of preventive dentistry?

Intercept the progress of dental and oral diseases (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is dental treatment not affordable for all the population even in developed countries?

Permanently destroyed tissues that cannot be repaired (D) Signup and view all the answers

What measure is associated with preventing severe periodontitis or initial caries lesion to prevent pulpitis and periapical infection?

Early treatment and examination with x-ray (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of disability limitation in tertiary prevention for dental care?

Prevent the loss of function as far as possible which may happen as a result of disease (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of progressive stages of disease in dentistry?

Rehabilitation efforts to restore lost function (C) Signup and view all the answers

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