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HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health The Big Six... Sleep, Light, Movement, Nutrition, Social Connection, Stress Control...and...the 7th... MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Glossary of Terms Oral Health PLAQUE:...

HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health The Big Six... Sleep, Light, Movement, Nutrition, Social Connection, Stress Control...and...the 7th... MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Glossary of Terms Oral Health PLAQUE: A STICKY FILM COMPOSED OF BACTERIA THAT FORMS ON TEETH. TARTAR (CALCULUS): HARDENED PLAQUE THAT FORMS ON TEETH AND CAN LEAD TO GUM DISEASE. CARIES: SCIENTIFIC TERM FOR TOOTH DECAY OR CAVITIES CAUSED BY BACTERIA. MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Glossary of Terms Oral Health ENAMEL: THE HARD, OUTER SURFACE LAYER OF YOUR TEETH THAT PROTECTS AGAINST DECAY. DENTIN: THE LAYER OF THE TOOTH UNDER THE ENAMEL, CONTAINING MICROSCOPIC TUBULES THAT CAN CAUSE PAIN WHEN EXPOSED. PERIODONTAL DISEASE: GUM DISEASE CAUSED BY THE INFLAMMATION AND INFECTION OF THE GUMS AND OTHER SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF THE TEETH. MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Glossary of Terms Oral Health FLUORIDE: A MINERAL THAT HELPS PREVENT CARIES AND CAN REPAIR TEETH IN THE VERY EARLY, MICROSCOPIC STAGES OF THE DISEASE. HALITOSIS: CLINICAL TERM FOR BAD BREATH. CAVITY: A HOLE OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE TOOTH CAUSED BY TOOTH DECAY. IT RESULTS WHEN THE ACID PRODUCED BY BACTERIA IN PLAQUE ERODES THE ENAMEL AND UNDERLYING DENTIN. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Glossary of Terms GUMS (GINGIVA): THE SOFT, PINK TISSUE IN THE MOUTH THAT SURROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TEETH AND COVERS THE JAWBONE. HEALTHY GUMS ARE VITAL FOR SUPPORTING TEETH. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Glossary of Terms PH: A SCALE USED TO SPECIFY THE ACIDITY OR ALKALINITY OF AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION. IT RANGES FROM 0 TO 14, WITH 7 BEING NEUTRAL. VALUES BELOW 7 ARE ACIDIC, AND VALUES ABOVE 7 ARE ALKALINE (OR BASIC). ACID: A SUBSTANCE THAT INCREASES THE HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION IN A SOLUTION, MAKING IT MORE ACIDIC (PH LESS THAN 7). MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Glossary of Terms BASE (ALKALINE): A SUBSTANCE THAT REDUCES THE HYDROGEN ION CONCENTRATION IN A SOLUTION, MAKING IT MORE ALKALINE OR BASIC (PH GREATER THAN 7). MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH TOOTH ANATOMY AND MOUTH ANATOMY MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH TEETH ARE IN A STATE OF EITHER DEMINERALIZATION OR REMINERALIZATION DEPENDING ON MOUTH ACIDITY ACIDITY OF THE MOUTH IS INFLUENCED BY SALIVA PRODUCTION AND MINERAL CONTENT MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health GUMS (GINGIVA) PLAY A CRITICAL ROLE IN STABILIZING TEETH GUMS FORM A BARRIER BETWEEN THE ORAL CAVITY AND DEEPER LAYERS, PREVENTING HARMFUL BACTERIA FROM ENTERING THE BLOODSTREAM MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH IMPORTANCE OF ORAL CAVITY MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health ORAL CAVITY IS A VULNERABLE YET ROBUST ENVIRONMENT FILLED WITH BACTERIA DUE TO ITS MOIST AND WARM NATURE PROPER PH KILLS OFF HARMFUL BACTERIA AND SUPPORTS THE GROWTH OF BENEFICIAL BACTERIA REMARKABLY, THE ORAL CAVITY HEALS WITH MINIMAL SCARRING DESPITE BEING AN OPEN WOUND WITH BACTERIA MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health PROPER ORAL CARE SUPPORTS TOOTH AND GUM HEALTH, PREVENTING BACTERIA FROM CAUSING SERIOUS SYSTEMIC ISSUES NEGLECTING ORAL HEALTH CAN LEAD TO PERIODONTAL DISEASE, LINKED TO CONDITIONS LIKE ALZHEIMER'S AND CARDIAC HEALTH ISSUES MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH FORMATION OF CAVITIES MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH CAVITIES ARE CAUSED BY BACTERIA FEEDING ON SUGAR, NOT SUGAR ITSELF MAINTAINING PROPER PH TO SUPPORT REMINERALIZATION OF TEETH IS CRUCIAL FOR PREVENTING CAVITIES MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health BACTERIA FEED ON SUGAR AND PRODUCE ACID STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS (STREP MUTANS) IS A MAJOR CAVITY-CAUSING BACTERIA STREP MUTANS IS COMMUNICABLE THROUGH SHARING GLASSES, BOTTLES, AND KISSING ACID FROM BACTERIA DEMINERALIZES THE TOOTH, LEADING TO CAVITIES MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health STREP MUTANS FEEDS ON SUGARS FROM COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATE SOURCES STREP MUTANS CAN ADAPT TO FEED ON OTHER FOOD COMPONENTS IF ON A ZERO SUGAR DIET MOUTH ACIDITY ACCELERATES CAVITY FORMATION REDUCED ACIDITY CAN HELP PREVENT AND REVERSE CAVITIES MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH ORAL HEALTH PRACTICES MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health RINSING MOUTH WITH WATER AFTER CONSUMING SUGAR OR FOOD IS BENEFICIAL SWISHING WATER OR WATER WITH A LITTLE SALT HELPS TO CLEAR OUT FOOD PRODUCTS AND SUGAR FROM THE MOUTH AVOIDING ACIDIC FOODS AND DRINKS IS IMPORTANT MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH LIMITING THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THE MOUTH IS ACIDIC HELPS PREVENT DEMINERALIZATION AND CAVITY DEVELOPMENT MOUTH BREATHING, ALCOHOL, AND STIMULANTS ALSO NEGATIVELY IMPACT ORAL HEALTH MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH IMPORTANCE OF NIGHTTIME ORAL CARE MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH "IF THERE IS A MOST CRITICAL TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH AND FLOSS AND CLEAN YOUR TEETH, IT'S AT NIGHTTIME." MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH NIGHTTIME IS CRITICAL DUE TO REDUCED SALIVA PRODUCTION, MINIMIZING OPPORTUNITY FOR BACTERIA TO FEED ON SUGARS AND CREATE ACID, LEADING TO CAVITIES. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH TOOTHBRUSHING RECOMMENDATIONS MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH SOFT TOOTHBRUSH IS RECOMMENDED FOR GENTLE CIRCULAR MOTION BRUSHING ON FRONTS AND BACKS OF TEETH TO BREAK UP BIOFILM LAYER. VIGOROUS BRUSHING WITH MEDIUM OR HARD BRISTLES CAN DISRUPT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN TEETH AND GUMS, LEADING TO GUM ISSUES. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH USERS SHOULD AVOID APPLYING TOO MUCH PRESSURE AND BRUSH THEIR GUMS LIGHTLY TO INCREASE CIRCULATION. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF BRUSHING GUMS MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH BRUSHING GUMS LIGHTLY CAN INCREASE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD AND NUTRIENTS TO THE DEEPER PARTS OF THE TOOTH, PROMOTING RESILIENCE AND LESS SENSITIVITY. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH GOAL OF BRUSHING MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MAIN GOAL OF BRUSHING IS TO BREAK UP THE BIOFILM LAYER THAT PROVIDES A SUBSTRATE FOR BACTERIA TO FORM PLAQUE AND EVENTUALLY TARTAR. BRUSHING AND FLOSSING ARE EFFECTIVE IN REMOVING BIOFILM AND PLAQUE, BUT TARTAR REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL REMOVAL BY A DENTIST. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH BRUSHING AND FLOSSING ARE EFFECTIVE IN REMOVING BIOFILM AND PLAQUE, BUT TARTAR REQUIRES PROFESSIONAL REMOVAL BY A DENTIST. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH DAILY ORAL HEALTH PROTOCOLS MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health BRUSHING AND FLOSSING ARE CRITICAL FOR ORAL HEALTH. BRUSH OFTEN ENOUGH TO PREVENT BIOFILM BUILDUP. FLOSS CORRECTLY, AT LEAST TWICE A DAY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MOUTHWASH MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health MOST ALCOHOL-BASED MOUTHWASHES ARE NOT RECOMMENDED DEPLETE COMPONENTS OF THE MUCOSAL LINING DISRUPT THE HEALTHY COMPONENTS OF THE ORAL MICROBIOME MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASHES SOME MAY NOT BE RECOMMENDED FOR OVERALL ORAL HEALTH CONSIDER NON-ALCOHOL-BASED OPTIONS MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH ORAL HYGIENE RECOMMENDATIONS MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health A HIGH SALT SOLUTION CAN BE USED AS A DENTAL RINSE TO PROMOTE HEALTHY MOUTH BACTERIA. SWISH THE HIGH SALT SOLUTION IN THE MOUTH AND THEN SPIT IT OUT. FOLLOW WITH A SWIG OF PLAIN WATER TO MAINTAIN ORAL PH AND SUPPORT HEALTHY MICROBIOTA. MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health BAKING SODA WITH A SOFT TOOTHBRUSH AND WATER CAN BE USED TO DISRUPT BIOFILM AND CLEAN TEETH. THIS PROVIDES A LOW-COST OR ZERO-COST MOUTHWASH ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL OPTIONS. AVOID HEAVILY SCENTED ALCOHOL-BASED ANTISEPTIC MOUTHWASHES AS THEY CAN BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE ORAL MICROBIOME AND REDUCE NITRIC OXIDE PRODUCTION. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH CANKER SORE PREVENTION AND HEALING MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH CONSUMING LOW SUGAR FERMENTED FOODS AND PREBIOTIC FIBER CAN SUPPORT A HEALTHY GUT MICROBIOME, INDIRECTLY AIDING IN CANKER SORE PREVENTION AND HEALING. AVOIDING ANTIBIOTICS AND ENSURING SUFFICIENT SLEEP ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO GUT AND ORAL MICROBIOME HEALTH. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH TONGUE HYGIENE MR. LEMONDS HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH Oral Health TONGUE SCRAPING OR LIGHTLY BRUSHING THE TONGUE CAN HELP REMOVE UNHEALTHY BACTERIA BUILDUP. LIGHTLY BRUSHING THE TONGUE MAY BE PREFERRED OVER SCRAPING TO AVOID DAMAGING THE TONGUE TISSUE. USE A SEPARATE TOOTHBRUSH FOR TONGUE BRUSHING TO PREVENT BACTERIAL CROSSOVER BETWEEN TEETH AND TONGUE. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH ORAL HEALTH AND OVERALL WELL-BEING MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH ORAL HEALTH IS NOT JUST ABOUT CLEAN, STRAIGHT, WHITE TEETH AND FRESH BREATH, BUT ALSO LINKED TO REDUCING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND GUT HEALTH. ORAL AND GUT HEALTH ARE RELATED, AND PROMOTING ORAL HEALTH CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT GUT HEALTH. MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MR. LEMONDS Oral Health HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH - ORAL HEALTH MR. LEMONDS