Dental Caries

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Created January 2008

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Title:   Teeth and teeth care
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Take good care of your teeth. Teeth bite and chew food so that it is small enough to be swallowed. Teeth help you to form words so that you can speak properly.
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Teeth - dental care for children
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Teeth are some of your children's most important possessions. How you look after their teeth from the time they are babies will make a difference to how they grow and how healthy they are.
Date:   Jun 2008
Title:   Pregnancy - teeth
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Caring for your teeth during pregnancy - answers to some common questions about teeth and pregnancy.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Teeth - decay and erosion
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Tooth decay can start as a small white spot on the tooth, which is hard to see. Tooth erosion happens when acids damage and dissolve the layers of enamel.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Teeth care
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Dental (tooth) decay is caused by poor toothbrushing routines and frequent consumption of sugary foods throughout the day. Good oral hygiene and regular visits to a dental professional will help maintain healthy teeth and gums. Fluoridated drinking water and toothpastes help reduce dental decay.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Milk - facts and fallacies
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Milk is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly calcium. However, some common fallacies about milk may encourage some people to restrict their intake of this highly nutritious drink unnecessarily.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Sugar
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sugar is a carbohydrate and provides a source of energy. Sugar can take many forms including white, raw or brown sugar, honey or corn syrup. Too much sugar in the diet can contribute to health problems including obesity and tooth decay.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Water fluoridation and children's dental health: The Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2002
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   This publication examines the differences in oral health of children residing in areas of different concentration of fluoride in the public water supply. The findings demonstrate that decay experience differs across areas of different water fluoride concentration.
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Teeth - problems with teeth
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Eat a variety of healthy foods, and brush your teeth properly. Then you should have healthy, strong teeth. Germs in our mouth grow on the teeth every day. This is called dental plaque (say den-tal plark).
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Haemophilia and dental care
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Lack of dental care can cause problems in people with haemophilia.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Lift the Lip resource
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   An educational resource to complement the Early Childhood Oral Health Guidelines for Child Health Professionals (Guidelines) which aims to improve the health and well-being of children in NSW by integrating oral health into 'general' health interventions provided by Child Health Professionals.
Date:   May 2007
Title:   Dental fillings
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Filling teeth with dental amalgam is considered one of the most reliable, durable and inexpensive way to restore molar (back) teeth which take heavy chewing. Modern dental amalgam is a metal alloy which has low mercury content. Dental amalgams have not been shown to pose a potential health risk.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Dental care - preventing infant tooth decay
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Dental caries (holes in teeth caused by decay) can occur in children as young as six to 12 months. This condition is called early childhood caries. Early detection is vital to help prevent the need for dental treatment.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Dental sealants
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Sealants are protective coatings applied to teeth that are at risk of decay. Although tooth decay in children has decreased, preventable decay still occurs. Combined with fluoride in toothpaste and water, sealants will virtually eliminate decay in the permanent teeth of many children. Sealants are safe and painless.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Pulp management for caries in adults: maintaining pulp vitality
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   This review set out to address the above by examining appropriate randomised clinical trials. However, it was disappointing to find that there were very few studies which could be included in this review (four). The findings did not indicate that there ...
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Dental care - fluoride
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Fluoride is a mineral found in food, water, plants and toothpaste. Brushing with fluoride toothpaste and drinking fluoridated water helps protect teeth against decay. Fluoride is considered safe when consumed at recommended levels in drinking water.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Diet and Dental Health
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information about diet and dental health.
Date:   Jan 2007
Title:   Preformed metal crowns for decayed primary molar teeth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Management of decay in primary molar teeth conventionally involves removal of decayed tooth and placement of a preformed metal crown (also known as a stainless steel crown) to completely cover the tooth or placement of a filling (a soft material which i...
Date:   Nov 2006
Title:   Socioeconomic differences in children's dental health: The Child Dental Health Survey, Australia 2001
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   The Child Dental Health Survey provides yearly information on the dental health of children attending school dental services in Australia. This report describes and discusses the survey and presents analyses for 2001. The data cover 110,834 children from all states and territories except for New South Wales.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Pit and fissure sealants versus fluoride varnishes for preventing dental decay in children and adolescents
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sealants are coatings applied by the dentist or by another person in dental care on the grooves of back teeth. These coatings are intended to prevent decay in the grooves of back teeth. Fluoride varnishes are sticky pastes that are professionally applie...
Date:   Jul 2006
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