Oral Hygiene Habits in Healthy Adults Versus Bearers of Dental Prostheses
Section: LEARNING TO TEACH
Authors
María José Aineto Vidal, María Alafarga Mafe, Alejandro Andrés Peiró, Antonia Cabriada Llorens, Sandra Calero Blasco, Alicia Rodríguez Tapia
Position
Estudiantes de Enfermería de la Universidad de Valencia.
Contact email: cabriada@alumni.uv.es
Abstract
The problems affecting the oral cavity impact to a greater or lesser extent on nutrition, as they make difficult chewing and even swallowing. There is also the risk that the Streptococcus viridans, an organism commonly found in the mouth, enter the bloodstream during certain dental procedures and travel to the heart, where it can settle in the heart valves leading to bacterial endocarditis or to proliferate and form infected clots that break off and travel to the brain, lungs, kidneys or spleen.
The most common dental problems usually are decay and periodontal diseases. Clinical manifestations of decay in many cases are asymptomatic, but they may also cause local pain when exposed to hot and cold beverages, abscesses causing more severe may appear, as well as occasionally facial edema. They are detected by clinical examination and X-ray. As for the periapical dental abscess, the clinical manifestations are sharp and dull continuous pain accompanied by surrounding cellulitis, edema of underlying facial structures and mobility of the affected tooth, difficulty opening the mouth due to damages to the temporomandibular joint, pain with chewing, fever and malaise, which should be treated with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory and when reaction subsides the tooth must be extracted or the affected the root canal treated (endodontics). The periodontal diseases include gingivitis, stones, bleeding and pus behind the gingival margin.
To prevent these diseases, we must turn to a professional cleaning with ultrasound, create healthy hygiene habits, give oral hygiene instructions, and in case of periodontitis, scaling and root planing, all with the goal of eliminating bacteria and prevent re-accumulation, reinforced with regular visits to the dentist (with a frequency of 6 months to 1 year).
The most common dental problems usually are decay and periodontal diseases. Clinical manifestations of decay in many cases are asymptomatic, but they may also cause local pain when exposed to hot and cold beverages, abscesses causing more severe may appear, as well as occasionally facial edema. They are detected by clinical examination and X-ray. As for the periapical dental abscess, the clinical manifestations are sharp and dull continuous pain accompanied by surrounding cellulitis, edema of underlying facial structures and mobility of the affected tooth, difficulty opening the mouth due to damages to the temporomandibular joint, pain with chewing, fever and malaise, which should be treated with antibiotic and anti-inflammatory and when reaction subsides the tooth must be extracted or the affected the root canal treated (endodontics). The periodontal diseases include gingivitis, stones, bleeding and pus behind the gingival margin.
To prevent these diseases, we must turn to a professional cleaning with ultrasound, create healthy hygiene habits, give oral hygiene instructions, and in case of periodontitis, scaling and root planing, all with the goal of eliminating bacteria and prevent re-accumulation, reinforced with regular visits to the dentist (with a frequency of 6 months to 1 year).
Keywords:
habits; implants; oral health; oral hygiene; prosthesessurveys
Versión en Español
Título:
Hábitos de higiene oral en adultos sanos frente a portadores de prótesis dental
