TEETH FIRSTIT ’S BRILLIANT!

by Dr Marielle Pariseau

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When I was in grade 5 my class room looked

like this

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I could have never

imagined a

classroom like this

one

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W H YT H E N ?

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5

...at an age we can send teams of scientists in space

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34%...of child

ren age

2 to 5 a

lready

have dec

ay on th

eir teeth

...

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This child who is not quite 6 years old may appear to be cavity free without an x-ray, yet at this young age, she already has multiple decay

...and the problem is also under-reported

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68%...of 19

year

olds ha

ve exp

erience

d

tooth d

ecay in

their p

ermane

nt tee

th

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Many people compare teeth to pearls...

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teeth are alive; better than pearlsTuesday, 7 May, 13

...more valuable than diamonds

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...better designed than this fancy sports car

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ENGINEERINGM A R V E L S

Teeth are little

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...teeth have a more sophisticated suspension, more sophisticated sensors than this car...

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TEETH ARE ALSO OURWEAKEST L I N K

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...unlike bone, a broken tooth can not heal...

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...unlike skin, a fixed tooth will never be whole again...

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...teeth have a very limited ability to heal...

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...some bugs are good...

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...some bugs are good...

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Charlotte

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BACTERIAIN PLAQUE

AREMICROSCOPIC

B U G S

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STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS

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...some bugs are not

friendly...

...Strep Mutans LOVES sugar and

acid...

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...what we do with

our mouth is like driving

this beautiful

car...

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...everyday in this kind of weather...

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...and this is what can happen when we are not careful...

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EROSION

MORE THAN JUST A TOOTH PROBLEM

...a recent study found evidence of dental erosion in 57% of 11 to 14 year olds...

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Obesity Trends Among Canadian and U.S. Adults, 2003

Approx 70% of males and 50% females will be overweight or obese by 2020

Canadian Paediatric Society 2002; He & Sutton, 2004; Le Petit, 2005;Tremblay, Katzmarzyk, & Willms, 2002

BMI index

No Data

<10%

10%-14%

15-19%

≥20%

OBESITY

...what does obesity have to do with teeth?...

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62%in 2010 62% of people in Canada are either overweight or obese

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scientificresearchershave

establisheda l i n kbetween obesity

andpop

drinking

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tooth erosion is caused by acid...

Most drinks that taste sweet,

including diet drinks, are acid

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SWEETDRINKS

ARE GOOD FORHUMMINGBIRDS

...unlike hummingbirds, we humans have teeth and... a much

slower metabolism...

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...if we were meant to have something in our mouth all day, we would look like this...

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IS

Knowledge

Power

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?What IF

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Healthbeganat themouth

?

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68%in 2010 68% of 19 year old teens had evidence of tooth decay in their mouth

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62%in 2010 62% of the people in Canada are either overweight or obese

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57%today 57% erosion in children 11 to 14 years old

...these numbers are all pretty similar, aren’t they?

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SIMPLE EQUATION

+

=

+

tooth decay is

impossiblewithout these three elements

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...SO WHICH ONE OF THESE

ELEMENTS IS THE EASIEST TO ELIMINATE?

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Milk for healthy bones

...hidden sugar...

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...hidden sugar...

Healthy cereals

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...hidden sugar...

Healthy whole wheat sandwich

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...hidden sugar...

Pasta... YUM

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...hidden sugar...

FRUITS = HEALTHY

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...hidden sugar...

REALLY?

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cheese can help your teeth

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...the good news today is that if you are unfortunate enough to

loose a tooth, it can be replaced with an implant... the bad news is that implants are

very expensive and they are far from matching the engineering

marvel a tooth is...

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REMEMBER

3 2 1 2THE SECRET CODE FOR HEALTHY TEETH

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THREE TIMES A DAY

3 BRUSH

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FOR TWO MINUTES

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two minutes

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ONCE PER DAY... MINIMUM!

1

FLOSS

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ONLY THE ONES YOU WANT TO KEEP!

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TWO HOURS

2 WAIT

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WAIT 2 HOURSbetween meals and snacks

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One exception...

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BECAUSE... YOU DON’T LOOK LIKE THIS

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OR THIS

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OR THIS

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AND...

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Say NOto sweet drinks

...quenchy o u rth irstw i t hwater

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SWEETDRINKS

ARE GOOD FORHUMMINGBIRDS

ONLY

REMEMBER

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TEETH FIRSTFOR A HEALTHY LIFE!

THINK OF YOUR

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