Preventive Dentistry

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Preventive Dentistry

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Periodontal Disease

Gum disease and dental caries are the two most prevalent dental diseases in our country. Periodontal disease affects nearly 90-95% of the population, while dental caries affects about 60-80% of our children. These are caused by poor oral hygiene.

Highlights

Pediatrics
Dentistry

Preventive
Dentistry

Root Canal
Treatment

Today, apart from maintaining oral hygiene and having a non-cariogenic diet (caries inducing), other preventive measures are available for treatment which include:

Use of Fluorides

Systemic fluorides are available in the form of fluoridated water, and in natural foods like tea, apples and wheat.
Topical application of fluorides is available as :

Fluoride mouthwashes e.g. Colgate Fluorigard.

Fluoride gels

Which are applied to the child's teeth ( milk / permanent) at the ages of 3, 6, 10 and 12 years. This is a procedure that is carried out in the dental office and takes about 15 minutes per arch. It can cost the patients Rs1000/ to Rs1500/-.

Fluoride toothpastes

Most commercially available toothpastes now contain fluorides.

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