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Preventive Dentistry

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Total well-being cannot be achieved without good oral health. The condition and function of oral tissues and structures affect physical condition, appearance, ability to speak and chew, and inter-personal relations. Although oral diseases are extremely prevalent, they are often overlooked or underestimated. These disorders create a major public burden of pain and suffering, cost of treatment, and days lost from work or school. Only slightly more than half the US population visits a dentist during a year’s time.1 Nonetheless, private expenditures for dental care in 1985 exceeded $21 billion,2 and dental expenditures from all sources were $29.6 billion in 1986.3

The progressive reduction in caries incidence attributable to fluoridation is a modern triumph of preventive dentistry and public health. Dr. Greene and his colleagues analyze the effectiveness of different methods of providing adequate amounts of fluoride. They define the complementary roles of occlusal sealants, dietary modification, oral hygiene, and dental visits. It appears that a combination of personal and professional hygiene can prevent the onset and progress of periodontal disease. The prevention of malocclusion, oral trauma, and oral cancer due to smokeless tobacco is also subjected to critical appraisal.

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    Robert S. Lawrence M.D. (Charles S. Davidson Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief of Medicine) (Charles S. Davidson Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief of Medicine)

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Greene, J.C., Louie, R., Wycoff, S.J. (1990). Preventive Dentistry. In: Goldbloom, R.B., Lawrence, R.S. (eds) Preventing Disease. Frontiers of Primary Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3280-3_25

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