Fluoride Research Papers
Ms. May, age 80, lived her childhood and young adult life in early and mid-1900 America when dentistry was not revolutionized, as result Ms. May has suffered oral diseases related to the lack of education in oral hygiene. Poor dental hygiene was a factor during the period Ms. May grew up in because of the following factors: limited availability of dentists, being poor and lack of education.
The history of dentistry has expanded tremendously since the early 1900’s, in fact, it was not until 1943 that Fredrick Mckay established fluoride reduces dental caries. And just to add a fun fact, the first state to add fluoride to drinking water was Michigan in 1945. In addition, to fun facts people did not start using a tooth brush and toothpaste until 1905 and the concept of dental hygiene was not introduced to society until 1913 by Alfred Fones. …show more content…
May when she was growing up. Fluoride is best used as a preventive care when introduced early on in childhood. Fluoride in some cases are introduced to diets as early as 3 months in small amounts. Depending on the older adult’s health status fluoride in toothpaste and water is enough for prevention of oral disease such as dental caries, edentulism and periodontal disease. Fluoride can help treat osteoporosis (prevention of bone loss) and the prevention or treating osteoporosis can prevent edentulism (loss of teeth). In Ms. May’s case edentulism could have been prevented with proper oral hygiene. Increase of fluoride use, mouth wash, tooth paste with fluoride, deep professional teeth cleaning, flossing and brushing teeth twice a
The history of dentistry has expanded tremendously since the early 1900’s, in fact, it was not until 1943 that Fredrick Mckay established fluoride reduces dental caries. And just to add a fun fact, the first state to add fluoride to drinking water was Michigan in 1945. In addition, to fun facts people did not start using a tooth brush and toothpaste until 1905 and the concept of dental hygiene was not introduced to society until 1913 by Alfred Fones. …show more content…
May when she was growing up. Fluoride is best used as a preventive care when introduced early on in childhood. Fluoride in some cases are introduced to diets as early as 3 months in small amounts. Depending on the older adult’s health status fluoride in toothpaste and water is enough for prevention of oral disease such as dental caries, edentulism and periodontal disease. Fluoride can help treat osteoporosis (prevention of bone loss) and the prevention or treating osteoporosis can prevent edentulism (loss of teeth). In Ms. May’s case edentulism could have been prevented with proper oral hygiene. Increase of fluoride use, mouth wash, tooth paste with fluoride, deep professional teeth cleaning, flossing and brushing teeth twice a