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21 Cards in this Set
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Dental Surgery
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Couldn't find a true definition but I think we can figure it out.
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Mucositis
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Painful inflammation & ulceration of mucous membranes
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Diabetes
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Metabolic disease in which the body’s inability to produce any or enough insulin causes elevated levels of glucose in the blood
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NUP
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Necrotizing Ulcerative Periodontitis
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Pica
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Abnormal consumption of specific foods or nonfood substances (paint chips, dirt, clay).
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GERD
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GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease
The lower esophageal sphincter allows gastric contents to enter the esophagus. |
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Lactose intolerant
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an absence or deficiency of lactase resulting in the inability to digest milk & milk products
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Neural Tube Defect
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An opening in the spinal cord or brain that occurs very early in human development.
*Folic Acid (B vitamins) ensures the formation of neural tubes during fetal development* |
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Pre-eruptive
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Period of human development before teeth appear in the oral cavity.
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Posteruptive
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Period of human development that occurs after teeth are present in the oral cavity
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Magnesium
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The 4th most abundant mineral in the body.
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Vitamin A
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Important in the synthesis of epithelial tissues
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Vitamin D
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Enhances the absorptionof Calcium & Phosphorus
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Xylitol
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Sugar alcohol that is obtained from birch bark, used as a sweetner & does NOT contribute to dental caries.
*The only CHO that is anticariogenic.* |
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Retentive Factor
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That which causes food to stick to teeth and not clear the oral cavity readily.
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Phosphate
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A mineral that helps re-mineralize enamel
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Phosphoric Acid
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Ingredient in the diet & regular soda that drops the oral pH to acidic levels & contributes to the formation of dental caries.
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Cariostatic
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Does not contribute to the initiation or development of dental caries
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Cariogenic
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Has the ability to contribute to formation of dental caries
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Critical pH 5.5
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The acidic pH where enamel demineralization begins
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Calcium
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Major mineral predominant in dairy products used by the body for formation of strong teeth & bones.
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