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16FOCUS-MARCH20151.Youroralhealthcanimpactyouroverallhealthandwell-being.TrueFalse2.Gumdiseaseperiodontaldiseaseisachronicinfectionthatismostoftencausedbythebuildupofdentalplaque.TrueFalse3.Tobaccousersaremorelikelythannon-userstodevelopgumdisease.TrueFalse4.Womenwithgumdiseasearetwiceaslikelytodeliveraprematurelow-birthweightbaby.TrueFalse5.Thereisnolinkbetweenoralhealthandheartandstrokedisease.TrueFalse6.Dentaldecayadiseasecausedbybacterialinfectionisoneofthemostcommondisordersofchildhoodaffectingmorethanhalfof5to17year-olds.TrueFalse7.Oralhealthhaslittleimpactonthequalityofsleepofpre-schoolers.TrueFalse8.ToothacheisthemostcommonpainaffectingthedailylivesofCanadians.TrueFalse9.Poororalhealthimpactsthepsychologicalandsocialwell-beingofonein12Canadians.TrueFalse10.NearlyhalfofCanadianswillbeaffectedbygumdiseaseatsomepointintheirlives.TrueFalse11.Goodoralhygienehabitscanhelppreventgumdisease.TrueFalse12.Chronicbadbreathcanbeasignofgumdisease.TrueFalseWHATYOUCANTSEECANHURTYOU.Asitturnsoutsocanwhatyoudontknow.TestyourknowledgeoforalhealthbelowTrueorFalseportperrydentalcentre238QueenSt.-PortPerry-905-985-8451www.iluvmydentist.comYourHometownDentalProfessionalsDr.J.CottrellDr.J.HardyDr.C.BaneldDr.J.IsenbergDr.E.King-OrthodontistDr.M.Dhillon-PeriodontistANSWERS1.True.Researchshowstheremaybealinkbetweenoraldiseaseandotherhealthproblemsandthatthestateoftheoralandrelatedtissuescontributestophysicalmentalandsocialwell-beingandtotheenjoymentoflifespossibilities.2.True.Whiletherearemanyfactorsinvolvedinthedevelopmentofgumdiseasethemostcommoncauseisthebuildupofdentalplaque.Plaqueisacolourlesslmofbacteriathatcoatsteethandgetsbetweenthetoothsurfaceandgumtissue.Overtimeplaquehardensintotartarandcausesthegumstobecomeinamed.Ifleftuntreatedtheinammationcandevelopintoaseriousinfectionthatattacksthebonesupportingtheteethandcausesthegumtissuetoshrink.3.True.Tobaccousersare4timesmorelikelytodevelopgumdiseasethannon-smokers.4.False.Womenwithgumdiseaseareupto7timesmorelikelytodeliveraprematurelow-birthweightbaby.5.False.Severalresearchstudieshavefoundcorrelationsbetweengumdiseaseandheartandstrokedisease.Yourriskofcardiovasculardiseaseincreaseswiththeseverityofthegumdisease.6.True.Roughly60percentofchildren5to17areaffectedbydentaldecay.7.False.Arapidformofdentaldecayaffectspre-schoolersandcancausepainpoorsleepandpooreatinghabits.8.True.Canadianstudieshavefoundthatinafour-weekperiod6to9percentofadultsexperiencemoderatetosevereoralorfacialpain.9.False.Poororalhealthimpactsthepsychologicalandsocialwell-beingofone-in-sevenCanadians.Ittakesawayfromtheirenjoymentofeatingandaffectscommunicationsocialrelationshipsandotherdailyactivities.10.False.Upto80percentofCanadianswillbeaffectedbygumdiseaseatsomepointintheirlives.11.True.Startbybrushingandossingyourteetheveryday.Eatahealthybalanceddietbutlimityourintakeofsugarsnacks.Mostimportantlyvisityourdentistregularlyforathoroughexaminationandcleaning.12.True.Otherpotentialsignsofgumdiseaseincludegumsthatbleedwhenbrushingorossingteethoverlysensitivetohotorcoldbrightredswollenortendergumsandlooseteeth.