PREVENTION OF PERIODONTAL DISEASES

1. PREVENTION OF
PERIODONTAL DISEASES
Dr. ZAHEER
PROF
DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY
NAVODAYA DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL
TARGET STUDENTS : 3RD & 4TH BDS

2. Prevention of Periodontal Disease
Plaque
Ca+
Toxin
Plaque

3. Prevention of Periodontal Disease
Plaque
Ca+
Toxin
Filling
RCT
Extraction
Replacement
Children
Cons.
Endo
O.S.
Prostho
Pedo
Perio

4. Prevention of Periodontal Disease
Plaque
Ca+
Toxin
Filling
RCT
Extraction
Replacement
Children
Cons.
Endo
O.S.
Prostho
Pedo
Perio

5. Prevention of Periodontal Disease
Primary Secondary
Tertiary

6. Prevention of Periodontal Diseases
Primary
Levels of prevention
Preventive Health promotion
Specific protection
Services provided by
the individuals
Periodic visits to dental clinics,
demand for preventive
services.
Oral hygiene
practices.
Services provided by
the community
Dental health education
programs, promotion of
research efforts, provision of
oral hygiene aids.
Supervised school
brushing programs.
Services provided by
the dental professional
Patient education, plaque
control program, recall
reinforcement.
Correction of tooth
malalignment
prophylaxis.

7. Prevention of Periodontal diseases
Levels of prevention
Preventive
Services provided
by the individuals
Services provided
by the community
Services provided
by the dental
professional
Secondary
Early diagnosis & prompt treatment
Self - examination & referral;
use of dental services
Periodic screening & referral; provision of dental services
Complete examination;
scaling & curettage; corrective, restorative, & occlusal
services

8. Prevention of Periodontal Diseases
Levels of prevention
Preventive
Tertiary
Disability limitation Rehabilitation
Use of dental services Utilization of
Dental Services
Provision of dental
services
Deep curettage; root
planning; splinting;
periodontal surgery;
selective extractions
Removable fixed
prosthodontics
minor tooth
movement
Provision of dental
services

9. Health promotion is any combination of Educational,
Organizational, Economic & Environmental supports
for behavior conductive to health.
Health Promotion
Is “The process of enabling people to increase control
over & to improve health”.
- OR -

10. “The provision of conditions for normal mental &
physical functioning of the human being individually &
in the group. It includes the promotion of health, The
prevention of sickness, & curative & Restorative
medicine in all its aspects.
Specific Protection

11. Tertiary Preventive Services
Provided by the Dental
Professional
Disability limitation Rehabilitation
When a patient reports later the pathogenesis phase,
the mode of Intervention is Disability limitation.
The objective of this intervention is to prevent or halt
the transition of the disease process from impairment
to handicap.
Disability Limitation

12. It includes all measures aimed at reducing the impact of
disability & handicapping conditions & at enabling the
disabled & handicapped to achieve social
interpretation.
[social interpretation has been defined as the active
participation of disabled & handicapped people in the
mainstream of community life].

13. Rehabilitation has been defined as
“The Combined co-ordinate use of
medical, social, Educational, &
Vocational measures for training &
retraining the individual to the
highest possible level of functional
ability”.
Plus Replacement services.
Rehabilitation