The document contains multiple short informational snippets about various topics related to oral health and dentistry. Some key points discussed include: - Plaque is made up of over 300 different bacterial species and is the cause of periodontal disease. - Periodontal disease can negatively impact blood sugar control in diabetes patients. - Poor oral health can negatively impact employment opportunities and career advancement due to social stigma around smiles and teeth. - There are longstanding historical connections between dentistry and other fields like medicine, blacksmithing, and art.

2. “Plaqueis a bacterialchallengeto
the body.It’san infection.
Patients don’tthinkof that.”
JoAnn Gurenlian, RDH, PhD
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3. How does periodontal disease affect diabetes?
Those patients with periodontal infections had worse
glycemic control over time. This may be a result of cytokines
secreted because of chronic inflammation. Cytokines are
associated with insulin resistance. Treatment of periodontitis
improved glycemic control.
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4. In America, most people –
including employers – make
instant judgments based on
appearance, including
someone’s smile and teeth.
Those views can prevent
potential employers from
recognizing potential assets,
“Customer service jobs, good
entry-level jobs, they’re not
available to people who lack the
basic ability to smile, to
function, to chew properly.”
NBC NEWS
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5. The plaque found on your teeth is
home to more than 300 different
species of bacteria.
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6. Studies show bad teeth prevent otherwise qualified
candidates from getting jobs or promotions. Although
the U.S. is on the cutting edge of innovations in
dentistry, many Americans have poor oral health and
crooked or missing teeth and don't go to the dentist.
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American Academy of Periodontology
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8. Annuals Periodontal
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11. The first-everSurgeon General’s
Report on OralHealth has called
attentionto this important
connectionand states, that if left
untreated, poor oralhealthis a
“silent X-factor promoting the
onset of life-threatening diseases
whichare responsible for the
deaths of millions of Americans
eachyear.”
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12. Dental caries, or cavities, is
the most common chronic
disease among children in
the United States (5X more
common than asthma!)
50% of kids have at least
one cavity by the time they
start elementary school.
Teenagers have an average
of 8 cavities by the time they
are 17 years old.
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14. “In the U.S., the fields of
dentistry and medicine
have traditionally been
worlds apart. But in light
of the growing evidence
pointing to links between
oral and whole body
health, this separation of
disciplines is slowly
beginning to break
down. The notion that
dentists (and hygienists)
care for only gums and
teeth, while doctors look
after everything else is
being rethought.”
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17. The stone-faced
farmer in artist
Grant Wood’s
famous
“American
Gothic” painting
was actually the
artist’s dentist!
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19. In early
America,
blacksmiths
often also
served as
dentists.
How about a
tooth filling to
go with your
new horse
shoes?
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23. Your mouth
produces over
25,000 quarts of
saliva in a
lifetime—that’s
enough to fill two
swimming pools.
Saliva has many uses, including assisting you with your
digestion and protects your teeth from bacteria in your mouth.
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your patients can then share them with others—making this an incredible
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25. Not only is tooth decay
the most common and
widespread disease of
humankind, it is the
oldest. Skulls of pre-
historic humans have
been examined and
tooth decay has been
found.
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27. In 1994, a prison inmate in West Virginia braided
dental floss into a rope, scaled the wall and escaped.
(You should use floss to clean between your teeth
instead of climbing prison walls! If you don’t you are
missing around 35% of your teeth’s surfaces.)
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28. Contrary to popular belief, George Washington’s famous
dentures weren’t made from wood. His four pairs of custom
chomperswere crafted from gold, ivory, lead and a mixture
of human, donkey, and hippopotamus teeth (take care of
yours and you won’t have to think about it!).
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29. . J Am Geriatric Soc 2008; 56: 2124-2130
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30. In China, in 1498, the first toothbrush with
bristles was made, using hair from hogs,
horses, and badgers.
The first official commercial toothbrush
was manufactured in 1938.
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31. China sets aside September 20th as a
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32. In the 18th century people would sell their teeth to the rich
people, Who then used to make false teeth with them.
So replacement of teeth was seen from
as early as 18th century
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33. Americans spend $100 billion per year on
hair care products – and only $2 billion a
year on dental care products. What good is
great hair without a great smile?
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34. Dentists have been around
long time—archeologists have evidence of the
first dental fillings in teeth from people who lived
between 7,500 and 9,000 years ago.
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35. A toothpick is the object most
often choked on by Americans.
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