Tooth decay

1. NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI
FACULTY OF NATURALAND APPLIED
SCIENCES
BIOCHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
SIWES PRESENTATION
ON
DENTAL CARIES (TOOTH DECAY)
PRESENTED
BY
RAHMAH AHMAD
0219044001358
UNDERTAKEN AT: THE FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE KEFFI
SUPERVISED BY: MR. A. H. LAWAL
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2. OUTLINE
 INTRODUCTION
 DENTAL CARIES (TOOTH DECAY)
 CAUSES
 TREATMENT
 CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES
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3. INTRODUCTION
• Tooth decay and cavities are among the world most common health
problem.
• It afflict a large proportion of population mostly common in all
gender, ranging from infant, young and adult. (John Hicks. et Al.,
2003)
• Anyone with teeth can get cavities. And when cavities are not treated,
they expand and affects the inner layers of the teeth.
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5. DENTAL CARIES
• Dental caries also known as tooth decay, is a complex and
multifactorial diseases.
• It happens when the environment favors the demineralization over
the reminerilization.
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Figure 2

6. OCCURRENCE OF DENTAL CARIES
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Figure 3

7. CAUSES OF CARIES
• Carbohydrates
• Bacteria
• Tooth quality
• Time
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8. SYMPTOMS
• Tooth ache
• Tooth sensitivity
• Mild or severe pain
• Brown or black stain on tooth surfaces
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9. PREVENTION
• Reduce the intake of sucrose
• The use of fluoride rich toothpaste
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10. CONCLUSION
• The biochemical knowledge of caries is very important to this
generation and next generation to come, because with the basic
scientific knowledge of caries, the dentist make their decision on daily
basics.
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11. REFERENCES
• Ball J. W., Dam J. E., Elynn J. A,:(2023). Guide to physical examination
• Choundhary S.,(2021). shortcommand Vol.11
• Graham (2024). 87 Wikipedia/article
• Journal of Public Health International|2641-4538|2010-2024
• Jemma Gewargis.(2019): Biochemical basis of dentistry
• Norman Tinanoff.(2019): Pediatric dentistry/sixth edition/Vol.3
• Shrishti Verma Et-al,.(2019). Biochemistry in tooth decay
• Ralph E. Mc Donalo DDS, MS, LLD, D and R. Avery DDS, MSD, in McDONALD and
Avery Dentistry for the child and adolescent (Tenth Edition 2016
• Ross M. M., (2023)Article Epiomeology medicine
• Williams Burrow, Dante G Scarpelli, Professor of pathology, Northwestern University
(2014) Infectious disease Epidermology, Theory and Practice 3rd. Edition
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