Oral Care
ORAL CARE
OBJECTIVES:
I. Define the following
1.1 Oral care and oral Hygiene
1.2 Dentures
1.3 Mouth
1.4 Palates
1.5 Lips
1.6 Teeth
1.7 Tongue
1.8 Plaque
1.9 Gum
1.10 Enamel
II. State the principles involved in oral care
III. Give the importance of oral care
IV. Identify the kinds of oral care
V. Explain the guidelines in performing oral care
VI. Describe the different common equipments used in Oral care
VII. Demonstrate beginning skills in performing Oral Care
7.1 brushing
7.2 flossing
7.3 cleaning dentures
I. DEFINITIONS: * ORAL CARE - the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems, most commonly, dental cavities, gingivitis, and bad breath.
* MOUTH - the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food.
* PALATE - the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. * LIPS - visible body part at the mouth of humans and many animals and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech.
* TEETH - small, calcified, whitish structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of manyvertebrates and used to break down food.
* TONGUE - a muscular hydrostat on the floors of themouths of most vertebrateswhich manipulates food formastication.
* PLAQUE - a biofilm (formed by colonizing bacteria trying to attach themselves to the tooth's smooth surface.), usually a pale yellow, that develops naturally on the teeth.
* GUM - The firm connective tissue covered by mucous membrane that envelops the alveolar arches of the jaw and surrounds the bases of the teeth. Also called gingiva.
* ENAMEL - one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in vertebrates. It is also the normally visible dental tissue of a tooth
II. PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN ORAL CARE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Know the different parts and functions of the hand in relation to the
OBJECTIVES:
I. Define the following
1.1 Oral care and oral Hygiene
1.2 Dentures
1.3 Mouth
1.4 Palates
1.5 Lips
1.6 Teeth
1.7 Tongue
1.8 Plaque
1.9 Gum
1.10 Enamel
II. State the principles involved in oral care
III. Give the importance of oral care
IV. Identify the kinds of oral care
V. Explain the guidelines in performing oral care
VI. Describe the different common equipments used in Oral care
VII. Demonstrate beginning skills in performing Oral Care
7.1 brushing
7.2 flossing
7.3 cleaning dentures
I. DEFINITIONS: * ORAL CARE - the practice of keeping the mouth and teeth clean to prevent dental problems, most commonly, dental cavities, gingivitis, and bad breath.
* MOUTH - the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food.
* PALATE - the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. * LIPS - visible body part at the mouth of humans and many animals and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech.
* TEETH - small, calcified, whitish structure found in the jaws (or mouths) of manyvertebrates and used to break down food.
* TONGUE - a muscular hydrostat on the floors of themouths of most vertebrateswhich manipulates food formastication.
* PLAQUE - a biofilm (formed by colonizing bacteria trying to attach themselves to the tooth's smooth surface.), usually a pale yellow, that develops naturally on the teeth.
* GUM - The firm connective tissue covered by mucous membrane that envelops the alveolar arches of the jaw and surrounds the bases of the teeth. Also called gingiva.
* ENAMEL - one of the four major tissues that make up the tooth in vertebrates. It is also the normally visible dental tissue of a tooth
II. PRINCIPLES INVOLVED IN ORAL CARE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Know the different parts and functions of the hand in relation to the