Ask your dentist
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| Description | The dangers of dental caries and how to prevent them are emphasized in this film. A class of grade school children learn about the teeth. Written on the board are questions and answers: Why you need teeth--to cut and grind food--a model set of teeth is used to demonstrate chewing; to give form to the face--this is shown on models of heads and teeth of people with malocclusions; to aid personal appearance--shown in footage of a boy before and after repair of his teeth. The causes of caries in teeth are presented using a large model tooth. Immediate repair is advocated. One student goes to visit a dentist, Dr. Early Care, to ask how dental caries affect the rest of the body. The dentist takes him to the visual instruction room and, using slides, X-rays, a book, model teeth, and animated cartoons, explains the process of decay and how mouth infection can become systemic. From Dr. Russell L. Haden's book, Dental infection and systemic disease, case no. 11 is presented. A 27 year-ol |
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