234 Where There Is No Dentist 2012
Medicines in dental kit, 207-210
Mepivacaine, 137
Methamphetamine use, effects on teeth and
gums, 126
‘Meth Mouth’, 126
Metronidazole,123, 190, 191
Milk-oil drink
for persons who cannot eat properly, 111
Mirror, 75, 215
Molars, 39, 43, 66, 227
ages when molars grow in, 43
baby molars, 64
first permanent molar is often the first
permanent tooth, 64
infection in new molar: diagnosis and
treatment, 100
new molar can cause face to swell, 66
often grow in badly, 43
taking care of, 66
Mouth
dry or painful, 195
trouble opening and closing (chart), 83
white lines inside the mouth can be
cancer, 105
Mouth wash, 103, 183-185, 187
N
Neck of a tooth, grooves in, 92
Needle, hypodermic
disposable, for oral anesthetic, 211
safe disposal, 199-206
used to wire a broken jaw, 112
Nerve of a tooth, 46, 228
main trunks and small branches, 136-137
Noma (cancrum oris)
diagnosis and treatment, 121-124, 191
prevention, 124
Nutrition, 67-68, 228
eat a mixture of foods, 11, 67-68
eat enough food, 67
flip chart presentation, 30-31
foods for persons who cannot eat properly,
111, 195
foods that make gums stronger, 7, 8
foods that we cannot eat without teeth, 38
good and bad foods, 55
good and bad sweets, 3
grow foods in your own garden, 11
and HIV, 195
pregnant women need Vitamin C, 16
tooth pain can interfere with nutrition, 62
Nystatin, 105, 107, 187, 208
Index M-N-O-P-R
O
Oil
prevents rust when sterilizing instruments, 87
Oil of cloves, 146
P
Pain
aspirin or acetaminophen can help, 94
mouth and throat, 195
Patches (red or purple) in the mouth, 194
Penicillin, 93-94, 208-210
almost always taken by mouth, 93
dental kit supply, 208
dose taken by mouth, 94, 208
injectable, 210
precautions, 209
take entire dose, 93, 209
Permanent teeth, 43, 54, 228
knocked out: diagnosis and treatment, 97
need good baby teeth before them, 64
Phenytoin (See Dilantin)
Pictures
as a teaching aid, 28, 37-38
tracing, 31
Plaque, 50, 228
disclosing solution (berry juice), 53
Plays, 26
Posters, 28
Povidone iodine, 103, 123, 185, 188
Pregnancy, 15-16
and dental problems, 15-16, 77, 102, 160
women must take special care, 101
story about, 15-16
Pressure cooker for sterilizing instruments, 88
Prevention, 35, Chapter 5, 228
early treatment is a form of prevention, 61
foods that are good and bad, 55
HIV, 197-201
(Also see Cleaning teeth, Nutrition)
Probe, 75, 215
Pronunciation, why teeth are important for, 37
Puppet shows, 32-34
example, 33-34
Puzzles, 27
R
Records, 218, 228
Reports, 219, 228
Rinsing the mouth
during pregnancy, 16
with hydrogen peroxide, 8, 185