Index R-S-T
Where There Is No Dentist 2012 235
with salt water, 7, 184
various rinses, 184-185
Root of the tooth, 41
broken: diagnosis and treatment, 171
count roots before taking out a tooth, 165
has a nerve and blood vessel, 46
pushed into sinus, 172
Root fibers, 41, 228
S
Safe disposal of dental waste, 199-206
Safer sex, 197-198
Salivary gland (spit gland)
infection in: diagnosis and treatment, 119
Salt water rinse, 7, 184
Scalers, 128
Scaling teeth, Chapter 8
instruction for after you scale teeth, 133-134
instruments for, 128, 213
only scale teeth of someone who will keep
teeth clean, 127
‘Scatter!’ (game), 50-51
School
cleaning teeth can be a daily health activity,
59-60, 211
school lunch program, 57
(Also see Teaching)
Scientific method for making diagnosis, 76
Sewing up a wound (suturing), 167-169
Sharpening stone, 128
Shots (See Injections)
Sinus
infected, diagnosis and treatment, 95
root pushed into sinus, 172
Slides for teaching about dental health, 221
Socket, 228
broken root inside, 171
painful (dry socket): diagnosis and
treatment, 117
painful, 173
Soreness in mouth, possible causes (chart), 82
Sores
around the mouth, 107
at corners of mouth: diagnosis and
treatment, 107
different problems come at different ages, 78
from a denture: diagnosis and treatment, 106
on the face, 120
on lips, cheek, and tongue, 74, 188
types of face sores (chart), 83
types of mouth sores (chart), 82, 188
Spatula, for fillings, 145
Spit gland
infection in: diagnosis and treatment, 119
Spoon
for extractions, 161
for fillings, 145
making your own, 216
Sterilization, 87-89, 217
with steam, 88
Story telling, 15, 26
about pregnancy and dental care, 15-16
Sugar
some kinds make acid more easily, 55
sugar cane is not as bad as candy, 9
(Also see Sweet foods)
Sulfadimidine, 123
Surveys, 220, 229
as a way of learning numbers, 24, 25
counting cavities, 49, 220
counting teeth, 44-45
to find the best way to clean teeth, 58
Sutures, 167-168
Sweet foods, 9, 46, 55
avoid fizzy drinks, 11
can cause cavities and gum disease, 6-7
learning activities, 48
some are called ‘go foods’, 67-68
Swelling
and epilepsy medicine, 115
and pregnancy, 102
after extractions, 116, 172
different problems come at different ages, 78
from a tooth abscess, 6, 47
heat can lower swelling, 94
may be a new molar coming in, 66
possible causes (chart), 81
Syringes
aspirating, 136, 213
for injections: two kinds, 135-136
(Also see Injections)
T
Tartar, 52, 229
can be a sign of gum disease, 79
how to scale, 129
makes gums sore, 8
Teachers
can teach without dental worker’s help, 36
Teaching
‘association of ideas’, 14
by example, 57, 199-200
community can be part of classroom, 25
each person can teach another, 12
finding the best way to teach, 13-18