230 Where There Is No Dentist 2012
Index A-B-C
INDEX
A
Abscess, 93, 225
and gum bubble, 74
begins with a cavity, 6, 47
diagnosis and treatment, 93
flip chart presentation, 30-31
treat at once before infection reaches the
bone, 6
treat pregnant women, now, 15-16
Acetaminophen (paracetamol)
dental kit supply, 208
dose for pain, 94-95
Acid
causes tooth decay and gum disease, 7, 50,
225
some sugars make acid more easily, 55
Adrenaline (epinephrine), 136, 137, 209
AIDS, Chapter 12, 175
(See HIV)
Alcohol, for disinfecting without heat, 89
Allergies to medicines
and extractions, 159-160
penicillin warning, 209
Amoxicillin, 94,188,190,193
Ampicillin, 94, 105
Anemia, 16, 105, 123, 225
Anesthetics, local, 135-142
dental kit supply, 211
Antibiotics, 94, 225
dental kit supply, 208, 210
doses for tooth abscesses and other
problems, 94
injections, 209-210
precautions, 209
sulfadimidine, 123
warning on tetracycline, 63
Anti-retrovirals (ARVs), 177, 194
Arkansas stone, 128
Aspirating syringe, 136, 213, 225
Aspirin, 94
correct dose for pain, 94-95, 209
dental kit supply, 208
do not hold against teeth, 209
Atraumatic Restorative Treatment, 92, 144,
152-155
B
Baby teeth, 62-65
ages when baby teeth come in, 43, 64
begin forming before birth, 62
do not cause diarrhea and fever, 65
how baby teeth grow and stay strong, 63
knocked out: diagnosis and treatment, 97
loose, 54
make space in mouth for permanent teeth, 64
marks on baby teeth, 62
why baby teeth are important, 64
Bacteria (See Germs)
Bandage, head, for a broken jaw, 110
Berry juice
used to show coating of germs on teeth, 53
Bicycle-powered dental drill, 156
Bleeding
and extractions, 77, 159-160
from socket: diagnosis and treatment, 118
how to place a suture, 167-168
in the mouth: possible causes (chart), 116
Bleach, for disinfecting without heat, 89
Blood
boil any instrument that has touched blood,
87
(Also see Bleeding)
Blood pressure, 77, 118
Blood vessel, 46
Bone
bone chips inside tooth socket, 172
broken: diagnosis and treatment, 108-112
damage from gum disease, 42
three main bones in the face, 108
Bones of animals, 41
Books on dental care, 221-223
Bottle feeding, 3, 63
Breast feeding, good for teeth, 3
Broken bone, 108-112
Broken root, 171
Broken tooth, 96
Brushing teeth (See Cleaning teeth)
Brushstick (homemade toothbrush), 4
Bubble (See Gum bubble)
C
Cancer, 125, 226
can begin with white lines inside mouth, 105
diagnosis, 125
Kaposi’s Sarcoma, 194
look for a sore that does not heal, 106
Candy, 9
(Also see Sweet foods)
Cancrum oris (noma)
diagnosis and treatment, 121-124, 191
Canker sores, diagnosis and treatment, 106