Exam 20: Nutritional Aspects of Alterations in the Oral Cavity

Nutritional aspects of alterations in the oral cavity affect all aspects dental hygiene therapy. Match each oral and nutritional term with its most appropriate description. -Benign migratory glossitis

Soft drinks,energy drinks,and sports drinks with fermentable carbohydrate should be avoided during orthodontia to enhance demineralization.Foods and drinks high in citric acid should also be avoided.

The term functional food is reserved for organic and natural foods because functional foods have been identified as providing benefit beyond basic nutrition.

The area around the cementoenamel junction is particularly susceptible to root caries because if often has irregular anatomical features.

Because orthodontic patients are frequently adolescents,nutrition and oral self-care are often less than ideal.The dental hygienist may be successful in motivating noncompliant patients by reminding them that optimal nutrition and oral self-care are worthwhile endeavors that improve their appearance.

Tooth loss is a normal element of aging.Education level and race/ethnicity are the strongest determinants of tooth loss.

The ideal diet for orthodontic patients is the mechanical soft diet because it allows the ease of chewing and includes food such as cheese,mashed potatoes,boiled vegetables,and fluids.

Nutritional aspects of alterations in the oral cavity affect all aspects dental hygiene therapy. Match each oral and nutritional term with its most appropriate description. -Frequent headaches,impaired mandibular movement

Loss of teeth or supporting periodontium is frequently associated with poor food selection and limited chewing ability.The patients' masticatory efficiency and biting force decline with each tooth lost.

The dental hygienist's main goal when making dietary recommendations for a patient with a new dental prosthesis is to:

Xerostomia has a negative effect on oral tissues,but its effect on dietary intake is typically negligible because this condition is characterized by diminished or absent salivary flow or a change in the viscosity of saliva.

When educating a patient about dentin hypersensitivity,which of the following recommendations can a dental hygienist correctly make? (Select all that apply.)

Each is a goal for patients with xerostomia,except one.Which is the exception?