Loaded with colourful visuals TEETH FIRST, designed by Dr Marielle Pariseau, is an educational presentation for senior elementary school students to share important knowledge about teeth that will inspire them to make healthy choices for healthy smiles and, as a result, a healthy life. Tooth decay is preventable. Living a cavity-free life is entirely possible. Making healthy choices to achieve this goal may also reduce the likelyhood of obesity.
7. This child who is not quite 6 years old may
appear to be cavity free without an x-ray, yet at
this young age, she already has multiple decay
...and the problem is also
under-reported
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8. 68%...of 19 year olds have experienced
tooth decay in
their permanent teeth
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32. ...and this is what can happen when we are not careful...
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33. EROSION
MORE THAN JUST A TOOTH PROBLEM
...a recent study found evidence of dental
erosion in 57% of 11 to 14 year olds...
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34. Obesity Trends Among Canadian and U.S. Adults, 2003
Approx 70% of males
and 50% females will be overweight or obese
by 2020
Canadian Paediatric Society 2002; He & Sutton, 2004; Le Petit, 2005;Tremblay, Katzmarzyk, & Willms,
2002
BMI index
No Data
<10%
10%-14%
15-19%
≥20%
OBESITY
...what does obesity have to do
with teeth?...
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35. 62%in 2010 62% of people in Canada are either
overweight or obese
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61. ...the good news today is that if
you are unfortunate enough to
loose a tooth, it can be
replaced with an implant... the
bad news is that implants are
very expensive and they are far
from matching the engineering
marvel a tooth is...
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62. REMEMBER
3 2 1 2
THE SECRET CODE FOR HEALTHY TEETH
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