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22 Sep, 7 tweets, 3 min read

#SealantsAndFluoride are #SugarScience.
dentistryiq.com/dentistry/vide…

Give. 👏It. 👏Up.👏

In the best of all possible worlds, #sealants only cover a fifth of a tooth.

Commercial determinants of health are doing us wrong. Corporate sales demand the spin.

A real downside of using this nostrum is malocclusion.
Derangement of the jaw bone is painful, too.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1432794/

The fact is that #sealants do not work to prevent tooth decay.
cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

"Currently, scarce and clinically diverse data are available on the comparison of sealants and fluoride varnish applications; therefore it is not possible to draw clear conclusions about possible differences in effectiveness for preventing ..."

" ... or controlling dental caries on occlusal surfaces of permanent molars."

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The infamous Dr Stare.

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The problem lies there. -|- "Research suggests dental professionals may prioritize clinical experience, personal values and preferences over evidence when delivering such interventions."
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"The average percentage of correctly answered questions was: for the dentists 53%, for the dental hygienists 58% and for the dental assistants 37%."
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Understatement. -|- "With some reservations the conclusion can be stated that an obvious necessity exists for post-academic courses in preventive dentistry in the groups concerned."

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Nobody is teaching patients HOW to brush their #teeth?
'Go ride that bicycle!'
'Go fly that airplane!'
'Go fight that bull!'
womanandhome.com/health-wellbei…

Certainly not in a manner the patients get. And nothing about when, or even why they should clean their teeth.

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The first step in recovery is admitting you have a problem. Good to see recovery is on the way! -|- "In spite of advances in preventive care and reduction in untreated tooth decay, significant oral health disparities exist"

🙄 Bragging about filling teeth faster? -|- "reduction in *untreated* tooth decay"?

ZERO #prevention in mind. -|- "If not treated through dental surgical intervention, this disease can result in emergency department visits and life- threatening infection and hospital admission."

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This ought to be fun. Sign up, #Calgary. Over 75 years of adding bio-available #fluorine to our diet & watershed in the #USA, and our teeth are in terrible shape.
eventbrite.ca/e/information-…

The facts are plain and simple. #Fluoridation does not prevent tooth decay. #yyccc #yycvote #yycfluoride #fluoridefacts #ableg

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22 Sep

<groan> The poor kids. Time for #prevention yet? Please? -|- "Sixty teeth removed from five children under five"
abc.net.au/news/2021-09-2…

"Appointments at Oral Health Tasmania are free for under 18s and $45 for adults with a healthcare card or pensioner concession card.

As of July, there were 17,838 people waiting for an appointment and last financial year the average wait-time was two years."

"They're choosing whether to eat or pay bills, or whether to maintain rental accommodation or take their kids to sport. They can't do all of it on their income that they have."

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