Oral Health Recommendations
Oral Health Recommendations
Evidence-based clinical recommendations from multiple countries and organizations.
18 Recommendations Found
Assess tooth wear using a validated tool (for example Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE)) at the…
Assess tooth wear using a validated tool (for example Basic Erosive Wear Examination (BEWE)) at the start of any new course of treatment.
It’s not recommended to use vital staining, oral cytology or light‐based detection and/or oral spec…
It’s not recommended to use vital staining, oral cytology or light‐based detection and/or oral spectroscopy for evaluating lesions for malignancy.
Promote increased consumption of non-starchy vegetables and fruit.
Promote increased consumption of non-starchy vegetables and fruit.
AUDIT-C score of 11 or above, refer to GP or community specialist alcohol service.
AUDIT-C score of 11 or above, refer to GP or community specialist alcohol service.
Professional intervention - Identification and Brief Advice (IBA)
Professional intervention - Identification and Brief Advice (IBA)
Refer patients who want to quit to specialist support services.
Refer patients who want to quit to specialist support services.
Ask patients if they use smokeless tobacco, using the names that the various products are known by …
Ask patients if they use smokeless tobacco, using the names that the various products are known by locally. It may be helpful to show a picture of what the products look like (Chapter 11).
Acknowledge that e-cigarettes may be helpful for some smokers for quitting or reducing smoking.
Acknowledge that e-cigarettes may be helpful for some smokers for quitting or reducing smoking.
At every opportunity, ask patients if they smoke and record smoking status (smoker, ex-smoker, neve…
At every opportunity, ask patients if they smoke and record smoking status (smoker, ex-smoker, never smoker).
Professional intervention - Very Brief Advice (VBA)
Professional intervention - Very Brief Advice (VBA)
Some medications can affect gingival health.
Some medications can affect gingival health.
Ask, Advise, Act: at every opportunity, ask patients if they smoke and record smoking status, advis…
Ask, Advise, Act: at every opportunity, ask patients if they smoke and record smoking status, advise on the most effective way of quitting and act on patient response, such as refer to local stop smo…
Attend for regular checks of the health of gum and bone around implants.
Attend for regular checks of the health of gum and bone around implants.
Dental implants require the same level of oral hygiene and maintenance as natural teeth.
Dental implants require the same level of oral hygiene and maintenance as natural teeth.
Correct factors that impede effective plaque control including supra and subgingival calculus, open…
Correct factors that impede effective plaque control including supra and subgingival calculus, open margins and restoration overhangs and contours, which prevent effective plaque removal.
Around orthodontic appliances and bridges, plaque control should be undertaken using the aids sugge…
Around orthodontic appliances and bridges, plaque control should be undertaken using the aids suggested by the dental professional.
• daily, effective plaque removal is critical to periodontal health
• daily, effective plaque removal is critical to periodontal health
For parents or carers feeding babies by bottle:• only breastmilk, infant formula or cooled boiled w…
For parents or carers feeding babies by bottle:• only breastmilk, infant formula or cooled boiled water should be given in a bottle• babies should be introduced to drinking from a free-flow cup from …