DENTAL HEALTH
WRONG BELIEVES & BEHAVIOURS
The biggest factor of the wrong belief and habits occurred in the oral and dental health issue in the community is lack of knowledge. The wrong belief and behaviors oriented for oral and dental health is considerably common in community. Due to these wrong believes, persons make difficulties to dentists and do not make the required treatments done, therefore they give damages to their own oral health and even to their general health.
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After the tartars are cleaned, more tartar occurs; there is no need to clean them continuously.
CORRECT
Regular and correct brushing prevents the formation of tartar. However, it is required that the tartars formed must be definitely cleaned by the dentist.
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The tartar cleaning gives damages to tooth enamel.
CORRECT
If the tartar cleaning is realized by the dentist, it does not cause the damage to the enamel.
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If the tartars are cleaned, the teeth start to sway; the tartar holds the tooth and prevents its swaying.
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As the tartars are not cleaned, the gingival are recessed and cause the swaying of teeth. It is required not to allow the formation of tartar.
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While brushing my teeth, my gingival bleed and therefore I cannot brush them. It is good that the gingival bleed while brushing teeth, venous blood should be drawn.
CORRECT
The bleedings observed while brushing are not normal. The gingival bleeding is the most important symptom of gingival disease and some systematic diseases. It is required to immediately consult a dentist. Not brushing due to bleeding increases the problem much more.
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The anti tartar and toothpastes produced for smokers clean the teeth, remove the tartars. For this reason, there is no need to go to dentist.
CORRECT
The pastes are not adequate to solve the problems happened in long years on their own. They cannot clean the accumulated tartar, it is required that these are primarily cleaned by the dentist and then the toothpaste selection is decided.
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The usage of misvak (stick toothbrush) is better and beneficial for gingival.
CORRECT
Especially at the back teeth, the usage of misvak (stick toothbrush) is extremely difficult in cleaning the inner surfaces of the teeth and it is almost impossible to brush the teeth and gingival in an ideal way. They are not efficient and hygienic as much as nylon bristle brushes.
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The tooth excision gives damages to healthy tooth; it is pulled out in a while after the excised tooth. Two teeth are a pity for one tooth.
CORRECT
The decaying probability of the teeth which are prepared and veneered in accordance with the rules is as much as healthy teeth.
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The hooks (crochets) decay the tooth, abrade it and make the tooth sway.
CORRECT
The crochets made in accordance with the rules do not cause the swaying and abrasion of the teeth. Regular oral and prosthesis care by the persons using prosthesis prevents the decaying of the teeth.
WRONG
The best way is to pull out all teeth and make a full prosthesis done.
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It is correct that the natural teeth should stay in the mouth as much as possible in terms of both general appearance and chewing.
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When the prosthesis is attached for the first time, if roasted chickpeas can be eaten, this prosthesis is good.
CORRECT
To get used to the prostheses attached for the first time, it is more correct to make transition from the soft foods to hard foods gradually.
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If the pulling out of the milk teeth is realized with anesthesia, the permanent tooth coming from below does not erupt.
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The anesthesia to be made in the pulling out of milk teeth does not have any effects preventing or delaying the eruption of the below permanent teeth.
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The milk teeth fall out anyway and therefore filling and treatment are unnecessary.
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Not treating the milk tooth whose falling out time has not come yet or pulling out it earlier cause eruption disorders at the permanent teeth and delays in the jaw development.
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6 age teeth are confused with milk teeth, they are requested to be pulled out when they decay, it is said that tooth will come below.
CORRECT
6 age teeth which erupt in the age of 6 are the permanent teeth which erupt at first and it must be definitely protected. If it is pulled out, the tooth does not erupt in its place.
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The filling falls rapidly, the precise solution is veneering.
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The fillings made duly do not fall, and the veneer is appropriate for teeth having more material loss.
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The decay is genetic, the tooth decays regardless of how much it is, and the worms eat and decay the tooth.
CORRECT
Even though the genetics have an effect, a good oral care and regular dentist controls can turn this table on.
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The pulling out tooth is the easiest economic and precise solution and the decayed tooth should be pulled out.
CORRECT
All kinds of treatments that can be made for the tooth should be attempted to the fullest extent. No prosthesis is better than your own teeth in both functional and aesthetical terms.
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The male dentists pull out the teeth better.
CORRECT
The pulling out tooth is a technical work. As it does require strength, the male-female dentist discrimination is not correct.
WRONG
The local anesthetics used for pulling out are morphine and form addiction.
CORRECT
The local anesthetics do not contain materials causing addiction and therefore do not form addiction.
WRONG
When the tooth aches, putting aspirin, raki, cologne, battery fluid, tobacco, grease oil on the tooth stops the pain.
CORRECT
The usage of these materials is definitely not correct. They cause burns in oral tissue.
WRONG
After the decayed tooth is pulled out, venous blood should be drawn and bleeding the place of the pulled out tooth is good.
CORRECT
The stoppage of bleeding in the shortest time and coagulation of pulling out cavity by filling with blood are extremely important for the wound healing.
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Wisdom tooth rapidly decays; it is unnecessary and should be pulled out as soon as it erupts.
CORRECT
If it erupts in a proper way and does not ruin the tooth row, it should be protected.
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Do not make amalgam filling done, it causes cancer.
CORRECT
There is not such data scientifically.
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The best filling is the white filling made with laser.
CORRECT
The white fillings are widely used. However, the beam used in filling construction is not laser.
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The root canal treatment is an unsuccessful and very painful treatment, it is better to pull out the teeth.
CORRECT
The root canal treatments made under anesthesia and in accordance with the rules are without pain and the teeth to which root canal treatment is done is used for very long durations.
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It is required to perform ablution before making filling done; the filling cannot be made done ablution.
CORRECT
According to the opinion of Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs), there is no need to perform ablution before making filling done.
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In Ramadan, dentists cannot be seen, it breaks the fast.
CORRECT
According to the opinion of Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs), the anesthesia can be made and tooth can be pulled out in the month of Ramadan. The injection of anesthetics solution does not break the fast.
