What sort of problems require orthodontic treatment?

A number of dental problems may require orthodontic treatment.

These include overbites, underbites, crossbites, open bites, spacing and
crowding.

What happens if a patient does not receive orthodontic

treatment?
It is harder to clean crooked teeth and teeth that do not fit together. As
a result, the patient may lose his or her teeth through tooth decay. By
having orthodontic treatment, a patient will have a healthier mouth, a
more pleasing appearance, and stronger teeth.

What is the purpose of the brochure?

1. to tell patients what to do after receiving

orthodontic treatment
2. to explain the process of correcting
overbite
3. to describe the treatment available at a
clinic
4. to explain why a clinic is changing its
treatment

What does the clinic use to prevent pressure

on the teeth?

1. a retainer
2. headgear
3. bumpers
4. space maintainers

What can be inferred about the clinic?

1. It employs several orthodontists.

2. It has only recently opened.
3. It offers treatment unavailable
elsewhere.
4. It only treats children.

Match the words or phrases with the definitions

( ) an appliance that alters the position of teeth
1. headgear
( ) an appliance that widens the upper jaw 2. retainer
( ) an appliance that prevents pressure on the teeth 3. bumper
4. braces
( ) an appliance that keeps teeth in position
5. palatal expander
( ) an appliance that moves the upper jaw back 6. space maintainer
( ) an appliance that fills gaps in teeth
 DENTAL CARIES
What causes dental caries?
Dental caries is tooth decay caused by acid and bacteria
in people's mouths.
What happens if caries go untreated?
At first, caries is painless, but when the decay causes a
cavity which reaches the dentin, the person will start to
feel sensitivity in their teeth when they eat hot, cold or
sweet foods and later pain.

What is the main purpose of the article?

1. to explain how to stop caries developing
2. to explain how dentists treat caries
3. to explain how caries develop
4. to explain how dentists identify small
cavities

What is NOT a symptom of dental caries,

according to the article?
1. discoloration
2. sensitivity
3. pain
4. bad breath

The cavity becomes sensitive when it

starts attacking the ... .
1. plaque
2. enamel
3. dentin
4. dental pulp

Fill in the blanks with the correct words

from the word bank.

1.Spread 2. fracture
3.Sensitivity 4. fissure
5.Weaken 6. advanced
7.Caries

1 If you don't treat the infection, it will ………………………….

2 A groove in the top of a tooth is called a ………………………………….
3 Jenny feels some ……………………………….. in her teeth when she eats ice-cream.
4 A small crack can develop into a ……………………………………, then cause the tooth to break.
5 This cavity is already in its ………………………………. stages, so we must treat it now.
6 Cavities can ………………………………………… teeth and cause them to break.
7 Dental …………………………………….. are more common now, as our diet contains more sugar.