PREVENTION

PREM KUMAR.S

CRRI

DEPARTMENT OF PEDODONTICS

APDCH
CONTENTS

• Definition
• Principles
• Scopes of prevention
• Types of prevention
• Conclusion.
DEFINITION

Preventive dentistry is the science of the care required to

prevent disease of teeth and supporting structure.
It is also defined as the procedure employed in practice of
dentistry and community dental health program which prevents
occurence of oral disease and oral abnormalities.
PRINCIPLES OF PREVENTION

These include:
• Control of disease
• Patient education and motivation
• Development of host resistance
• Restoration of function
• Maintenance of oral health
TYPES / LEVELS OF PREVENTION

A diesease state isbdue to the interplay of three primary factors :

1. The host
2. The agent
3. The environment
LEVELS OF PREVENTION

• Primary prevention
• Primordial prevention
• Health promotion
• Specific protection

• Secondary prevention
• Early diagnosis & prompt treatment

• Tertiary prevention
• Disability limitations
• Rehabilitation
1. PRIMARY PREVENTION

• This is the action taken prior to the onset of disease which removes the possibility that
the disease will even occur
• Measures taken to reduce the occurence of new cases of disease in a population.
• It occurs in prepathogenic period and accomplished by health promotion and specific
protective measures.
SECONDARY PREVENTION

• Defined as the action which halts the process of the disease as it’s incipient stage and
prevents complications.
• It occurs in early period of pathogenesis and involve early diagnosis and prompt
treatment.
TERTIARY PREVENTION

• Include all the measures available toreduce or limit impairment and disabilities, minimize
suffering cause by exist departure of good health.
• This includes disability limitations and rehabilitation.
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