Patient Resources
Oral Health Fact Sheets
Share the AGD Oral Health Fact Sheets with your patients in two great ways — either print them for your office or embed them on your Web site.
Both options allow you to offer your patients customized fact sheets that feature your name and practice address.
To print your fact sheets: Click and download the PDF versions in the left column.
To embed these fact sheets, first select one of the letters from the alphabet row below. When you find the fact sheet you want, copy the HTML code and place it in your Web site code to allow your patients to download your customized fact sheets from your Web site.
Don't see a topic you're looking for? E-mail suggestions to the AGD's Public Relations Department at media@agd.org.
Academy of General Dentistry  Explain to patients about how your membership in AGD helps you provide them with better patient care. |
|
||||
| Acid Reflux Heartburn, or acid indigestion, is a common symptom of chronic acid reflux, also known as gastroesopheageal reflux disease (GERD). |
|
||||
| Air Abrasion Air abrasion is a way to remove decay from a tooth without using a dental drill. |
|
||||
| Allergies and Dentistry Allergic reactions are sensitivities to a specific substance, called an allergen, that makes contact with the skin, or is inhaled into the lungs, swallowed, or injected. Some allergic reactions are mild, while others can be severe and life-threatening. |
|
||||
| Amalgam Dental amalgam is a mix of metal (also known as an alloy) that is made by combining mercury, silver, tin, copper, and sometimes other metallic elements. |
|
||||
| Athletic Mouthguards An athletic mouthguard is a flexible appliance that is worn during athletic and recreational activities to protect teeth from trauma. Custom-fabricated mouthguards are essential for preventing athletic oral/facial injuries, such as broken teeth, jaw fractures, cerebral hemorrhages, and neck injuries. |
|
| Baby's Oral Health It's never too early to start taking care of your little one's teeth. |
|
||||
| Brushing Knowing how to brush your teeth is an important skill that children should learn at an early age. |
|
||||
| Bruxism Bruxism is the technical term for teeth grinding and clenching that causes facial pain. |
|
| Child's First Dental Visit Prepare your child for that first visit and the result may be the start of positive, lifelong dental care. |
|
||||
| Children and Tooth Decay |
|
||||
| Children's Oral Health Taking your child to the dentist at an early age is the best way to prevent oral health problems. |
|
||||
| Continuing Education Use this resource to help your patients understand why you take continuing education to better serve them and their families. |
|
||||
| Cosmetic Dentistry Your dentist can perform a variety of cosmetic procedures to improve your smile�from subtle changes to major repairs. There are many techniques and options to treat teeth that are discolored, chipped, misshapen, or missing. Your dentist can reshape your teeth, close spaces, restore worn teeth, or alter the length of your teeth. |
|
||||
| Crowns Dental restorations restore the function, integrity, and morphology of missing tooth structure, which can be caused by caries or external trauma, such as chipping or cracking a tooth. |
|
| Dental Careers |
|
||||
| Dental Emergencies This fact sheet includes a helpful guide on how to pack an emergency dental care kit. |
|
||||
| Dental Emergencies 2 Use this fact sheet to explain to your patients what to when a tooth is knocked out or chipped. |
|
||||
| Dental Insurance |
|
||||
| Dental Sealants |
|
||||
| Dentin Hypersensitivity |
|
||||
| Dentures This fact sheet provides tips on how to care for a denture. |
|
||||
| Dentures 2 This fact sheet explains how dentures feel and who are typical candidates for dentures. |
|
||||
| Dentures 3 |
|
||||
| Dry Mouth Discuss the causes and effects of dry mouth with your patients. |
|
| Eating Disorders |
|
||||
| Effects of Smoking on the Mouth |
|
||||
| Erosion |
|
| Family Oral Health Good oral health starts at home. |
|
||||
| Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is an umbrella term that describes the range of effects that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol while pregnant. |
|
||||
| Flossing |
|
||||
| Fluoride Fluoride is a natural mineral that is found in various concentrations in soil and drinking water. |
|
| General Dentists Help your patients understand the difference between general dentists and specialists. |
|
||||
| Geriatric Dental Care |
|
| Halitosis |
|
||||
| How to Choose a Dentist |
|
| Implants |
|
||||
| Infant Oral Health It's never too early to start taking care of your little one's teeth. |
|
||||
| Infection Control |
|
| No fact sheet available under this letter. |
| No fact sheet available under this letter. |
| Laser Dentistry |
|
| Men's Oral Health |
|
||||
| Minimally Invasive Dentistry |
|
||||
| Mouth Rinses |
|
||||
| Mouth Sores |
|
| Nutrition |
|
| Oral Cancer |
|
||||
| Oral Care and Cancer |
|
||||
| Oral Hygiene |
|
||||
| Oral Piercing |
|
||||
| Oral Warning Signs |
|
||||
| Orthodontics |
|
| Pain Management |
|
||||
| Pacifiers |
|
||||
| Pediatric Dentistry |
|
||||
| Periodontal Disease |
|
||||
| Periodontal Disease and Cardiovascular Disease |
|
||||
| Periodontal Disease and Diabetes |
|
||||
| Periodontal Disease and Pregnancy |
|
||||
| Plaque |
|
| No fact sheet available under this letter. |
| Root Canal Therapy |
|
| Sedation |
|
||||
| Senior Oral Health Care |
|
||||
| Sensitive Teeth |
|
||||
| Sleep Apnea |
|
||||
| Sports Dentistry |
|
| Technology in the Dental Office |
|
||||
| Teen's Oral Health |
|
||||
| Tooth Decay (Children) |
|
||||
| Tooth Erosion |
|
||||
| Toothpaste Abrasivity |
|
| No fact sheet available under this letter. |
| No fact sheet available under this letter. |
| Women's Oral Health |
|
| Xylitol |
|
| No fact sheet available under this letter. |
| No fact sheet available under this letter. |