Index G-H-I-J-K-L-M
Where There Is No Dentist 2012 233
how to examine, 74
swollen gums and epilepsy medicine, 115
swollen gums and pregnancy, 16, 77, 102
why gums can feel sore, 7, 52
H
Hands
wash before you touch someone’s mouth, 86
Hatchet, 147
Head bandage for a broken jaw, 110
Heart disease, and extractions, 159-160
Heat, can lower swelling, 94
Hemorrhage, and extractions, 159-160
Hemostat, 167
Herpes virus, can cause fever blisters, 104,
192-193
High viscosity glass ionomer, 152
HIV, Chapter 12, 175
common problems, 184
definition, 177
dental care, 183
and food, 195
how it spreads, 178
general treatments, 184-185
prevention, 197-201
Hydrogen peroxide, 8, 185
warning: do not use too much, 8
Hygiene (keeping clean), 82-85, 86-90, 184-185
Instruments, 213-217, 227
boil any instrument that has touched blood, 87
buying instruments, 217
for examination, 75
for extractions, 161-164
for filling teeth, 145
for scaling, 128
making your own instruments, 214-216
(Also see Cleaning instruments)
Iodine Solution, 103, 123, 185, 188
I.R.M. (Intermediate Restorative Material), 146
J
Jamaica
dental workers’ description of gum disease,
42
Jaw bone, 41
broken: diagnosis and treatment, 108-112
dislocated: after an extraction, 173
dislocated: diagnosis and treatment, 113
three main bones in face, 108
Joint, 227
pain in: diagnosis and treatment, 114
K
Kaposi’s Sarcoma, 194
Ketoconazole, 187
I
Incisors, 39
Infection, 227
can pass from tooth to bone, 47
dental workers can infect others, 85
description of infected gums, 52
during pregnancy, 15-16, 77, 96
in sinus: diagnosis and treatment, 95
in spit gland: diagnosis and treatment, 119
Injections, Chapter 9, 210, 227
how to give injections to children, 141
injections of antibiotics, 210
instructions for after you give an injection, 142
safe disposal, 205
sterilization of syringes, 138
two types of syringe, 135-136
use an aspirating syringe, 138
Instructions
what to do after extracting, 169-173
what to do after injecting, 142
what to do after placing a temporary
filling, 151
what to do after scaling, 133
L
Learning (See Teaching)
Lidocaine (lignocaine), 136
dental kit supply, 211
Ligature wire, 110, 227
Loose teeth, 54
diagnosis and treatment, 99
possible causes (charts), 81, 99
M
Main food, 67-68
Malaria, can contribute to noma, 121
Malnutrition, 227
cavities can help cause, 62
often made worse by Vincent’s Infection, 102
(Also see Nutrition)
Mango string, can get caught under gums, 133
Measles
can cause dry, sore lips, 107
can contribute to noma, 121