236 Where There Is No Dentist 2012
Index T-V-W-X-Z
finding the best place to teach, 17
learn from the people, 13
let students discover for themselves, 20, 24
repetition helps people remember, 17
teach yourself before teaching others, 2, 201
teaching family and friends, Chapter 2
teaching school children, Chapters 3, 4
teaching so that learning can happen, 20-24
with demonstrations, 26
with drama, 26
with posters and pictures, 28
with puzzles, 27
with story telling, 15-16, 175-176
(Also see School)
Teeth
and gums, 1
broken, 96
four problems to watch for, 73
how many teeth we should have, 43
importance of, 1, 37
injuries to: diagnosis and treatment, 96-98
learning about anatomy, 49
loose: diagnosis and treatment, 54, 99
naming teeth with numbers, 218
new tooth coming in:
diagnosis and treatment, 100, 101
rotting in cola drink (experiment), 48
what holds teeth, 41
what makes teeth hurt, 46
why some teeth look different, 39
(Also see Baby teeth, Loose teeth)
Teeth, false, 169-170
(Also see Dentures)
Teeth, taking out, Chapter 11
(Also see Extractions)
Teething: diagnosis and treatment, 101
Tension
can cause pain in joint, 114-115
Tetanus
diagnosis, 118
Tetracycline, can hurt baby teeth, 63, 77, 208
Theater, 26
Thrush: diagnosis and treatment, 105, 186-187
Tongue blade (tongue depressor), 75, 212
Tools (See Instruments)
Tooth (See Teeth)
Tooth abscess (See Abscess)
Toothache
possible causes (chart), 80
why teeth hurt, 46
(Also see Abscess)
Toothbrushes
how to make your own, 4-5, 23
how to make a brush smaller for a child, 63
soft is best, 4
Tooth decay
can touch nerve and cause an abscess, 6
flip chart presentation, 30
(Also see Cavities)
Tooth injuries
broken tooth: diagnosis and treatment, 96
tooth knocked out: diagnosis and treatment
97-98
Toothpaste, 5, 69
Tracing pictures, 31
Traditional beliefs, 10, 13, 229
about pregnancy, 15
building new traditions from old ones 14
Treadle-powered dental drill, 156
Treatment, Chapter 7
can be given during pregnancy, 15-16, 77,
102, 160
early treatment prevents serious problems, 2
Trench mouth:
diagnosis and treatment, 102, 189
Tumor, diagnosis and treatment, 125
Tweezers, how to make, 215
V
Vegetable soup (special drink)
for those who cannot eat properly, 111
Vincent’s Infection of the gums
can worsen and become noma, 121-124
diagnosis and treatment, 102-103, 189-190
Vitamin C, 16, 103, 124
W
Wax, to replace a knocked-out tooth, 98
Wire ligature, 110
Wisdom teeth (3rd Molars) (See Molars)
X
X-rays
for knocked-out teeth, 98
to look at new tooth growing in, 100
warning about pregnant women, 77
Z
Zinc, 103
Zinc oxide, 146, 211