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Chapter
1- How did this happen and what the !?#@?! is it?
Learn the 7 types of periodontal disease, 8 risk factors
and 10 symptoms in general and specifically for women, 6
risks it poses to our continued well being, twelve ways to
prevent it from becoming chronic or acute, and the 4 risk
factors and 8 symptoms of oral cancer.
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Chapter
2 - Getting Help
Overcome dental anxiety, fears and phobias. Learn the difference
between a dentist, a periodontist, a prosthodontist and a maxillofacial
prosthodontist. Could your bad teeth be killing you? Get to
the Y
of the matter - the danger of dental infection! |
Chapter
3 - In the beginning...and then there were dentures.
The harrowing, humorous, ever-evolving history of dentistry
and dentures from Cro-Magnon man to modern man and woman, how
the term "quackery" came into being, and more. So,
30,000 years later and we're still losing our teeth! What's
up with that? |
Chapter
4 - Plastic or Porcelain? What was the question?
Only half of all adults are satisfied with their smiles. What
choices do we have when we learn we must replace our teeth?
It's not supposed to hurt, but millions of people don't know
that because nobody talks about it! |
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Chapter
5 - Keep it clean, people!
Do you see "pink in the sink" after you brush and
floss? Just because 75% of all people have sensitive and/or
bleeding gums doesn't mean it's a natural or healthy condition.
If you're
inept at the mundane task of brushing and flossing your teeth,
you may not save what's left. Discover the myriad dental tools
available on the market and by prescription to help keep your
natural teeth clean and maintain good oral health.
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Chapter
6 - Ethics, Quackery & Quality
"The
world has never experienced a shortage of swindlers and
flimflam artists who prey on a gullible public. This holds
true in the field of healing, and dentistry has had its
share of worthless nostrums."
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Dr.
Malvin E. Ring
Do you
know how to get the best possible oral health care? Learn
about the Hippocratic Oath, dental ethics, insurance, Medicare
(they'd rather pull 'em than fix 'em), Medicaid (not much
better than Medicare in the dental domain), unethical dentists
(Dr. DoNothing), supervised neglect, and the need
for a health care system makeover in America.
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Chapter
7 - Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid & Prescriptions
The Census Bureau reported that 46.6 million people had no health
care coverage in 2005. In 2006, 47 million Amercans had no health
or dental insurance; 7 million of them were 50-64. Learn
the ins and outs of dental insurance, dental prescriptions and
why Medicare and Medicaid won't help us keep our teeth. |
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Chapter
8 - The Art of Advertising
Teeth have become the ultimate consumer accessories. The media
is powerful and sex is its best motivator. Take this quiz.
Don't let advertising sell you something you don't need.
Pharmaceutical
companies have been marketing directly to consumers since
the 1980s. Do you know what questions to ask before buying
the newest prescription drugs? Can you use generic drugs?
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Chapter
9 - Nobody talks about it!
If you don't talk about periodontal disease now, you may lose
your teeth. Our teeth are body parts and we grieve when we lose
them. Read the 15 questions we're too embarrassed to ask if
it's happening to us and the 5 stages of grief many experience
during this emotional crisis. I'm talking about it! |
Chapter
10 - Who came first? The chicken or the hero?
As a single woman, I can tell you that finding a good dentist
or periodontist is harder than finding a good date. Accepting
the truth about tooth loss is even harder. Learn 6 factors
that might affect your ability to wear a denture and have a
successful experience. |
Chapter
11 - Scheduling the procedure
Five things you must do after scheduling the immediate denture
procedure. |
Chapter
12 - Immediate dentures-now!
You won't have to leave your dentist's office wearing a shroud. |
Chapter
13 - What fresh hell awaits?
What they don't tell you in that little piece of paper with
your home care instructions. |
Chapter
14 - Patient, heal thyself.
You're not ill, you're in recovery. Imagine my surprise... |
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Chapter
15 - The Care and Feeding of Dentures
Myth - You never have to see a dentist again.
Truth - Dream on! Your mouth and jawbone continue to change.
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Chapter
16 - Eating well is the best revenge!
"When
we thirst for revenge, it isn't really revenge we are after.
We are looking to reclaim a sense of power and dignity that
was stolen from us."
-
Harold S. Kushner
Everyone
can live, laugh, love, and eat well for revenge!
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Chapter
17 - Get over it.
Challenges, obstacles, adjustments, self-discovery, acceptance...don't
plan lunches yet.
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Chapter
18 - Oh, sure, now it's funny!
Sixteen surprises nobody talks about. |
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Chapter
19 - Feelings...oh, oh, oh, feelings.
Millions of people experience negative emotions (despair,
devastation, grief, and shock) after losing their teeth and
gaining a denture. The denture wearer's biggest fear is revealed
and debunked. Nobody else talks about it!
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Chapter
20 - The First Kiss
What's the secret to the first kiss with replacement teeth?
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Chapter
21 - Recipes and tips for the chewing disabled...
Unable to enjoy food because of periodontal disease, extractions,
poorly fitting dentures or dental implants, oral cancer, oral
surgery, AIDS, chemotherapy, or other problems related to painful
chewing, even when replacement teeth are adequate? |
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Glossary - 5 - 1/2 pages of 47 items and their definitions
including:
SHOCK
- What you feel when you get your bill.
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| Resources - Websites, books, and journals I used to research Got Teeth?
A Survivor's Guide, which can be used to advance your
education. |
