The Tooth-Body Chart; Clues to Nutritional Deficiencies

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Presented by: Vicky Flin

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Your Patients/Clients

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Dental Health

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teeth) – Biost, Calcifood,

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mouth…

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of the body!

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with living, active bacteria

Oral Bacteria Test –
Sample Test Result

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www.oraldna.com

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Oral Bac

Aa – Aggregatibacter actinomycetem
Pg – Porphyromonas gingivalis
Tf – Tannerella forsythia
Td – Treponema denticola
En – Eubacterium nodatum
Fn – Fusobacterium nucleatum/per
Pi – Prevotella intermedia
Cr – Campylobacter rectus
Pm – Peptostreptococcus (Micromo
Ec – Eikenella orrodens
Cs – Capnocytophaga species

(gingivalis, ochracea, sputigena)

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Periodontal Disease

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article

e and Heart Disease

es/PMC3329699/

Periodontal Disea

ase and Diabetes

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2-way in

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, but strong indication of
nfluence:

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Body  Oral Health

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(Ventilator Associ

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infection because of intu
oral bacteria in the lungs

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surgery to lessen the
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post-surgery

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bacterial load
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to surgery
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Periodontal Disea

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fluid in the dental sulc
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the likelihood of furthe
Disease process and/o
gumline areas.

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4. Use Antibiotics

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CAPACITY

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ficiencies: Tongue and Nail Diagnoses”

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From “Physical Observation and Nutritional De

Presented 12/27/2010 by Dr. Lowell Keppel

eficiencies: Tongue and Nail Diagnoses”

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Dental Hygienists,

practicing

Independently

(1986)

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HOW TO USE IT

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