Episode 079 | The Tooth Quiz #2

The correct answer: False

They have 20 teeth. 10 per jaw and five per quadrant. There are two front teeth, one canine and two molars. 

The correct answer: Correct

A tooth consists of four layers. 

Layer one: the enamel, which is the outermost layer, 

Layer two: the dentin as the middle layer

Layer three: the pulp as the innermost layer with nerves and vessels. 

Layer four: the root cementum. The tooth enamel merges into the root cementum

The correct answer: False

The interdental brush has been developed to clean the spaces between the teeth, which are also called interdental spaces

The correct answer: False

Periodontitis is the inflammation of the gums that also. Cavities in the teeth are referred to as tooth decay

The correct answer: Correct

Research has shown that these bacteria can also cause heart disease

The correct answer: False

Plaque is the technical term for the soft layer that builds around the neck of the teeth if they are not cleaned properly.

The correct answer: Correct

Depending on the number of cigarettes smoked per day, smokers have a 2 –15 times higher risk of developing periodontitis. From 10 cigarettes the risk increases exponentially. Tobacco smoke promotes the growth of the causative bacteria and has a negative impact on the gums. Smokers usually respond less well to periodontitis treatment.

The correct answer: False

Root canal treatment only removes the bacteria located in the main canals which can be reached by such a treatment. In channels that can’t be accessed by root canal treatment bacteria remain present. 

Because each tooth consists of a huge network of tiny little channels, also called tubules, which is estimated to be up to three kilometres long, many bacteria remain in these tubules and continue to produce there endotoxins

The correct answer: Correct

During pregnancy, women detoxify their mercury load and other toxins into their unborn child and continue to do so whilst breastfeeding

The correct answer: Correct

In studies, Professor Boyd Haley was able to show that if father and mother have mercury fillings, the children of these parents are more likely to have difficulty excreting their heavy metals, and mercury is one such heavy metal.

The correct answer: Correct

Remnants of amalgam drilled out of or left over from new fillings must be kept in a special container, disposed of by a special company and deposited as hazardous waste

The correct answer: Correct

The measured values ​​quickly and often exceed the maximum permitted workplace concentration. The same thing happens when you chew gum or grind your teeth.

The correct answer: False

The use of amalgam in tooth fillings is not prohibited in the UK. The GDC as well as the BDA still think it is fundamentally harmless. Don’t you think it is time they come to terms with basic chemistry?

The correct answer: Correct

This battery effect means that mercury release from fillings increases up to tenfold and can result in an even greater mercury load on the organism.

This battery effect can also take place between two amalgam fillings, since not all amalgam fillings have exactly the same composition

The correct answer: False

This battery effect is characterized by a metallic taste 

The correct answer: Correct

The founding fathers of the ADA were in favour of the use of amalgam. The predecessor organization, the American Society of Dental Surgeons founded in 1840, was opposed to the use of mercury. Therefore the members of the ASDS were kicked out for their stand against amalgam

The correct answer: Correct

As early as 1927, the German chemist Professor Alfred Stock confirmed that mercury was the source of his own health problems. He studied the release of mercury from amalgam fillings and published his discoveries in over 30 scientific articles.

Stock also led an initiative aimed at banning the use of mercury in humans. One of his articles was “The danger of mercury and amalgam fillings” (Stock, Alfred, Chemische Berichte Berlin 1928).

The correct answer: Correct

These facts have been confirmed in various studies. 

The correct answer: Correct

Candida fungus helps the body eliminate mercury. Therefore, as long as there is still mercury in your mouth or somewhere else in the body, the fungus should not be eliminated.

The correct answer: False

The city of Basel in Switzerland has after decades of water fluoridation cancelled the program due to lack in evidence that the population’s susceptibility to caries had actually decreased.

Already in 1961, the Swedish Court of Justice declared water fluoridation illegal.