How can I connect knowledge from the anatomy to being a dental hygienist?

Jessica: How can I connect knowledge from the anatomy to being a dental hygienist?
for my biology class we have to connect each unit to the career that we wish to pursue. so can anyone tell me how i can connect knowledge from the anatomy unit to dental hygiene

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Answer by TheDentalGiant
Okay, I will try.

If a patient has poor oral hygiene they can develop gum disease. The bacteria can enter the bloodstream and some studies have shown that it can affect the heart. Patients with congenital heart disease have to take prophylactic doses of antibiotics before teeth cleaning to prevent bacteria entering the bloodstream and into the heart.

You have to take extra precautions with patients with high blood pressure and diabetes when doing cleaning because you can have uncontrollable bleeding and poor gum healing. You can see some patients have swollen feet, legs, arms, hand, etc..

For Dental, you have to know the location of the nerves to better anesthetize the teeth and surrounding structures. Also knowing the location of the nerves help you prevent hurting it causing paresthesia and hitting a blood vessel which is usually beside the nerve causing uncontrollable bleeding.

Thats all I can think of for now. Good luck and I hope this helped even a little.