新编科技英语阅读教程第二章.ppt

Unit Two: Medicine 于丽 陈琰洁 萨拉麦提 翟良锴 What Your Mouth Can Tell Your Dentist According to the American Dental Association, more than 40 serious ailments, including diabetes, bulimia, brain tumors, and AIDS, can be detected in the mouth. “The mouth is the most visible and accessible barometer of the body’s health.” -Dr. Lawrence Cohen “A patient’s survival rate is directly related to the time the cancer is found.” -Dr. Terry Rosenbaum Text What Your Mouth Can Tell Your Dentist Part I By telling two stories that two persons checked out their serious diseases early thanks to their dentists, they illustrate that some life-threatening diseases can be detected during an oral examination. Part II Dentists may also detect numerous health problems that are not life-threatening. Part III Regular preventive care is not only for the health of the teeth, but for the overall health of the individual. -- Heart disease. Gums that have turned a bright beefy red or purple. Kravitz checks his patients blood pressure when he notices those symptoms. -- Type 2 diabetes. Gums that bleed at the slightest touch although there is no plaque evident. Kravitz said patients with diabetes also typically have sores elsewhere on their bodies that they may not have connected to the disease. -- Acid reflux. Teeth that look worn and pitted, as if theyd been dipped in battery acid. Only some teeth will be affected, depending on where the acids settle during a persons typical sleeping position. -- Oral cancer. Gum tissues with white spots that last two weeks or more. (Kravitz said spots that clear up more quickly can indicate many other things, including something as simple as having bitten into too-hot pizza.) -- Leukemia. Fiery-red swollen gums that just wont heal, distinguishable from