STORY:
TEEN TEETH
SCRIPT
#598 SHOOT: 3/15/05
AIRDATE: Monday, March 28, 2005
Daybreak and Midday
DHC
Master #20 Timecode:
53:44 Teenagers have a
higher risk
of
tooth decay than younger children. That's
according
to the American Academy
of
Pediatric Dentistry.
The
reason? Greater independence
from
parents and the teenager diet.
Dr.
Linda Niessen explains in today's
SOVT: 1:45 segment
of Dental Health Check.
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KATHRYN
WALKING (VOICE-OVER)
SUPER:
Dallas :02-06 Kathryn
Napier turns thirteen in
just
a few months.
But
she already knows the dangers
teenagers
face if they don't take care
of
their teeth.
SUPER: Kathryn Napier :11-16 ("Going
off with their friends to the
Dental Patient movies a lot and eating all that
candy
and
stuff at the movies.")
TAYLOR
WALKING At
age 16, Taylor Collier
struggles
to keep his teeth clean while
wearing
a full set of braces.
SUPER: Taylor Collier :25-30 ("It's a lot harder to floss with these
Dental Patient braces on so I just use Listerine.
Because
it
is now clinically proven to work just as
good
as dental floss.")
GRAPHICS Many
parents don't realize that tooth
decay
in teens is twice that of children;
that
poor diet causes dental problems;
frequent
snacking increases the risk of
tooth
decay; and teens have a
significant
increase in dental injuries.
ATHLETICS Girls
and boys soccer coaches seldom
require
mouth guards. But mouth
injuries
are not uncommon.
CUSTOM
MOUTH GUARD Dentists
recommend custom made
mouth
guards that are comfortable.
DR.
FRANCIS MIRANDA ("The
boys have really changed in
(DELAY SUPER) their use of spit
tobacco.")
SPIT
TOBACCO Spit
tobacco and cigarette smoking
increase
during teen years.
Dr.
Francis Miranda has noticed
a
decline in their use among his patients.
SUPER: Dr. Francis Miranda 1:13-1:17 ("Probably one in ten was
doing
Pediatric Dentist something. Now I
don't see one a month.")
TEEN
WHITENING Just
like adults, many teenagers are
wanting
to undergo whitening procedures.
DR.
MIRANDA ("It's
becoming the routine now to do
braces
and bleach your teeth regardless
of
what color they are.")
ON
CAMERA (STAND-UP
CLOSE)
SUPER: Dr.
Linda Niessen
1:29-1:33 During
the late teen years, the
Baylor College of Dentistry wisdom teeth or
third molars will
begin
to erupt. Most teens won't have
enough
space and will need them extracted.
So
during the senior year in high school,
THIRD
MOLARS ON X-RAYS talk
to your dentist about
wisdom
teeth. For Baylor College
of
Dentistry, Texas A&M Health
Science
Center, I'm Dr. Linda
Niessen, Channel 8 News.
For
more information:
American
Academy of
Pediatric
Dentistry
For
Viewer Inquiries:
Dr. Francis Miranda, Pediatric Dentist
5211 Forest Lane, Suite 127A
Dallas, TX
972-233-4439