(1) A high caries rate Flashcards
What is the acronym used when assessing History of Presenting Complaint?
OLDCART
- Onset
- Location
- Duration
- Characteristic
- Aggravating factors
- Relieving factors
- Treatment
What is a short sentence that can be written under Medical History if patient does not have any significant or relevant medical conditions?
The patient is otherwise fit and well
What are assessed during extra-oral examination?
- General impression
- Facial symmetry
- Profile
- Eyes
- Nose
- Skin
- Neck (lesions/scars, lymph nodes, glandular enlargements)
- TMJ (behind, front)
What are assessed during intra-oral examination?
- Teeth
- Restorations
- Caries
- Erosion/abrasion/attrition
- Occlusion
- Periodontal probing
Which teeth should be tested using electric pulp testing in patient with sinus?
- Teeth in region of the sinus
- Specific
- Adjacent teeth
- Teeth on the opposite side for comparison
Describe bitewing radiography parameters
- y-axis: +10 deg
- x-axis: //teeth
- central beam: occlusal plane
What are the limitations of BW for the detection of occlusal caries?
- Superimposition of sound enamel masks small/medium lesions
Periapical radiolucencies suggest that the tooth is vital or non-vital?
Non-vital
What is the sequence of treatment?
- Immediate phase
- Manage presenting complaint
- Relieve pain
- Stabilization of caries
- Removal of caries
- Temporary restoration
- Preventive treatment
- Dietary analysis
- OHI
- Fluoride advice
- Permanent restoration
Give two examples of temporary restoration materials
- ZOE pastes
- Bactericidal
- Glass ionomer
- Adhesive to enamel and dentine, hard and durable
- Aesthetic
What carious tissue must be removed?
- All softened carious tissue at DEJ
- Stained and soft/flaky dentine
How to analyze dietary record?
- Highlight sugar-rich foods and drinks
- Eating frequency
- Sugar attacks frequency
- Consistency of food (dry, sticky …)
- Identify hidden sugar
