11. Diagnosis in FPD Flashcards
How do you modify treatment for an epileptic? (2)
- Metal occlusal surfaces
- Short appointment
What happens for patients with Xerostomy?
Higher caries incidence
What happens with patients with diabetes?
Higher incidence of periodontal disease
What happens with patients with HIV?
Higher incidence of periodontal disease
What happens to patients with hyadantoin treatment?
Gingival hyperplasia
What are the pathologies that might make us modify treatment?
- Epilepsy
- allergies
- xerostomy
- diabetes
- HIV
- hydantoin
- sjogren syndrome
What is the helkimo test? (4)
Sum of points evaluating:
- movement limitation
- pain during movement
- muscular pain
- TMJ pain and the function
What is does a 0 helkimo test mean?
No TMDs
What is does a 1 helkimo test mean?
- Mild TMD
- 1-4 points
What is does a 2 helkimo test mean?
- moderate TMD
- 5-9 points
What is does a 3 helkimo test mean?
- severe TMD
- 10-25 points
Where is muscular palpation done? (3)
- into the bulk of the muscle
- against a hard plane (some bone nearby)
- at the insertion of the ligament
How do you check the pain threshold of the patient? (2)
- palpate mastoid process
- or vertex
How do you palpate the temporal muscle? (2)
- along muscular fibers
- from front to back
How to you palpate the tendon of the temporal muscle ? (2)
- with index finger over the ramus of the mandible
- towards coronoid process
How do you palpate the deep part of the masseter muscle?
15mm in front of the tragus, below the zygomatic arch
How do you palpate the superficial part of the masseter muscle? (3)
- Over the ramus ofthe mandible.
- From back to front.
- Craniocaudally.
How do you palpate the masseter intraorally?
one finger intraorally and another extraorally
What does bilateral pain of the masseter muscle mean?
Indicates clenching
What does unilateral pain of the masseter muscle mean?
May be due to an interference
What is the first muscle to usually be affected my TMDs? (2)
Lateral pterygoid
- can sometimes pull from the disc displacing it
How do you palpate the lateral pterygoid?
Little finger at the bottom of the upper vestibule behind retromolar process
How do you palpate the medial pterygoid?
- difficult
- only lower insertion, below the lower border of the angle of the mandible
How do you palpate the SCM?
Along the muscle
How do you palpate the posterior belly of digastric muscle?
- Palpation with little finger ebtween posterior corder of the ramus of the mandible and the SCM
- Head of patient to the front and downwards
Muscular pain occurs either at: (2)
- maximal stretching of the muscle
- maximal contraction
Apart from painful muscular points, you should assess these in a functional examination:
- Muscle hypertrophy.
- Face asymmetries.
- Muscle hypertonicity.
- Spasm.
Functional limitation of muscular movement: Soft end feel? (3)
- Muscles allow 2 mm stretching.
- The opening can be increased when applying some force
over the jaw. - Painful.
Functional limitation of muscular movement: Hard end feel? (3)
- Articular problem, not muscular.
- The mandible can’t be opened more, even when a gentle
force is applied. - The opening can not be forced.
Functional limitation of muscular movement: Maximum mouth opening? (5)
- Less than 40 mm interincisal opening.
- Due to pain and spasm of elevatormuscles.
- Protrusion and lateralities.
◦ Usually not limited (8mm) due to muscles.
◦ Unless lower lateral pterygoid is highly affected.
Functional examination: opening-closing path? (3)
- more than 22mm defelction
- muscular or articular problem
Functional examination: opening-closing path muscular problem?
Variable deviated path
Functional examination: opening-closing path articulation problem?
always the same path
What is the more frequent pathology in joint examination?
- Muscular pathology (more frequent)
- articular pathology
What is the most frequent articular pathology when doing joint examination?
Intracapsular pathology
Where does articular pain come from?
Usually not the articular surface, but from the surrounding tissues
How do you externally palpate articular pain
- palpation of the lateral part of the condyle
- index and middle fingers in front of the tragus
What are the two kinds of articular pain palpation? (2)
- External (laterally)
- Internal (posteriorly)
When externally palpatating articularly, what does pain indicate?
Capsulitis or synovitis
How do you internally palpate for articular pain?
Little finger into external auditory canal pushing forward
If there is pain when internally palpating for articular pain, this indicates… (2)
- retrodiscitis (very common)
- posteriot capsulitis or synovitis
Articular sounds: what is a click?
Single explosive sound