2nd Half Material Flashcards
What preprosthetic surgery can be done if the problem is the patient has too little gingiva?
Vestibuloplasty
When is Interseptal Alveoloplasty indicated?
Class 2 Skeletal pattern
Durable patient
Extracting at least 6-11 (cannot do for single extraction)
Edentulous patients as they age become more class ___ looking
III
When excising an epulis, should it be biopsied?
If ever in doubt, yes
Have found SCC in epulis tissue
People tend to lose their ____ teeth last
Mandibular anteriors
Should fibrous tuberosity tissue be biopsied?
In this case, usually not
Which anatomic structure is at risk during a “lip switch” procedure?
Mental nerve (any atrophic mandible)
Which anatomic structure(s) is at risk during a mandibular tori removal?
Lingual nerve, Wharton’s duct
What are the ABCs, or Primary Survey, of trauma?
Airway management, with C spine control Breathing Circulation - emphasis on stopping hemorrhage Disability/Neuro-check Exposure-temperature control
How do you assess brain function after trauma?
Glasgow Coma Scale - Patient goes to ER if not a 15
What happens in Secondary survey?
“Head to toe” assessment
Lab tests, radiographs, etc.
Difference between concussion, subluxation, luxation, and avulsion
Concussion: trauma with no increased mobility
Subluxation: not displaced but mobile
Luxation: Intruded/Extruded/Lateral
Avulsion: Tooth removed
Dental alveolar fracture treatment = ___
Reduce and fixate
Mandible fracture S/S:
Malocclusion
V3 parasthesia
Trismus
What are the two most common sites of mandibular fracture?
Condyle (29%)
Angle (24.5%)