3rd year Flashcards
longest interval for child recall?
12months
child recall in high risk?
3months
what is classical conditioning?
make environment different to situations child has felt scared before
what is operant conditioning?
reward good behaviour
what is ICCMS?
international caries classification + management system
what is sensitivity?
probability of getting a false negative
high sensitivity = low false negative
what is specificity?
probability of getting a false positive
high specificity = low false positive
how do children gingiva look different to adults?
more vascular, thinner ep, less keratinisation, fewer CT
= redder, can be confused for inflammation
how can puberty effect gingiva
change in hormones can lead to chronic gingivitis
if severe = aggressive periodontal disease
what anticonvulsant can cause gingival hyperplasia?
phenytoin
difference between major + minor gingivitis artefacta
major = loss of periodontal support
what happens in Reyes syndrome?
brain + liver damage
how to manage natal/neonatal teeth?
only remove if:
- mobile
- interfere with feeding
- inflammation/ulcers
natal = birth, neonatal = 30days after birth
what is ferric sulphate used for?
haemorrhage control
when carrying out a pulpotomy on a primary molar, what is profuse haemorrhage a sign of ? and how should it be treated?
serious inflammation of radicular pulp
intermediate dressing with ledermix
second visit - pulpotomy
should orginally stop bleeding in <3mins