8. Oral Surgery Flashcards
What 3 medications effect extractions?
Bisphosphonates
NOAC’s
Warfarin
List the 6 post op instructions following XLA:
- Restful day
- No smoking or alcohol for 24 hours
- If bleeding occurs, bite down on clean cotton
- Pain killers
- Avoid rinsing for 24 hours
- Then hot salty mouthwash daily
List the 6 common post extraction problems:
Pain
Bleeding
Bruising
Swelling
Infection
Dry socket
List 4 complications of odontogenic infections:
Cellulitis
Ludwigs angina
Cavernous sinus thrombosis
Sepsis
Cellulitis
Diffuse swelling
Ludwigs angina
Bilateral swelling
List the 4 principles of managing odontogenic infections:
- Eliminate the cause of infection
- Provide a path for drainage of infection
- Manage symptoms
- Review
Sinusitis
Inflammation of the sinus secondary to infection
Sinusitis: signs and management
Pain, tenderness, posterior teeth TTP, congestion
Tx: mucolytic inhalations and antibiotics
Oral antrum communications: signs and management
Fluid escaping through nose, altered voice, nasal obstruction, nasal bleeding
Tx: surgical closure, antibiotics, mucolytic inhalation
Pericoronitis
Inflammation of the tissues around a partially erupted or impacted tooth
Pericoronitis: signs and Tx
Trismus, pain, malaise, bad taste, redness, halitosis
Tx: irrigate with saline, OH measures, analgesics, antibiotics, removal of any trauma
List the 6 indications for wisdom tooth removal:
Pericorontis episodes x2
Unrestoable
Infection
Cellulitis
Periodontal disease
Ortho request
List the 2 contraindications for wisdom tooth removal:
Asymptomatic tooth
Nerve involvement
List the 3 options for wisdom teeth:
- Monitor
- Extraction
- Coronectomy
List the 5 stages of surgical extractions:
- Flap design
- Incise and reflect flap
- Overcome any obstacles
- Elevate tooth
- Remove tooth
What is a crevicular incision?
An incision that follows the gingival margin
What is a reliving incision?
An incision that goes from the gingival margin towards the tooth apex
List 2 types of surgical flap:
Triangular
Envelope
List the 5 teeth most commonly effected by impaction:
Third molars
Maxillary canines and incisors
Mandibular premolars and canines
List the 4 possible angles of impaction:
Vertical
Horizontal
Mesioangular
Distoangular
What are the 5 Tx options for impacted teeth?
- Monitor only
- Interceptive XLA of baby tooth
- Exposure of impacted tooth
- Removal of impacted tooth
- Transplantation of impacted tooth to another place