Acquired Tooth Disease - Sorenson Flashcards
dental caries is more common than what respiratory problem and what allergy problem?
asthma and hay fever
dental caries is the number one chronic childhood disease. T/F
true
what is the most common reason a child misses school?
dental pain
prevalence of caries in children under 4 years old is about what?
40-50%
intrinsic erosion is caused by what?
extrinsic erosion is caused by what?
gastric acid
dietary acids and sugars
tooth enamel begins to de-mineralize at pH levels below what?
the average soda has a pH of what?
- 5
2. 5
How many teaspoons of sugar are in a 12 oz can of soda?
how many grams of sugar are in a teaspoon?
9.5tsp
4gms/tsp
what physical force keeps amalgam in teeth?
friction
what causes external root resorption?
can be initiated by what 3 things?
most common cause specifically is what?
osteoclasts attacking part of the tooth.
can be initiated by trauma, ectopic teeth resorbing the roots or chronic inflammation
orthodontics
How do you treat external root resorption?
root canal and calcium hydroxide
enamel doesn’t dissolve so if a tooth is erupting and resorbing another tooth it may get stuck under the enamel. T/F
true
T/F whenever the crown of one tooth comes close to or in contact with the root of another tooth, resorption can take place
true
if a tooth is avulsed and reimplanted, external resorption can occur T/F
true
what is one possible cause for internal root resorption?
trauma
what material should you not use for pulpotomies because it will cause internal resorption?
What should we use instead?
Calcium Hydroxide\
ZOE or MTA should be used instead
why do primary teeth tend to move within the bone as opposed to fracturing during trauma?
because the bone structure surrounding primary teeth isn’t as thick and dense as permanent teeth.
T/F anytime there is a fracture of tooth or bone in primary teeth, the teeth should be extracted because they are not likely to survive
true
cellulitis is caused by what?
primary or permanent tooth pulpal necrosis
generally children do not complain of pain with a chronic alveolar abscess. T/F
true
what is the treatment for cellulitis?
which tooth is almost always the source of cellulitis?
number one thing is to put the kid on a high dose of amoxilcillin (clyndamycin or azithromycin if he/she is allergic to penicillins)
then we extract the tooth.
primary 1st molar
What is the treatment of a chronic abscess?
no need for antibiotics according to Sorenson because it will do nothing for the symptoms because they are not bad.
need to extract the tooth an put in a space maintainer unless you can see the succedaneous tooth