Assesment Flashcards
DH process of care
Assessment, DH diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation, documentation
DH paradigm
Client, DH actions, environment, health
Sequence for establishing position
Assume clock position, establish patient chair and head position, adjust light, pause self-check, non-dominant hand, dominant hand
Soft oral biofilm
Complex, highly organized, communal arrangement of microorganisms that adhere to a surface that’s wet and nutritious
Planktonic
Free floating Bactria in biofilm able to relocate
Supragingival
Gram positive aerobic rods and cocci
Sub-gingival
Gram negative spirochetes and motile rods
Stages of oral biofilm formation
Pellicle formation (protein film), colonization (attach to pellicle and begin colonies), growth and maturation (make slime matrix) dispersion (move, can die and crystal)
Materia Alba
Loosely attached collection of oral debris (less adherent than biofilm) from food and epithelial cells
Disclosing agents
Make biofilm clinically visible (temp stain) after assessment
Biofilm Assessment
Location, amount and extent
Contributing factors
Mouth breathing, crowded teeth (retention)
Hard deposits (calculus)
Oral biofilm that has been mineralized by calcium and phosphate salts from saliva
Supra gingival and subgingibal calculs
Supra - Yellow brown
Sub - dark colour (due to blood)
Tooth stains
Exogenous stains - sources outside of tooth area (food, tabacoo)
Intrinsic stains - incorporated within the tooth surface (cannot be removed w polishing)
