BAMS Flashcards
Acellular extrinsic fibres cementum characteristics (3 marks)
- collagen fibres from PDL (SHARPEY’s FIBRES)
-equivalent to primary acellular cementum - present on cervical 2/3 of roots
Why is perio treatment less successful in furcation and apical areas ?
Less sharpeys fibres
Why do we need a periodontium?
Transfer forces from teeth to Bone (cushion to prevent bone damage as bone softer than teeth)
What are the nutrients canals called which penetrate the alveolar bone ?
Volkmans canals
2 classes of nerves in PDL
Mechanoreceptors and nociceptors
What is this called?
Gnarled Enamel
What is amelogenesis imperfecta?
No breakdown of amelogenins: disorder of tooth development. Causes teeth to be unusually small, discoloured, pitted or grooved. RAPID wear and breakage. GENETIC
What happens to the composition of enamel after restoration?
Changes- loses water and organic matrix
What are the 2 main marks on the enamel which the lines are pointing at ?
Enamel Spindles
What is this?
Enamel tuft
Difference between enamel lamella and tufts
Lamella extends all the way into rods unlike tufts
What are enamel spindles ?
formed when odontoblast processes extend across the DEJ and are trapped in the enamel when ameloblasts begin secreting enamel matrix
What is the box highlighting ?
Perikymata
What are perikymata?
Incremental growth lines that appear on the tooth surface
What causes cross striations in enamel ?
DAILY GROWTH: see long parallel rods, approx. 4um
proteins in the organic matrix of enamel?
amelogenins
enamelins
peptides
amino acids
Which has thinner enamel? permanent or deciduous
deciduous
Where is enamel most mineralised
SURFACE and its harder
What causes the brown transverse striae in enamel
weekly intervals of growth 25-35um apart
What is in dentine but not enamel
collagen
what other process can influence crystallite orientation?
tommes process
What ions can be substituted into HA
Fluoride
Mg2+
CO3(2-) - carbonate
When is carbonated apatite more common
when tooth erupting (as enamel matures carbonated apatite decreses)
What is meant by the neonatal line
particular band of incremental growth lines
How thick is enamel without any tooth wear
2mm
How do the brown striae of retzius run
thick brown lines that run obliquely from outer surface to the ADJ
Advantages of scalloping in ADJ
able to withstand high shearing forces
Why is prism orientation in regards to cavity rpeparations
want to be perpendicular to ADJ so no unsupported enamel
Why is it harder to bond to dentine closer to the pulp
less to bond to, there is more MOISTURE towards pulp as tubules closer together
Where is dentine formation
inside the tubules: intra-tubular dentine
What do A B and C represent
A= enamel
B= dead tracts of dentine
C= secondary dentine
Identify a-g
a= carious dentine
b= sclerotic dentine
c= dead tracts
d= secondary dentine
e- dentine
f= enamel
g= pulp
Where are dead tracts sealed any how does this occur
at the pulpal end- by deposition of tertiary dentine
How can the boundary between primary and secondary dentine be seen?
often hard but sometimes there is a change in orientation/direction of the dentinal tubules
When is primary dentine laid down?
laid down while the tooth is forming: it is completed when the root apex is fully formed
When is secondary dentine laid down?
during the life of th tooth: after the tooth if fully formed
dentinal tubules permeability; where are they most permeable and how if this overcome
most permeable in deeper areas: deeper the cavity the larger need for cavity lining
Difference between reactionary dentine and reparative dentine
reactionary: laid down by primary odontoblasts
reparative: recruited stem cells
Which has a slower rate of formation: secondary dentine or priamary dentine
secondary dentine
is pre-dentine mineralised?
NO
What appearance does the odontoblast layer have at the dentine pulp interface?
pseudo-stratified appearance
Name of dark red blobs in predentine and what don they represent
CALCOSPHERITES- centres of mineralisation (calcification)
structures in the inner part of dentine
an odontoblast process
unmyelinated nerve terminal 9especially in dentine under cusps)
structures in outer part of dentine
no vital cells
Extracellular components of the pulp
fibres- collagen and oxytalan
matrix - proteoglycans, chondroitin SO4, dermatin SO4
5 functions of the pulp ( DDDNN)
nutritive (blood vessels)
dentine growth
dentine repair (tertiary)
defence (immune cells and lymphatics)
neural (sensory pain response)
what causes bruxism
attrition
what causes abfraction
occlusal overload leading to fractures and cervical lesions
what does bad diet cause in relation to tooth wear
erosion
what separates pulp and tubular space
odontoblast layer
role of the odontoblast layer
permeability barrier - regulates movement of material between pulp and tubular ecf
what is raschow’s plexus
branches of alveolar nerve which fan out in sub-odontoblastic layer in pulp
branches of alveolar nerve which fan out in sub-odontoblastic layer in pulp?
raschow’s plexus
what os the spread of dentine innervation
40% under cusps
15% coronal dentine
4% root dentine
few axons enter tubules; most end in pulp-predentine region
What causes outward dentinal fluid flow?
cooling
drying
evaporation
hypertonic solutions
decreased hydrostatic pressure
what can cause inward dentinal flow?
increased hydrostatic pressure (syringe)
most common way for a restoration to cause dental pain
HIGH fillings
distortion onto dentine and created movement in dentinal fluid flow
what fibres are activated by hydro-dynamic stimuli applied to dentine
A beta
A delta
What activates c fibres
stimuli directly
5 branches of the maxillary artery
deep auricular artery
anterior tympanic artery
medial meningeal artery
accessory meningeal artery
inferior alveolar artery
Immediate dentine pulp response to injury
nociceptor activation- PAIN
What is pulpitis
toothache
acute inflammation in pulp is similar to other tissues except pulp cannot swell as it is confined in pulp chamber
Action of LA (simple)
La act on nerve ion channels to block propagation - stop signal passing to nerve
most commonly prescribed antiviral drug in dentistry
aciclovir
what can increase incidence of oral fungal infections
inhaler
dentures
orthodontics
what are corticosteroids
reduce the inflammation process
what are NSAIDs
reduce inflammatory mediators
which NSAID is often prescribed for wisdom tooth pain
Diclofenac
why might someone not be able to have aspirin
if they have a kidney issue
ASPIRIN: first order or zero order
1st order : rapid absorption from GIT
action of aspirin
inhibits COX1 - REDUCED PRODUCTION OF INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS AND REDUCED SYNTHESIS OF PROSTAGLANDINS
side effects of NSAID
gastric irritation (erosions, ulcerations)
inhibition of platelet function (enhanced bleeding)
bronchospasm (make asthma worse)
allergic reaction
drug interaction- WARFARIN
is diclofenac more potent or less potent than ibuprofen?
more potent= more side effects= more effective
drugs used to reduce anxiety
benzodiazepines
DIAZEPAM/ MIDAZOLAM
definition of a drug
external substance that acts on living tissue to produce a measurable change in the function of that tissue
difference between hormone messages and neural messages
hormone: general info to all tissues
neural: targeted information for specific tissues
What is given to a hypothyroidism patient and what does it do
thyroxine tablet
replaces missing T3 and T4
what is adrenaline
beta agonist - speeds up heart rate
AUTONOMIC
example of b blocker and what is does
atenolol
slows heart rate - blocks adrenaline receptor so stopping action
REDUCES arrythmias and lowers BP
How do receptors work for drugs
couples to ion channels - channel opens
- coupled to G -proteins - change conformation to trigger cascade
- coupled to gene transcription
occupancy
the fraction of bound receptors
affinity
how avidly the drug brind to its receptor
efficacy
maximum response achievable and capacity for sufficient effect or beneficial change
pharmacokinetics
what the body does to a drug
pharmacodynamics
how the drug effects the organism
4 phases of drug from intake
absorption
clinical effect
metabolism
excretion
4 things that modify bioavailability
dosage form
destruction in the gut
poor absorption
first pass metabolism
phase 1 drug elimination reaction
oxidation, reduction and hydrolysis
little changes to molecule, no longer bind to receptor, inactivate it
phase 2 drug elimination reaction
conjugation for excretion
glucuronidation, sulphation, methylation, acetylation and glutathione
5 methods of drug excretion
renal - urine
liver - bile
lungs - exhale gas
sweat
saliva
how can renal excretion be modified
change urine pH - make more alkaline can get rid of excess acidic drug
single compartment model
drug behaved as if it is evenly distributed throughout the body