BDS4 Orthodontics PPs Flashcards
Patient has an anterior crossbite and requires fixed appliance treatment.
Name 4 fluoride supplements you would give pt to prevent decalcification (dose & frequency):
High fluoride toothpaste = 2800ppm (over 10 under 16) or 5000ppmF (16+)
Fluoride varnish 22600ppm 4x yearly
Fluoride MW 225ppmF 1x daily
Fluoride tablets 1mg 1x daily
Patient has an anterior crossbite and requires fixed appliance treatment.
Name methods, other than fluoride, to prevent decalcification:
- Good case selection
- OHI
- Diet advice
- Regular appointments at GDP
Patient has an anterior crossbite and requires fixed appliance treatment.
List 8 potential problems associated with fixed appliances other than decalcification
- Root resorption
- Gingival recession
- Relapse
- Loss of vitality
- Mucosal irritation
- Loss of periodontal support
- Wear of adjacent teeth
- TMD risk
Patient is 30 years old & concerned with his Class III incisor relationship.
How would you assess patients skeletal AP relationship?
- Visually (with frankfort place parallel to floor)
- Palpate skeletal bases
- Lateral cephalometry
Patient is 30 years old & concerned with his Class III incisor relationship.
What are the classes of AP relationships?
Class I = maxilla 2-3mm in front of mandible (ANB 2-4)
Class II = maxilla more then 2-3mm in front of mandible (AND >4)
Class III = mandible in front of maxilla (ANB <2)
Patient is 30 years old & concerned with his Class III incisor relationship.
What systemic condition may the patient have if his mandible continues to grow?
Acromegaly
Patient attends with an anterior crossbite involving tooth 21.
When is the best time to begin treatment?
Intercept as soon as it is detected
Patient attends with an anterior crossbite involving tooth 21.
What 3 features of the malocclusion would make it amenable to treat with a URA?
- Only moving 1 tooth at a time
- Tooth in crossbite palatally tipped
- Mild overbite to aid stability and prevent relapse
- Adequate space to move tooth forward
Patient attends with an anterior crossbite involving tooth 21.
Design a URA to fix anterior crossbite?
A = z-spring on 21 0.5mm HSSW
R = adams clasp 16, 26 0.7mm HSSW
A = fine
B = self cure PMMA with posterior bite plane
What 4 factors make early loss of primary teeth worse?
- Age of patient (if lost earlier, more effect)
- Crowding of arch
- More space lost in maxilla > mandible
- Losing Es more space lost than Ds
When might you consider balancing a primary tooth extraction?
Balancing = XLA of same tooth in same arch from opposite side
- Balance primary canines to prevent centreline shift
- Consider balancing lower Ds if crowded
Give 4 reasons for an unerupted central incisor:
- Supernumerary
- Trauma to A [dilaceration]
- Crowding
- Pathology [dentigerous cysts]
What are the dental features in a Class II Div 1 patient?
- proclined upper incisors
- increased OJ
- class II molars & canines
What soft tissue problems are associated with Class II Div 1 malocclusions?
- Incompetent lips
- Lip trap
- Tongue thrust
- Inability to achieve anterior oral seal
What are the 6 features of a twin block appliance?
- Upper bite block
- Lower bite block
- Can have an expansion screw to widen maxilla
- Labial bow anteriorly
- Adams clasps on posterior teeth
- Deterrent rake can be added
Patient has a class III malocclusion.
What is dentoalveolar compensation?
Body attempts to maintain normal inter-arch relationship
- retroclined lowers
- proclined uppers
What is mandibular displacement on closing?
Discrepancy between arch widths meaning upper and lower teeth meet cusp to cusp, so the mandible slides/deviates to one side to achieve ICP
Why do you need to correct a mandibular displacement?
- can cause TMD
- associated with tooth wear
- facial asymmetry
- teeth continue to erupt in displaced ICP position
What 4 methods can be used to stop a digit-sucking habit?
- Positive reinforcement
- Plasters on fingers/bad tasting nail varnish
- URA habit breaker
- Fixed habit breaker
What are the general health implications of cleft lip & palate?
- Hearing problems (otitis media +/- effusion)
- Feeding difficulties in children
- Speech issues
- Mastication issues
- Poor aesthetics
- Increased infection risk
What are the dental features of cleft lip & palate?
- Hypodontia
- Impacted teeth
- Crowding
- Class III malocclusion
- High vaulted & narrow palate
- Increased caries risk
Outline the 5 treatment stages for CLP patients:
3 months = lip closure
6-12 months = palate closure
8-10 years = expansion/alveolar bone graft
12-15 years = definitive ortho
18-20 years = orthognathic surgery
Name 5 members of MDT for a CLP patient:
- GDP
- Maxfax surgeon
- Cleft nurse
- ENT
- Speech therapist
Give 2 ways of expanding the maxillary arch:
- Quadhelix
- URA with mid-palatal screw
How do infra-occluded teeth appear clinically and radiographically?
Clinically = metallic percussion sound, occlusal surface sits low to adjacent teeth, no physiological mobility.
Radiographically = loss of lamina dura uniformity, loss of PDL, external root resorption sometimes seen
What factors determine the management of an infra-occluded tooth?
- Presence/absence of permanent successor
- Degree of infra-occlusion