Behavioral Systme Flashcards
What is a common side effect of antidepressants?
xerostomia
Patient with depression taking antidepressants might experience – and –
facial pain
glossodynia
what describes a feeling of foreboding that something awful is about to happen?
anxiety
What is the 7th leading cause of death in the US?
alzheimers
Patients with schizophrenia may have poor oral hygiene or be overaggressive creating –
abrasion or tissue injury
What must dental professional discern in patients with schizophrenia?
ability to maintain oral health
Chemical dependency may increase risk for –
liver disease, HIV and cancer
Patient who use cocaine are at risk for – and – so dental treatment should not be given until – hrs since last use.
cardiac arrhythmias and heart attack
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Don’t use – on cocaine users who have used in last 6 hrs
local ane with vasoconstrictors
Patients who are high on meth should not get treatment until – since last use
8 - 24 hrs
Chronic meth use causes – and –
xerostomia and rampant caries, bad taste, bruxism and trismus.
When would a medical consult be needed for someone with depression?
If meds arent working, xerostomia, societal thoughts
What drugs should be avoided in patients with depression?
large doses of vasoconstrictors
What dental mods are needed in patients with depression?
Establish good oral hygiene needs. Encourage good nutrition.
What dental mods are needed for patients with anxiety?
talk through what you are doing. use nitrous
what emergency situations can arise in anxious patients?
syncope
hyperventilation
What dental mods are needed for dementia patients?
Short phrases and repetition. Use mouth props. Tell-show-do
Do not use – or – with patients who are on antidepressants or antipsychotic meds.
topical epinephrine or retraction cords
What drugs should be avoided in patients with denemia?
atropine
Reduce sedative, hypnotics and narcotics
What emergency situations can arise in patients with denemia?
seizure, arrhythmia, tachycardia
What dental mods are needed for patients with a chemical dependency?
select pain meds with care…NSAIDs.
Use – to control anxiety in patients with chemical dependency.
propranolol
In patients with a chemical dependency, never use a drug that they have –
abused
In patients with a chemical dependency, avoid –
alcohol
What emergency situation can arise in meth and coke users?
hypertensive crisis, cerebrovascular accident, heart attack
Do not preform – until bulemia is controlled
extensive restorations
In bulimic patients discourage brushing –, instead have them —
right after vomiting-more erosion. Rinse with sodium bicarbonate or mag hydroxide to neutralize acid
In bulemia patients recommend – for caries risk.
fl rinse or rx gel
